"Hilariously funny Lydia Millet’s novels raise the bar for boldness." —Rene Steinke, New York Times Book Review. In this “comic masterpiece” (Salon), honeymooners Deb and Chip—our opinionated, skeptical narrator and her cheerful jock husband—befriend a marine biologist who discovers mermaids in a coral reef. As a resort chain swoops in to exploit the shy creatures, the newlyweds unite with other /5(). · Mermaids in Paradise is Lydia Millet's funniest book yet, tempering the sharp satire of her early career with the empathy and subtlety of her more recent novels and short stories. This is an unforgettable, mesmerizing tale, darkly comic on the surface and illuminating in its depths. more/5. · In her new book, “Mermaids in Paradise,” the narrator, Deb, a cheerfully skeptical, socially conscious business executive, and her new husband, Chip, are on their honeymoon in the Caribbean Author: René Steinke.
Lydia Millet's new novel, Mermaids in Paradise, is a preposterous lighthearted romp.A typical middle-class American couple on their honeymoon in the British Virgin Islands gets caught up in. Mermaids in Paradise makes brilliant comedy out of a honeymoon trip that veers from the absurd to the sublime and back again. Lydia Millet is a stone-cold geniusJenny Offill, author of Dept. of Speculation and Weather [A] deft satireMelissa Maerz "Entertainment Weekly". Lydia Millet. · Rating details · 3, ratings · reviews. On the grounds of a Caribbean island resort, newlyweds Deb and Chip—our opinionated, skeptical narrator and her cheerful jock husband who's friendly to a fault—meet a marine biologist who says she's sighted mermaids in a coral reef. As the resort's "parent company" swoops.
Mermaids in Paradise is Lydia Millet’s funniest book yet, tempering the sharp satire of her early career with the empathy and subtlety of her more recent novels and short stories. This is an unforgettable, mesmerizing tale, darkly comic on the surface and illuminating in its depths. Lydia Millet redefines “comedy of errors” in her genrebending satire of a tropical honeymoon hijacked by mermaids, kidnappers, and mercenaries. The Pulitzer. "Mermaids in Paradise" by Lydia Millet is a sarcastic, sharp look at the world when mermaids are discovered during a newlywed couple's honeymoon.
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