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The Uncoupling - Meg Wolitzer
The Uncoupling
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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Ten- Year Nap--a funny, provocative novel about female desire. 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... show more
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Ten- Year Nap--a funny, provocative novel about female desire. 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 high school community, perfectly healthy, normal women and teenage girls turn away from their husbands and boyfriends in the bedroom, for reasons they don't really understand. As the women worry over their loss of passion and the men become by turns unhappy, offended, and above all, confused, both sides are forced to look at their shared history, and at their sexual selves in a new light. Meg Wolitzers's newest book, The Interestings, is now available from Riverhead Books.  
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9781594485657 (1594485658)
Publisher: Riverhead Trade
Pages no: 304
Edition language: English
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EpicFehlReader
EpicFehlReader rated it
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...
Words of a Bibliophile
Words of a Bibliophile rated it
2.0 The Uncoupling by Meg Wolitzer
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.
Ciska's Book Chest
Ciska's Book Chest rated it
1.0 The Uncoupling
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...
Bright and Bon Vivant
Bright and Bon Vivant rated it
1.0
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...
Raging Biblioholism
Raging Biblioholism rated it
3.0 The Uncoupling
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...
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