SPLITTING. [Import] [Hardcover]

Fay. Weldon (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 304 pages
• Publisher: NY: ATLANTIC MONTHLY PRESS. 1995; 1ST edition (1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0002239191
• ISBN-13: 978-0002239196
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Like Bridget Jones' Diary? Similar feel here!, December 6, 2001

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"tlaloc7" (Washington, DC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Splitting (Hardcover)

This is one of those delicious little paperbacks that makes you laugh aloud with its acidic absurdity. Weldon assumes an almost "once upon a time" tone to tell a fairy tale gone bad, what happens when the once-rich-but-titleless lady and the once-poor-and-titled man split up. Splitting refers not only to the various couplings of Edwin and Angelica's little clique and their inevitable upsets, but also what happens to poor Angelica's mind as it attempts to remedy the situation. You cannot help but root for Angelica and to feel like and dislike for her various personalities, and even the ones you dislike will amuse you. Not a serious read, but definitely fun to curl up with on a rainy day. (Beware trying it as a "read to sleep book" - it's humour is too sharp for that; I stayed up much later than I should have for lack of reader self-control.)

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars one of the latest books by Weldon deserves 4 stars IMHO, June 9, 1999

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Elena Alperovich (Burlington, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Splitting (Weldon, Fay) (Paperback)

For those who follow the books by Fay Weldon as they come out... i wouldn't call it her best but it is up there, with the very enjoyable ones, i liked it just a bit less than 'Worst Fears' which is an amazingly well written book with the sharpest observations and the typical dark, witty humor so characteristic of Fay Weldon