Charles Baxter - The Feast of Love

Pros: The best book I read in 2000, this is a masterpiece of modern love.

Cons: Absolutely nothing.

The Bottom Line: Novelist Charles Baxter cleverly meshes dozens of voices as they talk about sex, commitment, parenthood, death and the art of storytelling.

Review: I wish you could see my face as I type this review. It is gleaming, it is beaming, it is radiant with the kind of glow reserved for moonlight and prom queens. You see, my eyes have just been released from the final word of the final sentence of Charles...

Pros: Baxter creates rich characters with deceptive ease, depicting the enormity and unpredictability of love.

Cons: This character-driven novel will likely not appeal to those preferring their fiction action-packed.

The Bottom Line: This is an extraordinary novel of the complexities of love, told through the narratives of varied, interconnected characters.

Review: This epinion was written as a part of the 2001 Valentine’s Book Write-Off, hosted by jenni1396. Please also read the contributions of my colleagues: AinsleyJo, arnamenta, beckish, dandj, grumpifrog, jenni1396, lkvanvoorhis, jankp, mtbat, pacbaystat,...