Two weak people wandering through life probably frustrating and certainly boring the life out of their "strong" spouses. Why didn't they just develop a little backbone at home?! It would have made everybody's lives more interesting! I felt like I was reading a Thomas Hardy novel and I wanted to scream or at least shake them until their teeth rattled. But I persevered until the inevitable end, "We'll find a way." ... Maybe. But since the overwhelming impression was that their adulterous passions arose out of an inner boredom with life, it seems entirely likely that that same inner boredom will eventually quench this new passion too.
Review of The Lady with the Dog
