The Marriage Plot: A Novel
It's the early 1980s—the country is in a deep recession, and life after college is harder than ever. In the cafés on College Hill, the wised-up kids are inhaling Derrida and listening to Talking Heads. But Madeleine Hanna, dutiful English major, is writing her senior thesis on Jane Austen and George Eliot, purveyors of the marriage plot that lies a...show more
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This dual story of Madeleine and Mitchell, set in the worlds of mental illness and 80's academia is wound inextricably with the Victorian motif of the marriage plot. M & M are well developed characters, along with Leonard. The odd triangle played out among these three is strangely satisfying to observe. At once a coming of age and a coping with mental illness tale, 'The Marriage Plot' allows us insight into Madeleine and Mitchell, individually...read more
Why did I like this so much more than all my friends? It's hard to say but despite the book's robust length I was sad to see it end! It's definitely a book about books so that's a big plus for me, but I think ultimately I fell in love with all the characters.
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