The Wives of Bath Book

I'm not sure why I do this to myself, except that I paid a pound for this book in some back alley in Dartmouth so you get what you pay for. It did what I needed to do which was help pass the time on a 10 hour flight with a 4 hour layover. I was tired and didn't want to think about things like plot and character development. But that said, there wasn't much redeeming about this story. The characters were ridiculous (does the author even KNOW any successful attorneys who would give up everything and become essentially slaves to a guy whom they had a one night stand with)? And how does a eco-terrorist masochist turn out to be really a closeted friendly gay man? And some hot shot real estate agent giving up his lucrative business in London, how does he NOT quit the local idiot's firm and interview elsewhere when the local idiot refuses to be "understanding" about him becoming a single dad? If he was so good at what he did, how could he stop thinking he couldn't do he's stuff elsewhere?

Oh wait, I'm overthinking this aren't I? It's chick lit lite. You don't think. But come on. I happily admit I like a bit of fluff. I don't have to always watch serious art films. I can enjoy a stupid comedy with a great fart joke. Same goes for books. But suspending my disbelief goes to situations and environments. You tell me this took place on a planet called Pregdimium and everyone rides unicorns, I can go with it. But I can't suspend my disbelief that an intelligent woman, who's successfully climbed the career ladder, would willing STAY in a relationship that was not only emotionally damaging but dangerous* to her and her baby's health because she's "unsure". And then I'm supposed to chock that WHOLE storyline up to "oh the guy really isn't an complete masochist and all around jerk, he's just "pretending" to be one to hide the fact he's gay." WTF?! Disrespecting intelligent women AND gay men. Awesome. [insert sarcasm, heavily dripping with.]

And yes, I know I spoiled everything. And no, I didn't put in a spoiler alert.

*Yes, I am aware that women stay in crappy relationships for no real good reason. Often these women are incredibly intelligent and talented. And if this was a book about spousal abuse, my comments would be inappropriate. As this is totally a chick lit lite book, the whole story line is completely grotesque and unbelieveable.

**This book is also very disrespectful to environmentalists, who are not all crazy radicals and who are actually trying to make a positive impact on this planet.

Yeah, I really didn't like this book.