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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I loved it. The point is that Libby can’t tell her story, orRachel’s, without first centering it around a man.[/quote] Exactly. When everything shifted and that became clear, I suddenly saw the Toby BS through a different lens. It was a long way to go to get there, but for me, the payoff was definitely worth it, and I enjoyed the book much more. The author is a smart, savvy woman. I don’t think she intended for the characters to be “relatable” in their specifics. But the book as a whole was constructed as commentary on the sad truth that women's stories often need to be folded into men’s stories in order to be told - especially if an author wants to be taken swriosly as literary fiction (red by men and women, alike) rather than relegated to “chick lit” (dismissed by men and read only by women.)[/quote] Yup, this is it. I didn’t really enjoy it, but after I finished I appreciated what she was doing. I also resented having to read so much about Toby, from Toby’s perspective, to get to the payoff, even if that was the point. I’ve never recommended it to another reader.[/quote] Lots of spoilers in this article, but a great take on the series (and the bigger picture point of the book): https://slate.com/culture/2022/12/fleishman-is-in-trouble-hulu-perspective-divorce.html[/quote]
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