Summerlong

Name: Summerlong
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Author: Dean Bakopoulos
ISBN: 9781681411064

Author: Dean Bakopoulos

Narrator: Luke Daniels

Unabridged: 10 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC

Published: 06/30/2015

Categories: Fiction, Literary Fiction

Synopsis

One night Don, a father of three, leaves his house for an evening stroll, only to wake up the next morning stoned, and sleeping in a hammock next to a young woman he barely knows. His wife, Claire, leaves the house on this same night to go on a midnight run - only to find herself bumming cigarettes and beer outside the all-night convenience store. As the summer lingers and the temperature rises, this quotidian town's adults grow wilder and more reckless while their children grow increasingly confused. Claire, Don, and their neighbors and friends find themselves on an existential odyssey, exploring the most puzzling quandaries of marriage and maturity. When does a fantasy become infidelity? When does compromise become resentment? When does routine become boring monotony?

About Dean Bakopoulos

Dean Bakopoulos, the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and a National Endowment for the Arts grant, teaches creative writing and literature at Grinnell College and in the Warren Wilson MFA Program for Writers.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Joy

I can't believe this has gotten so many great reviews! I am reading it for my book club and we all gave it 2 thumbs down. I live in Grinnell, Iowa and live 2 blocks from Grinnell College, that was the only aspect of this book that I enjoyed. I personally didn't like his writing style, for me, it rea......more

Goodreads review by Sarah

Summerlong was a surprise hit for me…it’s darker and edgier than the cover would lead you to believe and is going on my 2015 Summer Reading List. You can really feel this book…the simmering suburban discontent, everyone having an itch that’s just waiting to be scratched, the restlessness that comes w......more

Goodreads review by Anja

I thought the couple in this book was realistically written...even though they were flawed and did problematic things, the husband and wife were both relatable and likeable. I was really invested in both their storylines. Bad towards the end, this book sadly started to switch the focus too much towa......more