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Aug 10, 2022ClaudA rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
A bit disappointed...with the idea that you are miserable when you are without a partner or catching someone and the end of the misery is only through wedding...Seriously!
Jul 12, 2021Deedoodle69 rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
I kept waiting for it to get better… and it didn’t . No character development at all . I feel like the author was challenged to briefly mention as many current topics as he could .. consent , transgender people , asexuality .. without…
Mar 20, 2021maipenrai rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
Mrs. Fletcher needed to discover who she was before she began experimenting sexually with other individuals. The author absolves her of guilt, but rarely can people who are "teased" with the possibility of sex, or more sex, be so easily…
Mar 20, 2021maipenrai rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
Mrs. Fletcher needed to discover who she was before she began experimenting sexually with other individuals. The author absolves her of guilt, but rarely can people who are "teased" with the possibility of sex, or more sex, be so easily…
Jul 21, 2020Petehere99 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Are you looking for a fun paperback novel to cap off your summer? Please give Tom Perrotta's 'Mrs. Fletcher' your consideration. Mrs. Fletcher is divorced, 46, and now an empty-nester. Her son, Brendan, is a freshman at college who's not…
Nov 06, 2019
Checked this book out after hearing about it on NPR. What a disappointment. Don’t waste your time on this one.
Jun 18, 2019mikaylatianli rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I usually love Tom Perrotta, but this was very meh to me. I enjoy his take on the underbelly of suburbia, but I felt like I had read this all before, and there wasn't anything particularly shocking or new here. I continue to read anything…
May 13, 2019ssemegran rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
This novel unfolds over a year of time for Eve, the titular Mrs. Fletcher, and the many people that orbit her life. In no particular order of importance, there is: Brendan her douchebag, college-aged son, Amanda her adventurous yet lonely…
Sep 02, 2018HockeyJudgeNYC rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
I expected more from this book. It is light and shows some of the frustrations of being a middle aged divorced empty nest mom. But I felt that the writing could have been better and the ending (which was very weak) fell flat. Ultimately…
Jun 28, 2018bktm2586 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
A literary fun read. Not a potboiler exactly, but not literary fiction either. Perrotta has great insight into all the foibles of these modern times. Mothers who are still hot when they're fifty, white-privilege males who aren't when…
Jun 11, 2018ArapahoeAnnaL rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A comic novel that follows a newly empty-nested divorcee and her college freshman jock son. There is adult content; I did not find it offensive, but funny. Besides the great writing and understated humor the best thing about this book is…
Jun 07, 2018_McGeek_ rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I read this book based on his previous writings of The Leftovers and Little Children. It was nothing like them, but I enjoyed the book a lot, and found it really interesting how a male writer would tackle writing the perspectives of: a…
Mar 04, 2018kathylou rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
a very quick read. I just finished reading two classics and find this book, though entertaining at times, has the depth of piece of saran wrap. Suburban angst.
Feb 20, 2018KMJ_ rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
This book begins with the titular Eve Fletcher dropping her son Brendan off at college. The book follows many different characters as they intersect in various ways. Eve is intrigued by an anonymous, racy text that she receives one night.…
Jan 29, 2018llwboston rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
An engaging contemporary domestic comedy focused on explorations of sex and identity. Despite the title, this novel focuses on several connected characters as the try to establish meaningful human connections despite the barriers of modern…
Jan 11, 2018KatTheGreat rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Funny, insightful, with characters you really want to root for (mostly). As always, I am impressed by the author's ability to write realistically from a female perspective.
Dec 10, 2017ArapahoeLesley rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This book is hilarious. It is fun and full of commentary on modern sexuality. As my first Perrotta book, I am impressed and enjoyed his style.
coroboreefarm
Nov 16, 2017
This humorous and very contemporary novel tackles serious topics, oh so many serious, taboo topics, in an affectionate and sardonic way. Related from several first person voices; principally Eve, a middle age divorcee and empty nester with…
CarleeMcDot
Sep 13, 2017CarleeMcDot rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
A friend of mine mentioned that a magazine she subscribes to lists new book suggestions every month. She took a picture of the last couple and sent them my way. A couple of the books were available at our library, so I put them on my list…
Sep 02, 2017lukasevansherman rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Tom Perrotta, who wrote "Little Children" and "Election," is the rare contemporary author who is easy to read, but also substantial. His books aren't exactly comic, but he has a satirist's eye. His latest novel ambitiously attempts…
Aug 25, 2017harrissusanc rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
After she hears her son sex bullying his subservient ex, yummy mummy signs up for gender class and lives an internet porn sex life. Shame the book is a romp through every sexual and politico-sexual quirk in today's life and media when the…
Cynthia_N
Aug 23, 2017Cynthia_N rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Such a fun read! Eve Fletcher is a MILF. Her son goes off to college and she decides to take a class at the local community college. One thing leads to another and now all of a sudden MILFateria.com is her favorite pornographic website.…
buzzyants
Aug 04, 2017buzzyants rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
Totally hype! Waste of time.
Jul 29, 2017StarGladiator rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A most excellent summer read - - great for the lakeside or beach. Tired of the same old orgies? Celebrity parties getting you down? No longer getting those invites from the Kardashian sisters? Then this is the book for you!
Jul 28, 2017StarGladiator rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A most excellent summer read - - great for the lakeside or beach. Tired of the same old orgies? Celebrity parties getting you down? Then this is the book for you!