Starting Out in the Evening
by Brian Morton
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Author: Brian MortonEdition: Paperback
Format: Bargain Price
Published: 2007-10-01
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 336
Publisher: Harvest Books
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Book Review: Cheesy and slow
Summary: 3 Stars
This book had a lot of promise, I thought. I generally enjoy reading novels with a "literary" theme. There were a few pretty interesting characters here - Schiller, the aging, failed writer who has dedicated his life to "art for art's sake"; the ambitious, somewhat ruthless young graduate student who has known only success in her short pampered life who, in a sense, "uses" Schiller; Schiller's daughter, Ariel, a dancer whose best years are behind her and who acutely feels her biological clock ticking; her found-again 40-ish boyfriend Casey ... All these people are at least mildly interesting, certainly. But the plot lumbers along at a nearly glacial pace with nothing much ever really happening. I get it that this is a book about coming to terms with what life has dealt you, as well as about ambition and relationships. In that respect, it would fit easily into the ubiquitous "chick-lit" category, even though its author is a man. Brian Morton teaches at Sarah Lawrence. Maybe that's where these feminized sensibilities come from; I don't really know. The thing is, the book is just plain slow, and in the end it just kind of leaves you dangling out there in the stars. I see it's been made into an indie film, which gave it a second chance of sorts. And I suspect it might be a better film than it was a book. Sorry, Brian. It's just a little too cheesy for my plate. Elizabeth Berg-ish, only not as engaging as her stuff. I guess what I'm struggling to say here is, well ... Nope. I barely managed to finish it. - Tim Bazzett, author of PINHEAD: A LOVE STORY
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