Critical Assessment "It's the rare novel of ideas that devours its readers' attention. More often . . . we work our way through these books carefully and with frequent pauses, rather than gulping them down in long, thirsty drafts. It's not a literary form known for its great romances, either, although of course love and sex play a role in most fictional characters' lives. Lily King's 'Euphoria,' a shortish novel based on a period in the life of pioneering anthropologist Margaret Mead, is an exception. At its center is a romantic triangle, and it tells a story that begs to be [...]