The Marriage Plot is a novel by Jeffrey Eugenides, © Farrar, Straus & Giroux 2011
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You reviewed it on its own!?! I’m curious to know how it measured up to your expectations in light of his other works…
I’m also really interested by the idea of character who’s drawn to stories that she doesn’t expect (or maybe even want) to live and wonder what becomes of that contrast. Guess I will have to read it 😉
Yeaaahhh, in the end I kinda decided a showdown was a little unfair. You’d be surprised how similar the prose styles are though….
yyaaaaaaayyy marriage plot!! great review this week!
I love that you used the word ‘egghead’. And that you referenced Jane Eyre – that book was worth something after all. 😉 This was a real highlight review in my opinion, great pace, interesting facts, and you made me want to read it!
Thanks, Kaija! It was easy to record too. 🙂