![]() In the world of classic British fiction, the one Vinnie knows best, almost the entire population is under fifty, or even under forty - as was true of the real world when the novel was invented. Now, at last, all those books have no instructions for her, no demands - because she is just too old. On being 54: "English literature, to which in early childhood she had given her deepest trust, and which for half a century has suggested what she might do, think, feel, desire, and become, has suddenly fallen silent. It's technically a good book but I'm not as interested in fictional sex as the author presumably must be. ![]() The writing style reminded me of Carol Shields from the same time period. 54 year old college professor Vinnie is a fascinating character and I enjoyed reading her point of view on a variety of subjects, but 29 year old Fred's point of view revolved around his sexual relationship with his soon-to-be-ex wife and then stalking his new ex-girlfriend and I found him tiresome. Clue: it's about sex (but avoids Bad Sex in Fiction Award writing and won a Pulitzer Prize instead). After I began I realised I've read this before, at least a quarter of a century ago though so I didn't remember anything about it. I also read Foreign Affairs by Alison Lurie, which is a 1984 novel about two lonely USian academic scholars in London.
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