DSL February Read: Mary's Pick

The Feast of Love by Charles Baxter

Baxter has described this book as kind of a modern retelling of A Midsummer Night's Dream. It involves a bunch of love-struck characters, some of whom are paired up with the right people, some with the wrong people. None of the characters should fit together (a couple of punk rock kids, a bland, but good-natured coffee shop manager, a philosophy professor, a mean-hearted lawyer, etc.), but they do anyway. It's a beautifully written book, very sad and very romantic.

This is one of my favorites, though I haven't read it in awhile. I thought it might be a good one for Valentine's Day. Enjoy!

posted by mary_m @ 10:08 AM 5 comments