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Milostné pletky Nathaniela P.
by Adelle Waldman
A brilliant novel. Just brilliant. The best characters can sound reasonable and convincing even when making convoluted and borderline immoral arguments. Nathaniel does this over and over again. His vision is so consistent, and so couched in feminist principles, that we really want to believe he's right when he decides, over and over again, to act like an ass. And is he even acting like an ass? If so, why? I found myself running up against these questions throughout. And I don't mean to say that this novel read like some thought experiment. I was deeply invested in the plot--in every Sunday morning where they do or do not go to brunch, in every freelance assignment where Nate can or cannot simply ignore Hannah to do his work, and of course in every fight that may or may not end the relationship. I was in it, man. My only concern is whether this novel will hold up over the decades, or if it was too much of a particular time and place (now, where I live). I'll be reading it again to find out.