314 pages
Completed 3/23/11
When I saw that this novel was described as "hilarious," and told the story of a professor finally tempted by a student at the worst of times at the university, I was in. But honestly, without a better word, this book was stupid. Preening in the loving relationship with his wife of many years, a professor who is lackadaisical about everything school related is suddenly attracted to a pierced, goth, annoyed non-contributing student. He barely does anything, vaguely mentions issues with his college-aged daughter, which are never fully made clear, and ignores his own novel's deadlines.
This terrible story goes on with the professor falling for the student's sexual - albeit weird -poetry, and an even odder novel she is penning. Eventually he has to face a court of his peers on sexual harassment charges, and his lack of any explanation, defense, or caring is annoying. The ending? Stupid. The lack of anything clear throughout? Stupid. Don't waste your time on this one.
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