Stephanie S. reviewed on 9/19/2014 + 168 more book reviews

I wish I appreciated Erich Segal's writing style more. Man, Woman and Chaild is very readable, in that it has lots of dialogue intersperced with a few quick lines of set up, it's fast paced, events happen quickly, and the story moves steadily. But, his style of writing seems thin to me. Remote even. He knows exactly where the story is going, but he leads the reader there without frills or even "feeling". Odd, this lack of feeling, since his characters suffer greatly (in this case lots of guilt and remorse for "the man", anger and hurt for "the woman", etc.) and their every thought is revealed before they speak their next line. Like I said, I wish I appreciated the style more.

*** Three stars for being readable, but only three due to the lack of fireworks.

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