![]() I thought – “Why I am always getting the wrong end of the stick? Why am I always getting the edition with the wrong title or the one with the wrong cover? Why me all the time?” The golden ring between the title and the name of the author was nothing special. The first thing that got me interested in Eugenides’ book was the premise – the story takes place in a university, there are three students whose lives the story describes, there is lot of stuff in the book about literature and literary theory and religion and the meaning of life. I finished reading it in the middle of the night yesterday. I ripped open the package, took the book and started reading. But I didn’t wait for that to happen this time. I wait for a book to age like wine and sometimes if it doesn’t age well, I don’t pick it up. It is rare that I read a book as soon as I get it – normally the new book sits on my shelf for a few weeks or for a few months and sometimes for a few years, before I get to it. So, as soon I received ‘The Marriage Plot’ by mail, I started reading it. He seems to be someone like Donna Tartt in that respect. ![]() He has written just three – one novel every decade for the past three decades. ![]() I haven’t read any of Eugenides’ novels before. I couldn’t resist getting the book after reading the review. ![]() I discovered Jeffrey Eugenides’ ‘The Marriage Plot’ through Nymeth’s fascinating review. ![]()
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