Atomic Marriage

De: Curtis Sittenfeld

Narrado por: Diane Lane

From New York Times best-selling author Curtis Sittenfeld, a sharp-witted and utterly entertaining audio about the most complicated and compromising partnership there is—marriage.

Academy Award nominee Diane Lane narrates this tale about a Hollywood power broker who travels to Alabama to convince a reluctant author that the studio’s treatment of his best-selling book would make the perfect blockbuster romantic comedy.

What Heather Thiesen knows about marriage is that hers is sputtering, anything but romantic, and utterly exhausting. It’s her job to iron out the details of movie deals with people like Brock Lewis, the self-published and conservative author of Atomic Marriage, even if his preachy rules for a happy, thriving marriage make her want to go back to bed. Harried and married, with a young child at home, she can barely get through the book’s 12-point Atomic Doctrine, let alone follow its advice. Make eye contact with your spouse? Always! Use the bathroom in front of them? Never!

But then she meets Brock. And to her surprise, she likes him—a lot.

Curtis Sittenfeld is one of America’s funniest and most astute cultural commentators. Diane Lane is one of our best leading actresses, sharing Heather’s perspective with depth, candor, and warmth. Together they deliver a remarkable story about the life partners we choose, the secrets we keep, and the compromises we make—or break.

©2018 Curtis Sittenfeld (P)2018 Audible Originals, LLC.

Ended way to soon!

It’s like watching only 1/2 of a movie... I wanted to see where it would lead

Cute story

I hated that Heather was so ready to sleep the writer. Other than that I thought it was a cute little story. I like the way things turned out.

Good listen, but generally not earth moving

Good, quick listen. The dialogue between Brock and the main character was a tad predictable. Additionally, the book was a little political? Maybe a little in your face about beliefs and motives is a better description.

The narrator was great. Is a good short story.

For a short story it was good. The narrator did an excellent job. Very easy to listen to.

uhm....

I struggled with the storyline even though it was thankfully short. The dynamic was just... ick. I appreciated the brief moment of honesty and I think it would have been redeemed without a cotton candy ending.

Absolute drivel

Diane Lane seems bored with the material for obvious reasons. The story has no merit. It is trite and predictable with the moral that all you need to have a happy relationship is to fuck more. It isn't worth its price of free because it still wastes an hour of your time. Do anything else.

A troubling window to society.

I tire of those who are of conservative mind being labeled as hate mongers... is this not also a form of hate?

What did I just listen to?

I’m not 100% sure what this book was about. I thought it was a marriage book, but it’s more about the BS that the book really was about (I guess?) it does have some good stuff, at least the last few minutes, but I’m glad it was only an hour long...

It is entertaining for a quick listen

The closing felt incomplete but not bad for a good listen. I'll revisit for a quick story in the future.

Why is this book so damn short?

I was just settling into another great Curtis Sittenfeld novel when it ended I had no idea this was just a short story, not even a novella. So disappointed!