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The Uncoupling: A Novel | 
Found while strolling. My to read list is getting longer than my read list.
pickI'd never read this author before and now I can't wait to read her others! When the new drama teacher brings a controversial play to the high school play, a spell begins to start affecting all the local women. The intimate relationships of these women with their partners begins to decline, and how that decline affects those relationships. It was an interesting new take on the dynamics of a relationship.
Another sweet stack of used books. I can't help myself but keep telling myself it's ok, since I am on vacation. 🗄📚😜
panThe premise: due to a spell, one by one, women and teenage girls turn away from sex, leaving their lovers confused and upset in a small town in NJ. While the premise is unique, this book never took off. The writing: clunky, uneven, judgmental. I would have liked more if it focused on how the body can lose passion or desire. Yet, it seemed to be nostalgic for a pre-internet age and a time where kids read books. Blah. Meh.
pickPossibly slightly closer to so-so, because of the magical realist plot device of the high school play that steals womens' sex drives. :p. But underneath that ridiculousness, Wolitzer remains an astute observer of female sexuality and relationships. Neither prudish nor sensational in her telling.
