The High Cost of Living [Mass Market Paperback]

Marge Piercy (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 12, 1985

For Leslie, the cost of living--and loving--is getting higher and higher. She has become involved in a strange erotic triangle with Honor, a romantic young woman, and Bernie, a homosexual street hustler. Both Leslie and Bernie want Honor, but all Honor wants is fun. Here is a powerful novel of three young dreamers cuaght up in a life-style they can neither accept nor change....

"A fiercely brilliant writer."

MADEMOISELLE

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For Leslie, the cost of living--and loving--is getting higher and higher. She has become involved in a strange erotic triangle with Honor, a romantic young woman, and Bernie, a homosexual street hustler. Both Leslie and Bernie want Honor, but all Honor wants is fun. Here is a powerful novel of three young dreamers cuaght up in a life-style they can neither accept nor change....

"A fiercely brilliant writer."

MADEMOISELLE

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback
• Publisher: Fawcett (October 12, 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0449208796
• ISBN-13: 978-0449208793
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,254,863 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars A Bunch Of Miserable Hedonists Puzzle Over Their Unhappiness, June 14, 1999

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This review is from: The High Cost of Living (Hardcover)

The characters in this novel have all the ecoutrements of interesting personalities--groovy hobbies, varied sexuality, and complicated personal lives. Yet, somehow, they remain flat. Maybe it is Piercy's intention to show how ultimately we are all really alone. These characters don't seem to give a damn about each other which makes their convoluted relations unengaging. If you're looking for a good book by Piercy, I'd recommend _Gone to Soldiers_ instead.