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Although Reinhart's Women is one of a series of novels about Carlo Reinhart at different stages of his life, it can easily be read as an independent novel.
One of the major features of interest in the novel is the changing nature of sexual relationships between men and women in the late twentieth century.
Another area for discussion would be comparisons between this novel and the similar series of novels about Rabbit Angstrom by John Updike. Some critics have also invoked parallels and contrasts between Berger's fiction and Philip Roth's Zuckerman novels.
1. Is Reinhart's Women focused strongly on its female characters, or is the novel's chief interest the point of view of Carlo Reinhart?
2. Is Reinhart a sympathetic character to the reader? If so, what qualities make him attractive? What qualities make Reinhart attractive to the women he meets?
3. What is the result of Reinhart's encounter...
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