The four stories in this book contain
characters that weave in and out of each other’s lives but each story is
complete by itself. They are all well
written and full of great detail.
Even when the paragraphs and descriptions went on and on I was
fascinated with the writing.
The stories include lots of betrayal and
deception. In Listen Carefully As Our
Options Have Changed the cuckolded husband discovers the fact of his wife’s
adultery in a most surprising and unforgettable way.
Marla, the second story in the book,
is at times both sad and hopeful and when I had finished reading it I was not
sure which emotion won out.
In The Bartender a husband is
undeserving of the life and wife he has but he is unable to change his ways. Dirty Love is the saddest of the four
novellas but Devon, the main character is strong and will probably overcome her
difficulties, at least that is how I felt when I had finished her story.
All the stories deal with love and the
ways love both helps us and hurts us.
Dubus writes “how can anyone ever be clean with family? Blood is too
dirty, dirty with love that so easily turn to hate.”
I would high recommend this book.
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