Joshua Henkin is giving one signed copy of his new book Matrimony, in paperback away to one super-special commenter!!! Seriously this book has been all over the web, and back and I am guessing you just HAVE to read it. This week is Book Blogger Appreciation Week as well, and this giveaway will add to the love being posted around this bloggie-blog world.
To enter the drawing: 1.) Comment on this post for one entry 2.) Post about it on your blog for an additional two entries.
The super-lucky-ducky winner will be chosen on the 22nd!!!
*edit: I didn't feel right about my review, Matrimony was a good read, and I think I was just overwhelmed by other reads at the moment. Please take the time to re-read. (:
Title: Matrimony: a novel Author: Joshua Henkin Pages: 291 Yearly Count: 31 About a man (Julian), his wife (Mia) and all that surrounds them this is a novel about all that they are about. It covers them from college, even before they met, to their late 30's and all that goes on in those years, the joys, tragedies and what has made them what they are. However it for me it didn't go too far beyond chick lit really. It was mild, temperate and warm, and it made me enjoy the evenings I spent reading it as I would enjoy a cozy bath. It was like that familiar face you know you have seen somewhere, but are not sure where- and then you realize it is a conglomeration of many faces, in many places, that is what Matrimony is like- deja vu.
Julian was the main man, and I enjoyed that he had the many honourable character traits. The remaining peeps were not as strong as I would have liked, but this could have been because I had a hard time with their standards. Mia and Carter seemed too full of immaturity and selfishness to really function in society, however they both separately realised this which made them more enjoyable after their change. Matrimony as a whole was a good read, enjoyable and an all-too-real-account of life, marriage, and the choices that we make coming back to bite us in the butt!
I did keep reading it, and was drawn to it, I think mostly because it was easy to read and entertained me. Joshua's writing style was easy to follow, and seemed to flow effortlessly into my eyes. It was there for me to enjoy and if only to veg-out after a thick-heavy-hard read, it was for sure worth my evenings spent with it.
