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Originally Posted by SeaBookGuy
Yesterday, I started Some Like It Hot-Buttered, and I must say I was put off by the protagonist as seeming somewhat obnoxious. Specifically, his bragging about "getting" alimony off his physician ex-wife might have seemed anti-sexist, but I found his attitude vaguely creepy. It's as though he stayed home and raised their kids while she pursued her career: they don't have any.
I'll continue reading, but things aren't looking all that promising about actually finishing it.
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Bumped to say that not long after I wrote that, I gave up on the book altogether - Elliot was just too obnoxious a protagonist for me.