The 158-Pound Marriage by John Irving

The 158-Pound Marriage

John Irving

176 pages first pub 1974 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary romance dark reflective slow-paced
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The darker vision and sexual ambiguities of this erotic, ironic tale about a ménage a quatre in a New England university town foreshadow those of The World According to Garp; but this very trim and precise novel is a marked departure from the auth...

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Community Reviews Summary of 564 reviews

Moods

emotional 72%
dark 45%
reflective 36%
tense 27%
funny 18%
sad 18%
adventurous 9%
challenging 9%
lighthearted 9%

Pace

slow 63%
medium 27%
fast 9%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 80% | Plot: 20%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 40% | No: 30% | Yes: 30%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 60% | No: 40%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 70% | It's complicated: 30%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 10%

Average rating

3.13

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