Review: Domestic Violets by Matthew Norman
Domestic Violets By Matthew Norman Scheduled Release Date: August, 2011 Publisher: Harper Perennial (an imprint of Harper Collins) Pages: 352 ISBN: 9780062065117 Genre: Adult Fiction Tom Violet lives in the shadow of a man he wishes he could be, his father. He works at a job he hates, has a great relationship with a girl he shouldn't be with, and a marriage that, frankly, sucks. Add a dog with anxiety, a cute daughter who sees the world as it is, a corporate goon for an arch nemesis, a few other quirky characters, and you have an entertaining, coming of age novel about a 30-something year old husband/son/father/writer trying to figure out who he is. I have to say that while the first half of the book was interesting and funny enough, it hovered around a three star rating for me. It starts out as aimless as Tom himself. The first scene is a rather awkward sexual encounter with his wife. Tom's been struggling with erectile dysfunction and the hilarity with that ens...