--- product_id: 43165146 title: "Modern Lovers" price: "€ 16.74" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 10 url: https://www.desertcart.ie/products/43165146-modern-lovers store_origin: IE region: Ireland --- # Modern Lovers **Price:** € 16.74 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Modern Lovers - **How much does it cost?** € 16.74 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ie](https://www.desertcart.ie/products/43165146-modern-lovers) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Modern Lovers [Straub, Emma] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Modern Lovers Review: Women you want to hang with - After seeing the many negative or mediocre reviews, I hesitated about reading this novel, but I'm so glad I did. It proved to be a wonderful escape during the early days of coronavirus and sheltering in place, and I really looked forward to "hanging" with these fascinating women. Straub is a graceful and elegant stylist and very good at drilling into her characters' emotional lives. With the exception of the odious Andrew, these are complicated and very believable characters -- not always likable, but who among us are. That's what makes them interesting. And building her story through the lenses of almost all of the characters not only made the novel more compelling, but also stronger, showcasing the ways we so often misinterpret others' actions or thoughts or fall prey to misconceptions of our own. Her take on Brooklyn today was particularly good -- gentle satire poking fun at the pretensions and pretentiousness, but with a loving eye. Straub is also very good with teenagers. Ruby was perhaps my favorite character and her interactions with her other friends and of course with Harry were lively, entertaining and also incredibly sweet. The one negative, as others pointed out, is Andrew, who was impossible to like and worse, to believe in. What a sad sack at almost 50; whiny, self-involved, self-pitying, stupid, irritating beyond belief. I'd have chalked this up to Straub's difficulty with male characters but Harry was a wonderful character, so I have to believe she either missed the boat with Andrew or had some reason for making him so unpleasant. He's the only one that doesn't grow and he isn't really mentioned in her clever finale wrapping up the lives of everyone else looking ahead a few years. I'd have rooted for Andrew to face some consequences from throwing away a considerable amount of money on a con man, but that plot line never goes forward, and for me, that was a bit of a miss. All this said, I'd still recommend this as a heartfelt, funny and very well-written novel. Can't wait to start her new one, just out this week. Review: Loved it! - I honestly loved this book. There were so many negative reviews on it, which almost deterred me from even giving it a chance. I'm glad I ignored them. This was a really sweet book that stayed with me long after I read it. All of the characters feel fully fleshed out, and each have their own interesting story arcs throughout. Modern Lovers also was very timely when it came to the environment which many generations live in today. The world is changing, and it can be scary. This book did not shy away from that. I would recommend this to anyone that wants a fun summer read that also makes them think long after they've finished it. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #607,102 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #437 in Humorous American Literature #1,895 in Humorous Fiction #11,247 in Literary Fiction (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars (7,191) | | Dimensions | 5.12 x 1.02 x 8 inches | | Edition | Reprint | | ISBN-10 | 1594634688 | | ISBN-13 | 978-1594634680 | | Item Weight | 12.2 ounces | | Language | English | | Print length | 384 pages | | Publication date | May 30, 2017 | | Publisher | Riverhead Books | ## Images ![Modern Lovers - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81wQgmNYyFL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Women you want to hang with *by B***M on May 5, 2020* After seeing the many negative or mediocre reviews, I hesitated about reading this novel, but I'm so glad I did. It proved to be a wonderful escape during the early days of coronavirus and sheltering in place, and I really looked forward to "hanging" with these fascinating women. Straub is a graceful and elegant stylist and very good at drilling into her characters' emotional lives. With the exception of the odious Andrew, these are complicated and very believable characters -- not always likable, but who among us are. That's what makes them interesting. And building her story through the lenses of almost all of the characters not only made the novel more compelling, but also stronger, showcasing the ways we so often misinterpret others' actions or thoughts or fall prey to misconceptions of our own. Her take on Brooklyn today was particularly good -- gentle satire poking fun at the pretensions and pretentiousness, but with a loving eye. Straub is also very good with teenagers. Ruby was perhaps my favorite character and her interactions with her other friends and of course with Harry were lively, entertaining and also incredibly sweet. The one negative, as others pointed out, is Andrew, who was impossible to like and worse, to believe in. What a sad sack at almost 50; whiny, self-involved, self-pitying, stupid, irritating beyond belief. I'd have chalked this up to Straub's difficulty with male characters but Harry was a wonderful character, so I have to believe she either missed the boat with Andrew or had some reason for making him so unpleasant. He's the only one that doesn't grow and he isn't really mentioned in her clever finale wrapping up the lives of everyone else looking ahead a few years. I'd have rooted for Andrew to face some consequences from throwing away a considerable amount of money on a con man, but that plot line never goes forward, and for me, that was a bit of a miss. All this said, I'd still recommend this as a heartfelt, funny and very well-written novel. Can't wait to start her new one, just out this week. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Loved it! *by A***R on July 2, 2017* I honestly loved this book. There were so many negative reviews on it, which almost deterred me from even giving it a chance. I'm glad I ignored them. This was a really sweet book that stayed with me long after I read it. All of the characters feel fully fleshed out, and each have their own interesting story arcs throughout. Modern Lovers also was very timely when it came to the environment which many generations live in today. The world is changing, and it can be scary. This book did not shy away from that. I would recommend this to anyone that wants a fun summer read that also makes them think long after they've finished it. ### ⭐⭐⭐ Okay Summer Read *by S***S on June 14, 2016* It took 300 pages, but I finally got into this read. The main problem for me was that there were too many character perspectives. The beginning was hard to get interested in because I was having trouble investing in each characters plot... Andrew for instance, was a character that was so one-dimensional and needless that I began to skim when his parts came up. I'm sorry, but after twenty years of marriage, the repetition of, "I want to deserve my wife..." Give me a break. I get where she was going with this, but he just wasn't believable and therefore, I had zero investment in his storyline. That said, the Jane and Zoe storyline was interesting... and Ruby's was vaguely interesting as well. I felt like towards the end, I was really waiting for something big to go down. Something earth-shattering to all of the characters, but really it was all rather predictable. The ending was a letdown, for sure. Especially since it took well over half the book to get invested. As a previous poster mentioned, it felt under developed. I liked the underlying themes that the author was after - especially what marriage REALLY is about... I appreciated what she was trying to capture, but it felt rushed. I do think it was an okay read in the end. Perfectly timed release date, as this would have been much more of a letdown mid-winter. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.ie/products/43165146-modern-lovers](https://www.desertcart.ie/products/43165146-modern-lovers) --- *Product available on Desertcart Ireland* *Store origin: IE* *Last updated: 2026-04-26*