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Meg Wolitzer is getting quite a buzz these days so I thought I‘d introduce myself to her work. This book, unlike most of her others, was available immediately so I downloaded the audio version. The narrator is fine, but I‘m not interested in the characters, the story or the writing style. Not wanting to judge an author by one book-especially not one with great reviews- I‘ll try again to read another of Wolitzer‘s novels in the future.

Some books on the #naughty list!! #reindeerreads sometimes you just need something different to read #ireadthemall

I adore Meg Wolitzer so it pains me to rate this novel as a 'so-so.' It has her signature charm, which I love and the premise was interesting: the children of a couple who wrote an illustrated sex manual (think The Joy of Sex) find it and this discovery changes them all. There was a lot to be desired here though. The plot had great potential, but ultimately didn't go as far as it could have and the character development wasn't very satisfying. 👇

I don't always enjoy contemporary fiction, but I have enjoyed The Wife and also The Interestings more than I expected I would so when this became available from the library (via Overdrive) I decided to grab it.

Roz and Paul Mellow are famous for their graphic 1970s exploration of sex. 30 years later, their children grapple with that legacy, and their own sex and relationships. The novel's flow felt a little disjointed, but the characters were varied and complex. Also takes stock of the changing sexual and political landscape of the early 21st century. Wolitzer has her finger on the pulse of probing largely ordinary but highly significant circumstances.