Daniel Seifert
asked
L.S. Popovich:
L.S. Popovich, Over time I have come to appreciate your reviews of fiction on goodreads. Would you have a recommendation or two of the follow kind of plot? I am looking for a story that follows a married couple who after raising their children drift apart and gradually go their separate ways--not by way of an affair with another necessarily, rather a gradual distancing that takes them on different paths. D Seifert
L.S. Popovich
Hello D. Seifert.
My apologies for the late answer, but GR gave me no notification of your question. It would be difficult for me to find a book matching your description exactly, but I find that much literary fiction deals with adultery and married life. I've recently been reading Updikes Early Stories, which deal with upper class ennui, love, and marriage, and possess the nostalgic quality I so admire of a vanished time. The closest thing I can recommend to your request is probably Philip K. Dick's realist novels. He wrote 9 of them and they are excellent counterpoints to his weird S-F. They are mature tales of ruinous relationships, and poignant evocations of mid-Century America.
My apologies for the late answer, but GR gave me no notification of your question. It would be difficult for me to find a book matching your description exactly, but I find that much literary fiction deals with adultery and married life. I've recently been reading Updikes Early Stories, which deal with upper class ennui, love, and marriage, and possess the nostalgic quality I so admire of a vanished time. The closest thing I can recommend to your request is probably Philip K. Dick's realist novels. He wrote 9 of them and they are excellent counterpoints to his weird S-F. They are mature tales of ruinous relationships, and poignant evocations of mid-Century America.
More Answered Questions
Lori Covington
asked
L.S. Popovich:
Dear L.S., I am looking for someone to review my books, and I wonder if you'd be interested. I have a children's picture book--a story about loneliness and friend-making; a self-help book (for adults) on loneliness; a Regency romance, and a short story up on Amazon. I also have a middle grade reader fantasy novel called Mikki Madigan: Escape from Draconia. Would you like to see any of these? Best wishes...
About Goodreads Q&A
Ask and answer questions about books!
You can pose questions to the Goodreads community with Reader Q&A, or ask your favorite author a question with Ask the Author.
See Featured Authors Answering Questions
Learn more