Faithful

by Davitt Sigerson

Nick and Trish married within two months of meeting each other. A thoroughly modern couple with demanding careers–Nick is a stock trader, Trish works in international marketing–they are drawn together by a fiercely erotic bond. Trish has a voracious sexual appetite, and Nick considers himself the luckiest man in the world. As they negotiate the pitfalls of a new marriage–background differences, meddlesome friends, ghosts of former lovers–they slowly grow comfortable and find bliss in domestic preparations for the blessing of pregnancy. But, when Trish’s past rears its head, she’s forced to make a choice that will set their lives in completely unexpected directions.

Alternating between electric erotic encounters and affecting portraits of fatherhood, Sigerson offers deep insights into the intricacies of love, passion, and deceit in a contemporary family.

Genres: Fiction

225 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2004

Reviews

[Janet Morris · Rating 1 out of 5]

I hated this book. It was one of those rare books that felt like it was harder to read than it should have been. This was another case of a book with characters that were just horrible people. They were uninteresting, even though their lives were so dramatic. The drama itself felt more tedious than it did entertaining.

It was boring. Seriously boring. People may want to call it complex, but it really isn't. It's just bad writing.

And the sex scenes? Oh my goodness. They were awful. Most of the time they felt demeaning. Sometimes they, along with the other commentary about the lives of these characters, just came across as completely misogynistic. It's almost like a treatise in demeaning women, especially ones who are willing to admit that they enjoy sex.

It almost felt like I was watching some horrible reality television program. No, wait. It was worse because the Kardashians have healthier relationships than these people.

[Camille · Rating 1 out of 5]

I can honestly say I felt a sense of accomplishment after reading this book, but mainly because I finished reading a book I did not like. Sometimes you feel pride when you trudge through a bad book and see it to its miserable end. I debated ticking the spoiler option but decided against it because I don't encourage anyone to read this book, possibly if it's made into a movie (I don't know why it would, but you never know) you can watch that. If you want to read it then stop reading this review, but seriously, pass on this one (even if my description sounds appealing, this book blows).

This is a story of a man who's been royally screwed over by a woman. Nick falls in love and quickly marries Trish. Trish cheats during their marriage (with strangers), gets pregnant (don't worry the kid is Nicks), then while pregnant, leaves Nick for her ex-boyfriend (moves in with him and everything, while smug ex-boyfriend is a jerk and has a sense of pride for stealing Trish away and throws it in Nick's face that he's going to raise his child). Nick spends the remainder of the book pining away for Trish and dealing with being a part-time dad. Yup, that's it. Nick is miserable, the end.

[Kristin · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this book in one day and I gave it only three stars? Yes, because while intriguing, the ending? ARGH.

This is an INDIE movie in the making.

[Dictionary101 · Rating 2 out of 5]

The mystery is why I read it to the end.

Sigerson's writing style doesn't use identifiers very often (he said, she said), so I often was confused as to who was speaking and had to reread paragraphs to get clarification. Despite my parents being raised in Scotland and England, and growing up with their slang, there were terms and phrases that I did not understand.

The sex scenes were graphic. The ending as confusing as the rest of the book.

[Lyn · Rating 2 out of 5]

I felt like this book was a strain to finish. The characters were not appealing to me as the reader. And unfortunately the sexual encounters left a lot to be desired.

Vanity Fair's review indicates the author has an intuitive understanding but after reading this book I won't trust another review by Vanity Fair.

[Tricia Cassavaugh · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 - 3

[Elizabeth · Rating 3 out of 5]

From my blog:

I moved last week. I also painted two rooms of my new apartment, and bleached damned near everything in my old apartment. I did this with one full day off work, and with minimal help. Because of those things and because it's the end of the summer and because I'm just tired, I decided I needed to read something trashy for a change (not that all my reading is highbrow - just, whatev). Faithful was the perfect choice. There were a few parts that were poignant, but most of it was just damned trashy - a total throw-away beach read. I do have to say two things about it, though - there's a lot of raunchy sex, if that's your thing, and OH YES, this novel made me feel worlds better about mine.

[Laura · Rating 1 out of 5]

Sigh. I always feel that a DNF book is somehow a failure of mine - I should have been able to force myself to like this, I should have found the characters more sympathetic, etc.. Sadly, I got 50-ish pages in and just didn't care about Nick, Trish, their marriage, Trish's issues with faithfulness and love, their friends and former lovers or anything related to this book.

[Michelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked this book, but I couldn't love it or even really like it.

[Alec]

i found this on the iron rail free shelf, where generally there are gems in among the weird self-help and how to invest-your-way-to-riches texts. so far i am underwhelmed and a little icked out.

[Michele · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sex : Affairs : Detox :

[Stephanie · Rating 2 out of 5]

I read this in the Spring of 2004 in 6 days. I remember not liking it but not hating it. It just was.