The Love Affairs Of Nathaniel P. (2013) - Plot & Excerpts
What a dick-bag. Sorry, I can't help saying it. The namesake and narrator is such a self-centered, calculating prig. I found myself getting pretty heated up in the defense of these poor women and how he viewed and treated them. Which, i suppose, is a fantastic commentary on the writer's ability to tell a tale and to create a character. That said, I can't help but think that someone once did her wrong, very very wrong. I just can't believe that there is a man out there that is in touch with himself enough to realize when he is being horrible, yet not care at all. I feel like me probably probably do treat women in the way that is described in this book, but unlike this book, I can't imagine that they are so consciences of it. I won't believe that. As much as I like this book, it kind of comes off as a 300 page woman compiling about an ex in the guise of a novel. I hope that is not the case, but it kind of comes off that way. It's not even that I was overly engaged with Nate Piven’s- self absorbed literary rising star, it's just that Adelle Waldman's writing is just so darn good. I wasn't particularly rooting for Nate with his "taxonomy of homo erectus brooklynitis", but merely engrossed in her ability to tell a story. I listened to this book on audio and the narration was outstanding as well.I really enjoyed this book and it's hard to believe this is the author's first novel.
What do You think about The Love Affairs Of Nathaniel P. (2013)?
Horrifying and fantastic. Perspective I've never ever read before.
—Nymphoria
