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3.18 AVERAGE
3.18 AVERAGE
A refreshingly insightful novel, I very much enjoyed the author's exploration of modern relationships.
This book was very well written from a males perspective - it still blew my mind it was written by a woman. I found the main character very unlikable, which I do think was the point. It was hard to want to keep reading as he kept treating everyone around him terribly - and nothing really happened in the story.
Tough one - the main character is sort of a pretentious ass. Interesting effort by a female author to speak through a man. But do all men think so very, very hard about women they sleep with? It was exhausting at times.
Really enjoyed this book..definitely have met a Nathaniel P. in my life!
challenging
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Even though this was not a very plot-driven book, I still really enjoyed it. I feel like the author really understands and captured the mindset of a certain, specific group of New Yorkers very well. Or, maybe it's more accurate to say that I believe that the real-life counterparts of the men in her story do actually think and behave in this way. Nate was a dbag most of the time, but was also at times not a total villain, and really only as shallow and vain as we all fear we are at some point. Waldman really captured how small cracks in a relationship become chasms when one half of the pair doesn't want to address them. And the fact that Nate's so self-righteous about his role (or lack thereof) in the thorniness of the relationship is spot on. I sort of hate that I agreed with and understood his point of view as often as I did (but am ultimately glad that I was on Hannah's side basically the entire time).
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced