Halle Kiefer: I just finished The Marriage Plot

I’m glad other people are talking about not liking The Marriage Plot—I was afraid to admit my true feelings. I didn’t hate it, but it was such a disappointment that I got kind of bummed out.

I re-read The Virgin Suicides last week to see if I’d like it better the second time around. No dice. It was just as dull and pervy as it was when I was a teenager. Oh well. We’ll always have Middlesex.

shiftingweatherpatterns:

Word. 

Except that part at the end where I was sobbing anyway. But, you know, I’m me. 

hallekiefer:

Guys, WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT? I just wanted to run my hand under cold water until it got chilly and slightly damp, and then slap the shit out of every single character in this book in order of appearance. I still want that. Can we just forget this book ever happened? My least favorite parts of The…

1/15/2012 @ 23:55  #books #literature #jeffrey eugenides  37 notes
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    I’m glad other people are talking about not liking The Marriage Plot—I was afraid to admit my true feelings. I didn’t...
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    sobbing anyway. But,
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  6. michelledean said: Seems like a waste of perfectly good taffy, though.
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