Sometimes lightning does strike twice. The author of The Object of My Affection returns--with his long-awaited second novel. The Easy Way Out is a family story, a love story, and an out-of-love story filled with longing and truth--and populated by the most unforgettable characters since The Object of My Affection.
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Sometimes lightning does strike twice. The author of The Object of My Affection returns--with his long-awaited second novel. The Easy Way Out is a family story, a love story, and an out-of-love story filled with longing and truth--and populated by the most unforgettable characters since The Object of My Affection.
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Very Good+/Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall 067170818x Used VG+/VG in DJ (sl creases/DJ; prev owner's blindstamp/title). 8vo with DJ 29 8, [3]pp Author's second book; novel of "the perils of modern life" (DJ). Ex t as noted; rear free ep creased, else VG+.
Second novels are problematic, and this one proves it. Stephen McCauley does write wonderfully, and if you like the kind of stuff that is produced in so-called creative writing classes, this book is definitely for you. Here's the problem. The situation of the characters at the beginning of the book is an engaging ploy. Then nothing happens for most of the book. If you're still reading it, you get to find out what happens to the characters close to the end of the book. This could be a new art form. A three-act opera, with no action in Act 2. I'm not saying that plot-heavy writing is better that plot-weak writing, don't get me wrong. The problem is that the reader doesn't really connect with any of the characters, funny and idiosyncratic though they are. So the reader may not care what ultimately happens to the characters (who in fact, seem hyped for comedic value, which further distances the reader from identifying with the characters). The lead character is someone I would have no interest in meeting. I don't think a believable movie could be made out of this novel.
James
Jul 5, 2007
A joy to read by Stephen McCauley. Keep up coming!
