So I've been a big fan of Tom Perrotta since I found out that he penned Election, which was made into a movie starring Reese Witherspoon (I actually saw the movie before I read the book, which is really unheard of for me!!).
THis was one of the Perrotta books that I had yet to read, so when I saw it at a Library book sale, I grabbed it. The novel revolves around Sarah, a radical feminist who can't believe she is "only" a stay at home mom married to a much older man and going to the playground with her three year old. She, while hanging out at the playground with the other moms, meets Todd, aka the "Prom King" a stay at home dad that has not been able to pass the bar exam no matter how many times he's tried to take it. Sarah and Todd become intertwined when she accepts a bet to talk to him. We also meet Kathy, Todd's filmmaker and breadwinner gorgeous wife, Larry - the ex cop who is out to get the neighborhood sex offender and the neighborhood sex offender himself.
It has been very, very hard for me to read a book lately in large part due to the stress of the Covid-19 pandemic and yet this book managed to draw me in. In large part, it was because of the pacing of the novel. I could easily split it up into little chunks of reading time. The chapters themselves were short but were also split into subsections themselves, which allowed me "soundbytes." I actually really liked that there wasn't a neat, tied up ending where I felt that the characters resolved all of their issues. I get really annoyed with books like that.
Generally a good book!
THis was one of the Perrotta books that I had yet to read, so when I saw it at a Library book sale, I grabbed it. The novel revolves around Sarah, a radical feminist who can't believe she is "only" a stay at home mom married to a much older man and going to the playground with her three year old. She, while hanging out at the playground with the other moms, meets Todd, aka the "Prom King" a stay at home dad that has not been able to pass the bar exam no matter how many times he's tried to take it. Sarah and Todd become intertwined when she accepts a bet to talk to him. We also meet Kathy, Todd's filmmaker and breadwinner gorgeous wife, Larry - the ex cop who is out to get the neighborhood sex offender and the neighborhood sex offender himself.
It has been very, very hard for me to read a book lately in large part due to the stress of the Covid-19 pandemic and yet this book managed to draw me in. In large part, it was because of the pacing of the novel. I could easily split it up into little chunks of reading time. The chapters themselves were short but were also split into subsections themselves, which allowed me "soundbytes." I actually really liked that there wasn't a neat, tied up ending where I felt that the characters resolved all of their issues. I get really annoyed with books like that.
Generally a good book!
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