{"id":43614,"date":"2018-03-14T11:12:45","date_gmt":"2018-03-14T15:12:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/?p=43614"},"modified":"2018-03-14T14:20:11","modified_gmt":"2018-03-14T18:20:11","slug":"heather-totality-matthew-weiner-library-journal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/heather-totality-matthew-weiner-library-journal\/","title":{"rendered":"Heather, the Totality by Matthew Weiner [in Library Journal]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-43330\" src=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/12\/Heather-the-Totality-Matthew-Weiner-BookDragon-530x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/12\/Heather-the-Totality-Matthew-Weiner-BookDragon-530x800.jpg 530w, https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/12\/Heather-the-Totality-Matthew-Weiner-BookDragon.jpg 653w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/>At just two hours, Matthew Weiner&#8217;s debut novel is more of a novella, perhaps its length (or lack thereof) a reflection of his television expertise. Screen aficionados will certainly recognize Weiner&#8217;s name: he&#8217;s creator\/producer\/director of the wildly successful <em>Mad Men<\/em> and writer\/producer of the groundbreaking <em>The Sopranos<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Keeping his multi-hat creative approach, Weiner is both author and narrator here, maintaining clear control of his latest project. His crisp, precise reading is (no surprise) spot-on, as he introduces the haves and the have-nots and asks audiences to witness what happens when their disparate lives intersect.<\/p>\n<p>Mark and Karen Breakstone are wealthy Manhattanites in a stale marriage. Their indulged and adored daughter, Heather, is now a teenager, old enough to voice opinions that are dismissive of the family&#8217;s privilege. She&#8217;s taken notice of a construction worker hired for the penthouse renovation above: Bobby with his abused and abusive growing up, his prison record, his matricidal past, his disregard for reality. Heather considers him as practice for empathy-tinged noblesse oblige; Mark recognizes him as a trespassing threat. Implosion looms. Who survives?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Verdict<\/strong>: Libraries should prepare for demanding pop culture fans with literary leanings who won&#8217;t want to miss.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Review<\/strong>: modified from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bookverdict.com\/details.xqy?uri=Product2018-03-01-5239945.xml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\u201cAudio,\u201d <em>Library Journal<\/em>, March 1, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Readers<\/strong>: Adult<\/p>\n<p><strong>Published<\/strong>: 2017<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At just two hours, Matthew Weiner&#8217;s debut novel is more of a novella, perhaps its length (or lack thereof) a reflection of his television expertise. 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