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crossatlant5 's review for:
The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P.
by Adelle Waldman
This was a sharp, uncomfortable read and a great book about the ambitions and relationships of young, creative and self-obsessed 20-somethings. My reaction to this came in waves; first, I was in awe of how piercing and insightful the writing was into the insecurities and more negative aspects of the male psyche (also felt some despair that Adelle Waldman, and by extension, women in general, are likely so much better at writing men than I am/would be at writing women in this style). Still, Nate's neuroticism, pretentiousness and generally one-dimensional shittiness started to wear on me in the middle of the story and it was harder to identify with him like I had in the beginning. By the end, though, things mostly came back around and the insights started to hit home again (without spoiling anything).
Overall I loved the psychological depth of Nate and his various lovers throughout the story, though some of the side characters were not as engaging or fully-drawn as they could've been. Still, those are really minor complaints and I would gladly read more books like this and more from Adelle Waldman as well.
Overall I loved the psychological depth of Nate and his various lovers throughout the story, though some of the side characters were not as engaging or fully-drawn as they could've been. Still, those are really minor complaints and I would gladly read more books like this and more from Adelle Waldman as well.