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Walks With Men: Fiction (2010)

by Ann Beattie(Favorite Author)

2.88 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1439175764 (ISBN13: 9781439175767)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Scribner

review 1: Despite its critical acclaim, I found this novel--if you can even call it that--to be disappointing on all fronts. It is choppy and seems hacked together. The characters are vague sketches of people who the author seems incapable of making seem realistic or engaging, the relationship dynamics are insulting (Women have to watch their man's every move! Older men only date younger women to manipulate and ruin them!),and ultimately it reads like the scrap notes of a book that hasn't reached its second draft. Beattie tries way, way too hard, and ultimately fails in every way.
review 2: I really hate giving books low star reviews, but sometimes it happens. Honestly, I have no idea what this novella is trying to accomplish. I feel that the writing is sloppy along wit... moreh the characterization and plot structure. One moment we're in the 80's and in the next we're in the present time? I feel that the message of the story is completely lost. Some clever quotes and philosophical comments are peppered in throughout the pages. It still doesn't change my experience reading it. less

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