I just finished Jeffrey Eugenides' The Marriage Plot. It took me less than 36 hours as the book was a fluid, absorbing read (also, I was out of town with minimal cell service/no wifi). This book has definitely made it to my favorites list! I'd been sort of stuck in a rut for awhile reading more nuanced, complex pieces that were honestly a little mentally draining. This book is nuanced and complex, but with a plot line that sucks the reader in. Filled with literary references (namely Hemingway and Tolstoy), this book is every English major's dream!
A brief synopsis: English major Madeleine Hanna works to complete her senior honors thesis at Brown University in the early 80s, examining the traditional Victorian marriage plot featured in Jane Austen's and George Eliot's novels in the context of the divorce and prenup-ridden modern world. She finds herself caught in a love triangle of her own, between her loyal, uncomplicated friend Mitchell and the mysterious and unpredictable Leonard. In order to reach her own happy ending, Madeleine must choose between the two- which proves to be a much harder decision than she initially thought.
Happy reading!!
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