Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Book 3: The 158-Pound Marriage
My third book will be 'The 158-Pound Marriage' by John Irving. This is the first book club selection for the Boone YMCA book club. I love John Irving, but I have read reviews that this is not one of his best books. The reason we picked it for the Boone Y club is that it is short (only 154 pages) and has sex in it. Most of his books contain sex, but Levi tells me this one is filled with it. It's set in New England during the sexual revolution and tells the story of 2 couples involved in "partner swapping". The book is supposed to deal with how the swapping affects the couples' relationships. Kind of an interesting subject and not normally something I would be interested in. Hopefully I won't see it as a huge disappointment in Irving's career.
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Sounds interesting. And, you're cracking me up with the sex comments.
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