And his attraction to his daughter’s babysitter was just a cliche. I spent most of the book wanting to smack her. Zo is so wrapped up in protesting the injustices of the world, she totally ignores her child and husband. These were not characters I could relate to. Ethan is middle aged, living the comfortable life in small town Massachusetts when it all comes apart. Told from Ethan’s perspective, he’s dealing with a newly politicized wife and his old business, his main source of funds, rocked by sexual harassment allegations. The Smash Up covers the #MeToo movement and the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation. I start reading this book that begins with a description of the division created by the Trump election on the day his supporters overran the capitol. Ethan is middle aged, living the comfortable life in small to My timing for picking this book up was surreal. My timing for picking this book up was surreal. Taking inspiration from a classic Edith Wharton tale about a small-town love triangle, The Smash-Up is a wholly contemporary exploration of how the things we fail to see can fracture a life, a family, a community, and a nation.more Startling, witty, thought-provoking, and wise, Ali Benjamin's exciting debut novel offers the shock of recognition as it deftly illuminates some of the biggest issues of our time. Enter a houseguest who is young, fun, and not at all concerned with the real world, and Ethan is abruptly forced to question everything: his past, his future, his marriage, and what he values most. When newfound political activism transforms Zo into a barely recognizable ball of outrage and #MeToo allegations rock his old firm, Ethan finds himself a misfit in his own life. Then they moved to a rural community for a little more tranquility-or so they thought. Ethan co-founded a lucrative media start-up, and Zo was well on her way to becoming a successful filmmaker. Then they moved to a rural community for a li A family is upended when their small-town life becomes the latest battlefield in the culture wars in this of-the-moment novel for readers of Meg Wolitzer and Fleishman Is in Trouble A family is upended when their small-town life becomes the latest battlefield in the culture wars in this of-the-moment novel for readers of Meg Wolitzer and Fleishman Is in Trouble Life for Ethan and Zo used to be simple.
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