|
Loading... The Amateur Marriage: A Novelby Anne TylerLibraryThing recommendationsMember recommendationsLoading...
won't like
will probably not like
will probably like
will like
will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. If you are looking ahead to 14 hours on an airplane, any book by Anne Tyler is a winner. They are interesting, fun, quirky, and easy to read when you are half asleep. But that said, this is not one of my favorites. If you have a choice, pick up Back When We Were Grownups instead of this one. That's the book where I think she got this story right. (  ) co_coyote | Oct 10, 2009 |  Sympathetic portrait of a poorly matched couple who never manage to bridge the gap between them. Despite their good-faith efforts, they remain incomprehensible to each other, over decades of marriage. Along with insights about marriage, Tyler offers an evocative glimpse of small town life in Post-WW II America. (  ) LarryWampler | Aug 20, 2009 | Finally a Tyler plot that doesn't involve a woman leaving her family. This book seems like it might be a new departure for her - it had a little more depth. A slightly episodic story, but engrossing. ( )1  bobbieharv | Jun 24, 2009 | Every once in awhile, I get very tired of my standard historical or contemporary romances and head for something different. I've read Anne Tyler before and quite enjoyed her. Amazon readers really like this book, The Amateur Marriage, but I gave up on it. It was basically the story of 2 very mismatched people trying to make a GO of their marriage, over the decades. The problem was I didn't like either of the main characters. I really didn't care about flighty, risk-taker Pauline and Michael was just too boring for words. I may still try Ladder of Years by Tyler but if that doens't grab me in the first 20 pages, I may be done with this author. ( ) liliboisvert22 | May 18, 2009 | In this novel by Anne Tyler two attractive young people rush into marriage at the beginning of World War II. Over the years they experience the same things as their friends but can't seem to mend differences unlike other couples. When they finally move to an upscale neighborhood only Pauline (the wife) is happy; Michael misses his friends and the area where he grew up. Too soon they find themselves responsible for a grandchild but instead of this drawing them closer it broadens the gap between them. A return trip to the old neighborhood some thirty years later finally convinces Michael that you can't go home to the same things you once knew. In this book author Anne Tyler rounds out her characters with such depth that this reader felt on an intimate basis with them. While the story touches on everyday aspects that everyone will recognize, the characters are sure to evoke a sense of rightness with the way they are brought to life. A pleasure to read. (  )1 AuthorMarion | May 8, 2009 |  no reviews | add a review
References to this work on external resources.
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Book description |
|
(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:08 -0400)
The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details.
Quick Links |
Wikipedia in English (2)
