Pre-Owned The Marriage Plot (Hardcover) by Jeffrey Eugenides

from alexrichman

A frustrating book - and a massive letdown after Middlesex. When Eugenides turns it on - a flirtatious conversation about becoming an adjective (people would go around saying, "That was so Bankheadian"), or a stint at an Indian hospital - he's heartwarming, thoughtful and witty. However, the firs...

from Berly

[The Marriage Plot] by Jeffrey Eugenides. I am not well acquainted with semiotics nor some of the authors referenced, so those discussions fell flat for me, and I found the characters to be pompous and inconsiderate, as only twenty-somethings can be. Madeleine, also felt pathetic as a leading lad...

from AramisSciant

A very smart book that combines a present-day reworking of a Victorian novel plot with some elements of post-modern literature. The three main characters in the central triangle are all interesting and very well developed. I particularly liked Mitchell's character but found Madeleine hard to unde...

from alpin

This much-anticipated novel by the author of "The Virgin Suicides" and the Pulitzer-winning "Middlesex" again tackles young people coming of age. This time it's a triangle of Ivy League graduates, two men - a spiritual seeker and a charismatic manic depressive - and a woman who lives a modern-day...

from melydia

An early-80s love triangle among college seniors made slightly more interesting by throwing in a severe case of bipolar disorder. Actually, that part of it really resonated with me: as a bipolar sufferer myself (though with far milder symptoms), I can sympathize with Leonard's troubles. As the wi...