Little Children by Tom Perrotta

OK, so I cheated. I saw the movie before I read the book. However, I can't be held at fault, as I would have never known about this book if it wasn't for the movie. Sometimes you have to do things in reverse order.

My review will be short and sweet: Little Children by Tom Perrotta is perfect. And for the record: the movie is a perfect rendition of the book. A rare and delightful occurrence.

More than anything, I feel like this book IS real life. Hundreds of blog prove it. Sarah and Todd-stay at home parents. Both in ho-hum marriages. Both unsure of themselves and the direction they have taken their life. They find solace in each other. Their affair is REAL. Idealistic. Loving. Longing. Obsession. Comfort. A perfect world they have created. Google blog search the word extra-marital affairs and find 9,540 results. This is what people are doing. This is what Sarah and Todd are doing.

The piece de resistance is the end. Because it doesn't end with a pretty little bow. It ends how most affairs in real life end.

And if you don't know what that ending is-Google it.