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Book Description:
Members who requested this book also requested:Tom Perrotta's thirty-ish parents of young children are a varied and surprising bunch. There's Todd, the handsome stay-at-home dad dubbed "The Prom King" by the moms of the playground; Sarah, a lapsed feminist with a bisexual past, who seems to have stumbled into a traditional marriage; Richard, Sarah's husband, who has found himself more and more involved with a fantasy life on the internet than with the flesh and blood in his own house; and Mary Ann, who thinks she has it all figured out, down to scheduling a weekly roll in the hay with her husband, every Tuesday at 9pm.
They all raise their kids in the kind of sleepy American suburb where nothing ever seems to happen-at least until one eventful summer, when a convicted child molester moves back to town, and two restless parents begin an affair that goes further than either of them could have imagined. Unexpectedly suspenseful, but written with all the fluency and dark humor of Perrotta's previous novels, Little Children exposes the adult dramas unfolding amidst the swingsets and slides of an ordinary American playground.
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Top Member Reviews
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.
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.
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.
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!!
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2 member(s) found this review helpful.
This book was a good read. It was entertaining, funny, and heartbreaking all at the same time.
Kathleen A. from S PORTLAND, ME wrote on 6/20/2007...
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
I really enjoyed this book. It was an interesting group of characters and the book was written so you could see everything from all of their points of view. I highly recommend it!
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
I loved this book. And loved the movie even more.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
A good fast read. Interesting character studies.
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Laura R. (I enjoyed this book, and now want to see the movie! The characters are interesting, everyone is flawed in their own way, which made the book full of color and texture- there were no clear heros in the book, just a bunch of people that made mistakes in married life, parenthood, and other 'bad life choices'. It was a quick read, and i found myself looking forward to finding out what was going to happen next to the people in the story, which to me is a sign of a great book. I like Tom Perrotta's writing style, it is hip, current and entertaining.
A community of families in surburbia with seemily humdrum lives but feelings and desires seem to always come out and make this community different with its characters.
Anne M. from BELDING, MI wrote on 5/13/2007...I had a hard time getting into the book at the beginning, but by the end I had a hard time putting it down. A great book!
Great book - easy read. Good book club discussion
I really liked reading this book. It's a great suburbia satire...
Amy T. from S PORTLAND, ME wrote on 2/22/2007...a fun read.
Nancy H. from DENVER, CO wrote on 2/22/2007...Be sure to read this and see the movie.
Laura H. from KIRKWOOD, MO wrote on 2/21/2007...Suburban angst played out during one summer outside of Boston. Todd and Sarah, an unlike pair, become friends and then lovers after a chance meeting at a neighborhood playground. Other neighborhood characters play small roles in the overall story. Easy read, a little deeper than a Harlequin romance, but overall lacking substance.
James G. from CHICAGO, IL wrote on 2/17/2007...A solid story. Well written.