The blurb of this book was more promissing than the book itself made true. A couple in a divorce thinks from each other that he/she will be killed on 9/11. And they feel good about it. Just short, because both are still alive. Interesting idea, not worked out nicely.

What I have against the book that the characters are flat and the story isn't deep. It's just about a divorce and people realy hating each other. And 9/11 only plays a small role, like all the other things told in the book about the world. A lot of things happen, but nothing leads to conclusions. It's ok when you look for a light read, don't expect more.

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An excellent dissection of the influence of the strain of a post-9/11 world on a marriage. The writing is crisp, the dialog realistic. Highly recommended. ( )

Funny and Honest: In A Disorder Peculiar to the Country Ken Kalfus brilliantly explores faith-based hatred unleashed on the battlefield of marriage, and the way public life invades the private. The writing is often very funny about characters whose lives contain little joy but who are nevertheless portrayed with real compassion. This book is a rare achievement.

An exceptionally written black comedy. Kalfus explores the effects of post-9/11 on a couple and their fraught marriage. The characters are by no means likeable, but captivating and cunning. The novel is constantly surged with an electric charge of tension and makes for an interesting read. ( )

Caustic, satirical, political (both sexually & globally) - what's not to like? The events of 9/11 mirrored and reverberated within a self-destructing marriage. So goes the nation. ( )