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A review by kellybelleb
The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides
4.0
At times when I was reading this book, I wasn't sure how I felt about it. Did I like it? Hate it? Love it? Indifferent toward it? I actually went through periods of all of those while reading it. But there came a point where all of a sudden I was really interested in figuring out what was going on with these characters and what would happen to them in the end that I really started to enjoy it.
Part of what took me time to get used to was Eugenides' writing style, which is in sections rather than chapters. There isn't always a very clear breaking point in huge parts of the book, which can be frustrating. I also disliked the way that he would jump time frames within sentences and found that it took a bit of time for me to get used to the rythem of his writing. Once I realized that this was a book better read in large periods of time than when I had a few spare minutes, I found myself getting more into it.
If you've liked his previous stuff, read it. If you're a bookie and lit snob, read it. If you're looking for something fast paced that will grab your attention from the start, this book probably isn't for you.
Part of what took me time to get used to was Eugenides' writing style, which is in sections rather than chapters. There isn't always a very clear breaking point in huge parts of the book, which can be frustrating. I also disliked the way that he would jump time frames within sentences and found that it took a bit of time for me to get used to the rythem of his writing. Once I realized that this was a book better read in large periods of time than when I had a few spare minutes, I found myself getting more into it.
If you've liked his previous stuff, read it. If you're a bookie and lit snob, read it. If you're looking for something fast paced that will grab your attention from the start, this book probably isn't for you.