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Dec 28, 2017FVReader rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Could I be becoming a Hemingway fan?! This story is incredible. The writing is descriptive without emotion, it pulls one in. The story is bizarre and keeps one guessing. This is a strange story of want, desire and need. No matter what Want is satisfied, it doesn't quench the thirst or need. There is no contentment. There's also a power struggle of the sexes. There's a gender fluidity that causes issues between the couple. Can equality ever be reached between the sexes? David is so very passive. He does everything Catherine asked...yet he's not happy. If he's stood up at some point to Catherine's wishes, would the story have changed? That's an age-old question, in terms of Adam and Eve, which this story parallels. I really liked the parallels to Adam & Eve's story. The paradise, the bitten apple and the fall afterwards. I became aware of this book through reading The First Love Story: Adam, Eve, and Us by Bruce Feiler. I'm glad it was brought to my attention. I very much enjoyed this.