Little Children

by Professor Tom Perrotta

Elizabeth Beier (Editor)

• ISBN10: 0312315732
• ISBN13: 9780312315733
• Publish Date: 1 January 2005
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: St. Martin's Griffin
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 355
• Language: English

Reviews

[jamiereadthis]

One of the unfinished casualties of the past several months. To be continued.

[anne]

Best pages 172, 173, 173, 174, 193, 198, 230 Not fond of the ending - the McGorvey part - well really??? Never liked Todd very much - I would say that more could have been done with his accident, but this would be a mean thing to say - but it is really not nice to keep people waiting.

[ibeforem]

This is one of those books where not a whole lot *happens*. You just sort of meander through the summer with Todd and Sarah as their relationship grows and other facets of their lives fall to the wayside. In the backdrop you have the saga of Ronald McGorvey and Larry Moon, a pedophile and the ex-cop who wants to drive him out of town. Mostly this book is about Todd and Sarah and their quest to figure out what they really want in life. The ending wasn’t really what I expected, and it’s a little surprising which of the two actually figures it out first. The title of this book is interesting, since the people who act most childlike are the adults — it seems that everyone is primarily concerned with instant gratification, not long-term consequences. I read this for my book group, and it was a much quicker read than I expected. I enjoyed it, and I’m curious to see how the other people in my book club approach it. Between the adultery, sexual fetishes, and somewhat misplaced feminism, I’m expecting it to be a lively discussion.