Little Children: A Novel
 

Little Children

by Tom Perrotta


Tom Perrotta's thirty-ish parents of young children are a varied and surprising bunch. There's Todd, the handsome stay-at-home dad dubbed "The Prom King" by the moms of the playground; Sarah, a lapsed feminist with a bisexual past, who seems to have stumbled into a traditional marriage; Richard, Sarah's husband, who has found himself more and more involved with a fantasy life on the... (read more)

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Member Reviews

  • Carmarie
    • Rated 5 stars

    This is one of my "all-time favorites". I picked this up on a whim because I needed one more book to get a deal at a well known book chain. And my goodness....the writing surprised me...everything did. I recommend this to anyone.

    Carmarie wrote this review 10 days ago. ( reply | permalink )
  • burritos for breakfast
    • Rated 2 stars

    The movie was much better.

    burritos for breakfast wrote this review 11 days ago. ( reply | permalink )
  • Meghan  G
    • Rated 3 stars

    Really good book with fantastic characters--anyone who has lived in suburbia will find someone they know in them (or secretly relate to someone personally). One of my favorite scenes, so telling of educated-SAHM life, is the very beginning with all the mothers on the playground who can't remember the names of the movies they've seen.

    The only thing keeping me from giving this book four stars is the ending. It seemed very rushed and slapped together, like Perrota just didn't know how to end the book. The movie ending was FANTASTIC, though.

    Meghan G wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink )
  • FlorenceZimmerman
    • Rated 4 stars

    This is definitely my favorite Perrotta novel. It fits in with my "chick lit for dudes" theory, but his examination of the bleakness of suburbia is spectacular. The movie abandoned some of the better secondary characters here, which is really Perrotta's strong suit.

    FlorenceZimmerman wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink )
  • Ryan m
    • Rated 5 stars

    LOVED IT TOTALLY RECOMMEND

    Ryan m wrote this review Sunday, June 15 2008. ( reply | permalink )
  • Kelly B
    • Rated 1 stars

    too many dysfuntional and demented lives in one neighborhood. movie was a tad better, but still disturbing.

    Kelly B wrote this review Thursday, May 29 2008. ( reply | permalink )
  • Jennifer H
    • Rated 4 stars

    Not sure why there had to be the part with the pervert. This book perfectly describes how affairs happen. It's a lesson for everyone.

    Jennifer H wrote this review Sunday, May 25 2008. ( reply | permalink )
  • AddieBurt
    • Rated 3 stars

    The characters are interesting. Good story, but a little too dark for my taste.

    AddieBurt wrote this review Tuesday, May 20 2008. ( reply | permalink )
  • Shmuffin
    • Rated 5 stars

    A disturbingly good read, the characters are well developed and draw you in, forgo the movie starring Kate Winslet, just read the book!

    Shmuffin wrote this review Tuesday, May 20 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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