But they get the least amount of pages and even then the focus is on their having a kid. The book's only novel characters are Charles and Lawrence, an older married gay couple who want to adopt a baby. Older son is a screw up living with an older woman he doesn't love so he cheats on her in order to end the relationship. Younger daughter is a surly virgin who hates everyone and thinks she'll be ugly forever. He feels bad and waits around to see if she'll forgive him. Husband has cheated on wife who has kind of let herself go.
The plot was boring with the various storylines being mostly very well-trod ground done better by other books. The writing was perfectly fine, if nothing special, but the story itself was so. Mass hallucination? Bribery? All the critics were friends of the writer? I don't know what else would explain this book being anointed this summer's must read. After reading it, I can only shake my head in wonder and ask why. It had glowing reviews and seemed to be on every summer reading list. I'm referring to the critical reaction to The Vacationers. I'm not referring to the book itself, which had a minimal plot that was very easy to follow. I confess to being utterly baffled by this book.
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