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The 158-Pound Marriage
The 158-Pound Marriage | John Irving
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On a New England campus, Viennese housewife Utchka and her aspiring writer husband live a rather placid life with their two children.Until, that is, they meet Severin Winter, Professor of German and wrestling coach, and his delicate wife Edith at a faculty party. Utchka and Severin are rather taken with one another, and, conveniently, their spouses appear to be similarly smitten.A bizarre ménage a quatre is the result of these convoluted desires, and what starts out as a bit of fun is soon subject to the darker machinations of obsession,..
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Like all of his books, parts of the story are delightfully bizarre; some might even say twisted. There is a common thread of sexual exploration, liberation, comedy, and even hidden depths of feminism for its time. Unlike his other novels, I didn't find these characters endearing and I don't think I was supposed to, but the book was entertaining and explicit.

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youngreadrshelf
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This is going to end badly. I can just feel it.

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youngreadrshelf
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My fiction read for today. Although because I'm traveling, the reading will have to come later. Audiobook will be first.