After Moondog

by Jane Shapiro

Joanne and William Green seem to have the perfect marriage, but appearances are often deceiving. For 25 years they've endured rebellious children, protected aging parents, nurtured emotional intimacy -- and mourned its loss, wrestled extramarital affairs with flawed lovers, tolerated eccentric friends, and scrutinized comic marriage counselors. Perfect is the least of their worries. Just getting through the day seems to be the more difficult challenge. Their weapons of choice? A finely-honed, razor-sharp sense of humor -- and the imperfect knowledge of their hearts.

Genres: Fiction

336 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1992

Reviews

[Lindsay Hunter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Damn. I loved this book. Captures the nostalgia and awareness of a long relationship. People grow toward and away and up. Reminds me of why I love that part in It’s Complicated when Streep and Baldwin reminisce about her 40th birthday party. Time slips through your fingers.

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

so... moondog. blink and you'll miss moondog. he's homeless and famous in new york, and he really doesn't matter... except that he does. what really matters is that joey and willie met while meeting moondog. and they become that person for each other that you'll never really stop loving even when you should. so moondog is there in the beginning... and then he's gone. which is kinda the point. or it's not.

but yeah... moondog... he's a cool cat.

[Lawrence · Rating 1 out of 5]

Tedious and trivial novel about the long term aftermath of a divorce with all the whining; affairs; anger at and obsession with the ex; all the typical responses of getting along over the years are all there leading to an unsatisfactory ending. You get the feeling that they shouldn"t have been married in the first place.