This novel depicts a not-too future America: where the population is addicted to online shopping, there is no online privacy, youth is worshiped, vulgarity is the norm, and the country is on the verge of collapsing under a credit crisis and riots in the street by the disenfranchised poor. Oh, and an aging man named Lenny falls in love with a young woman named Eunice.
It is a fairly dense read, but pretty fascinating to see how realistic the author's grim predictions are. Not really a book for romantics.
I read this book last year after reading how funny it was...I found it very well written but depressing. I like your "not really a book for romantics." comment
ReplyDeleteUgh, definitely depressing- and I had to keep reminding myself that not liking the characters as human beings shouldn't affect whether or not I think the book is well-written. Which it is.
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