The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P.: Library Edition

from Gwnfkt12

At first glance, this novel comes off as incredibly pretentious and full of itself. That is, Nate, the main character (though it is questionable whether he is actually intended to be a protagonist, or rather antagonist to the many girls in his life), thinks multi-syllable words are the only words...

from aimless22

Nathaniel "Nate" Piven is an up and coming literary phenom living in New York City. He continues to pay his dues as a scrub writer - essays, book reviews, magazine articles. His first novel is coming out soon and this reader looked forward to exactly what he would do as he relishes in what may be...

from PattyLouise

The Love Affairs Of Nathaniel P. by Adele Waldman My " in a nutshell" summary... Nathaniel P. or Nate...trying to work his way through relationships and life. My thoughts after reading this quirky ( sort of ) book... It's always fun to read a book where the central character is a youngish man try...

from minacee

I thought I was really going to like this book because the summaries and advanced praise made it sound like a novel I would enjoy but after I finished I was relieved it was over. Perhaps that was what the author Adelle Waldman (not to be confused with Ayelet Waldman) was aiming for as she dragged...

from Narshkite

I will start with the good stuff. Waldman has an engaging writing style. Her prose is both breezy and smart (not the easiest combo.) She knows literary hipster Brooklyn really well and provides a great setting. She also developed one interesting and dimensional character. Sadly that character is ...