No one's life is perfect, no matter how hard they try to make it so, although some do succeed in making their lives look perfect from the outside. Former college roommates and long-time friends Jenny, Laura, and Elise all seem to be doing quite well. Laura has a successful husband and is a stay-a...
this book isn't wonderful for its plot... there was not a surprise in the novel. that said, i don't imagine that the author was aiming for an original rendering of its narrative. rather, shattuck was seeking to investigate the neuroses of its characters. it is here that the book enthralls.the ...
It is not that she wants to bird-watch, or that she doesn’t want to bird-watch, just that she doesn’t want to be waiting all morning to find out if she is going to go bird-watching or not. He didn’t say he was definitely going, after all, did he? And of course it doesn’t really matter. Pete and L...