The Marriage Plot is a very different book to Eugenides’ Middlesex, but very good – a deeper, more complex read. This may not be a book you’ll love from page one but if you give it time, and don’t let yourself get put off by the pseudo-literary pretensions of the characters …more (first year students at Brown) when you first meet them, you’ll find depth, humor and characters who, despite their best efforts to be unlovable at times, you will care about. (less)

I didn't intend to sit down and read it immediately, but I read the first page...and kept on going! Enjoyable page-turner that should generate excellent book group discussions. Can't wait to handsell it to my customers.