Reading Assignment

"Against Love"
Laura Kipnis
2003, Pantheon Books

I was, and am, highly amused by this book, but that could be because I'm in the "adultery is good for marriage" camp on the grounds that a well-fucked husband makes for a happy home. (Um, guys, a quarterly resigned sigh of "well, go ahead, hop on," does not constitute being well-fucked, no matter what your wife says. She knows this, and no matter what you may tell yourself, you know it, too.)

It's snappy and hilarious, and very, very smart.

So, buy it, borrow it, read it, and we'll reconvene here in a few weeks to discuss.

Gentlemen, if your wife controls the household finances and makes you account for every dime you spend, ask for an advance on your allowance and say you really, really need that Luke Skywalker battery-powered lightsaber with sound effects. I'll phony up a receipt for you, you big pussy.