by Meg Wolitzer
When the elliptical new drama teacher at Stellar Plains High School chooses Lysistrata as the school play-the comedy by Aristophanes in which women stop having sex with men in order to end a war-a strange spell seems to be cast over the school. Or, at least, over the women. One by one throughout the...
This was a quick, well-written read that had some funny moments, but not very memorable I suppose. If the book was supposed to have an overall message of some sort, it was rather lost on me.
The authorMeg Wolitzer's novels include The Interestings; The Uncoupling; The Ten-Year Nap; The Position; and The Wife. She is also the author of a novel for young readers, The Fingertips of Duncan Dorfman. Wolitzer's short fiction has appeared in The Best American Short Stories and The Pushcart Pri...
Ugh. What a pointless and repetitive book. At first I tried to give it the benefit of the doubt, feeling that it was unfortunate that I had just previously read Tom Perotta's wonderful novel, THE LEFTOVERS. Both are stories of suburban strife caused by a supernatural event, but this book just got wo...
Frustrating and ultimately unsatisfying, despite being quite well-written and a snappy read. The ending is just so perfunctory and so much of a cop-out that I can't really recommend the book - and it does, indeed, have recommendable qualities. I'm even feeling mentally blocked right now, trying to...
It wasn’t terrible but it wasn’t great. A mediocre story about a mysterious enchantment that takes place when the new drama teacher picks the classical Greek play “Lysistrata” (the one where all the women refuse to have sex with their husbands until they end the Peloponnesian War). Leading up to th...
Certain books and TV shows would give you the impression that people talk about sex All. The. Time. My own experience hasn't reflected that; maybe it's because the people I spend time with are just more conservative and prefer to keep some personal subjects personal. Maybe it's because talking about...
There is one school of thought that sex is only a minor part of any relationship. In Meg Wolitzer's The Uncoupling, sex is not a minor part but rather a major role in all relationships. When it is removed from the relationship, it changes the dynamics of each relationship in fundamental ways. It is ...
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