Who Do You Love

I read an interview with the author and she disclosed that after she and her first husband were divorced, she looked up a former boyfriend, contacted him and eventually married him. So she obviously feels strongly about reconnecting with old lovers or first loves. I can't help thinking that if she had chosen to write about her own experiences they would have been more engaging than this story. I never really felt that Andy and Rachel had the magical bond that Weiner kept telling me about, and the problems that kept them apart didn't seem resolved at the end so I didn't feel particularly hopeful that they would stay together. Individually, Andy's story was an interesting one while Rachel's was more stereotypical Jewish American princess (albeit one with a heart condition). Together they just didn't make sense. After several disappointing recent releases, I'm wondering if Weiner will ever reach the heights of her earlier novels such as Good in Bed and In Her Shoes again.