Mrs. Fletcher (Perrotta) - Book Reviews

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Mrs. Fletcher…succeeds in ways that will be pleasingly familiar to his admirers. It uses a…propulsive plot, a humane vision and clean, non-ostentatious (if occasionally uninspired) prose to explore a fraught cultural topic.… Mrs. Fletcher is the sweetest and most charming novel about pornography addiction and the harrowing issues of sexual consent that you will probably ever read.
Chris Bachelder - New York Times Book Review


[Y]ou’re not likely to find a more pleasant story about pornography.… Which raises the question of when it’s bad to be good. Perrotta is an affectionate comic writer, but to his own detriment, he has mastered the art of suburban titillation—and he rests on it. Although lusty subjects thrum through this novel … despite its sultry promise to examine the varieties of sexual experience, Mrs. Fletcher is a tightly corseted story.
Ron Charles - Washington Post


Mrs. Fletcher  is a less complex novel, "current" in the glib fashion of Perrotta's The Abstinence Teacher. At the same time it's satisfying, wise and deeply appealing.… That's the paradox of Perrotta's work. When he's most eager to tell us who we are, he occasionally falters, whereas in his more realistic, less topical moods, he stands on a par with our finest writers of popular literary fiction, like Meg Wolitzer and Richard Russo.
Charles Finch - Chicago Tribune


 Perrotta covers the gamut of sexual issues in this made-for-TV comedy of errors.… Every character here exists in a state of sexual arousal, and the happy ending finds each of them in a satisfying relationship.
Publishers Weekly


Perrotta captures the confusion and mental gymnastics of a change in family life. He nails the difficulties associated with discarding long-standing habits and seeking out new ways of making life meaningful. —Joanna Burkhardt, Univ. of Rhode Island Libs., Providence
Library Journal


Perrotta invites us to appreciate the slow growth of Brendan's awareness…in tandem with Eve's pleasant discovery of her unexpected sexual appeal…. [R]azor-sharp … spot-on satire…from a uniquely gifted writer.
Kirkus Reviews