
Gail G. (
GGS) wrote on 5/7/2008...
5 member(s) found this review helpful.
riveting; interesting and pathetic and comical characters; multi-layered plot; sad commentary on parenthood, careers, sacrifice, unfulfilled dreams; the realization of past greatness confronting the present mediocrity of life. A fast read.

Carol R. (
hansmrs) - Murphys wrote on 1/31/2009...
4 member(s) found this review helpful.
This one wasn't for me. Thought it was pure smut. Is this what people want to read? Where is the author's mind? This could have been a good read, without all the trash talk & some of the ugly topics. Guess I am an exception, but I'd stay away from novels like this, therefore I want it off my bookshelf. Recommend it to my book club? Not on your life! What's happened to the morals of our litary world!!!
4 member(s) found this review helpful.
I just finished this book and I absolutely LOVED it. It was gripping and got me interested in the first 5 pages, and then I couldn't put it down. At first I was a little dissapointed about the ending because it was so vague & ambigous and the more I think about it the more I come to appreciate it. I think if the author clarified anymore it would have ruined the whole feel of the book. Basically, this is a must read :]
4 member(s) found this review helpful.
I really enjoyed this book, and wasn't surprised to find out it was by the author of Election (which also became a movie). It's dark, a little bit wry, but gripping and compassionate. I enjoy books with lots of people that with interwoven storylines and this definitely satisfied me as a reader.

Daren H. (
Darby) wrote on 5/6/2008...
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
I picked this up at the bookstore in 2006 having heard nothing about it and having no preconceptions. I am so glad that I did because it was a fantastic novel. I was hooked from the beginning of the book. The plot line, involving several characters, continued to be fascinating throughout.
I saw the "Little Children" movie recently and the movie came close to living up to the quality of the book, which is very rare.
I highly recommend this book by Tom Perrotta.
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
I saw the film before reading the book, and for the first time that I can remember, I liked it better than the novel. That's not to say the book isn't good - it's quite good. A very good read.

Jessica M. (
iluvlibros) - CO wrote on 5/10/2007...
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
This book was a good read. It was entertaining, funny, and heartbreaking all at the same time.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
This was a perfectly trashy-type novel for me to esacpe from my life into. Thank you, Tom Perrotta! Absolutely great, concise writing, extremely image-oriented. Well-built story. Perfect time-out. Salacious. I didn't want to put it down. Read it!
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
The plot was interesting enough to keep me reading it. It was really the characterization that caused me to dislike the book. Every character had a whiny inner monolog about their sex life. It was pathetic.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
This was a really good book - from the moment I received it in the mail, I had to keep reading it. Highly suggested!!