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 enlarge | Author: Meg Wolitzer
Publisher: Center Point Large Print
Category: Book
List Price: $33.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  47 reviews
Sales Rank: 230946
Format: Large Print
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 472
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 8.7 x 5.9 x 2
ISBN: 1602852251
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9781602852259
ASIN: 1602852251
Publication Date: August 2008
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 Enjoyed the book; hated the characters August 4, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I easily finished the book in one weekend because I think Wolitzer is a fine writer who knows how to spin a story. However, my dislike for these characters prevents me from recommending it. I might be able to tolerate 350 pages of whining if the characters actually had something to whine about, but that's not the case here.
For example, Roberta stays at home in a rent-free apartment while her kids are in school and her good-natured husband works two jobs. In the meantime, she's grumbling about the male-artist hierarchy that has apparently ruined her life .... Huh?? If you ask me, all of these characters need a good swift kick in the pants. Or some real problems.
Another odd aspect of this book is how little the children actually factor into the story. None of these self-absorbed moms seem to have meaningful relationships with their children, who are hardly described at all. I kept hoping Nadia, the little girl from Romania, would be adopted by a family that actually cared about her.
This book provided a few good insights and interesting plot twists. But in the end, it painted an unrealistic picture of life for a stay-at-home mom---filled with seething discontent, oppression, frustration, boredom and lost promise ... Depressing.
 Beautiful Eloquent Novel July 24, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Meg Wolitzer does an amazing job of creating interesting multi dimensional characters. I was so engrossed in the lives of the women. This is a beautiful character study of moms and the choices they have to make and how that effects everything. The varying viewpoints and flashbacks enrich this already dynamic story. I recommend it to every mom.
 What about men? July 16, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
At the height of the feminist movement, I always said: Women will never attain equal rights until men assume equal responsibility for raising the children. Unfortunately, this time has not come, and women like the characters in 10-year-nap represent the end result. Why do we always have to do the sacrificing, the juggling, while men can focus on their career and still be dads and have it all? When will they wake up from their nap? When we wake them up, that's when, and demand true equality. I hope Wolitzer's next novel takes a deep look at this issue.
Felt like ten years, alright July 7, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
What a disappointment. I pre-ordered "The Ten-Year Nap," and was delighted to settle down for what I was certain would be another great novel from Meg Wolitzer, a writer with a knack for a finely-turned phrase, coupled with a wonderfully observant eye for human behavior and motivations. Instead, what I found was a meandering book filled with poorly realized characters and a near-nonexistent plot that centered on the vague ennui of several self-pitying, spoiled women with all the depth and meaning of motel-room art. This novel is to writing as bologna is to steak.
Potential buyers will be better served to read "The Wife," or "The Position." If you've already read those, I suggest re-reading them; you'll get more enjoyment from revisiting either of these two fine novels than you will from "The Ten-Year Nap."
If you're still not convinced, you might consider visiting one of your fine local bookstores to read the first chapter. If you don't find it interesting, save your time - it doesn't improve.
Bo-ring July 4, 2008
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
I too expected and wanted to love this book but found it unbearably dull. It's the book I would have written if I were a writer. That's why I'm a lawyer.
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