A review by edgeworthstan2000
Corpos Subtis by Norman Rush

3.0

This is so incredibly different from and inferior to Mating, which is still one of the best novels I've ever read. The characters in this one are annoying, especially at the beginning. They get less so as the novel progresses, and have some real Iris Murdoch moments as they try to articulate their feelings to each other through veils of philosophizing.

I love Rush's portrayal of happy couples & their intimacy, though Ned & Nina are nowhere near the level of the one in Mating. The background of the invasion of Iraq & the ending

Spoiler

with Ned's being buoyed up by hope and optimism at the huge march

is particularly gut-punching.