Novel Whore

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After a long snowy weekend I ventured to the Doylestown Library to spend some time amongst the stacks, get some book recommendations from the librarians, and of course come home with an armful of delicious novels. One of the selections recommended was Foreign Affairs by Alison Lurie, a Pulitzer Prize winner. I wasn’t blown away by the characters as much as I pitied them, and not in a good way. I always wonder if I could be friends with characters, whether I like them or not, as it’s often more fun to love to hate someone than it is to recognize that they are invisible and add no value to your life, and unfortunately I could have found much better bed mates than Vinnie and Fred.

Vinnie and Fred are both American professors spending time doing research in London. Fred is dashing, young, and married, while Vinnie is dumpy, middle aged and a spinster, though she has enjoyed sex as she continually points out. (more…)