Listen to the Marriage

Listen to the Marriage: A Novel | John Jay Osborn

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For the entire time we are in the office of marriage counselor, Sandy, and newly separated couple, Gretchen, and Steve. He cheated and now she thinks she‘s in love with someone else. Can their marriage be saved? This digs deep. I felt like I was in therapy and of course I cried, lol. Sandy has some cool devices she employs and though I started out hating everyone in here, I ultimately came to root for them. A drug me through the mud hard, pick!

TrishB A very big book 😁 5y

Reggie @TrishB it was huge. I had to clean off my car seat so it would have somewhere to sit when it came home with me. Lol 5y

TrishB 😂😂😂 5y

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Reggie @TrishB actually the therapist in this book has an empty green chair in her office to remind her that she represents the marriage in her sessions. And that the marriage is sitting there in the big green chair trying to tell the couples things sometimes. If only they listen. It was pretty cool. 5y

Tanisha_A @Reggie That thing about the car seat 😂 5y

CarolynM I really like the sound of this. Stacked🙂 5y

Reggie @CarolynM I think you‘d like it. But I think there are some parts that will make you angry. And there were some allowances in here that I don‘t think I could ever allow. Idk, looking forward to what you think about it if you read it. 5y

Centique Wow - the idea of the marriage sitting there as an additional person in the room. That‘s brilliant. I don‘t know if I can do this book right now as I have a friend who downloads to me about her dysfunctional marriage (has done for years) and I may have reached my capacity! 5y

Reggie @Centique Those friendships get rough. I have two friends who remind me of this scene. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PWHfx30U4jk 5y

Centique @Reggie love “I don‘t need professional help, I‘ve got you guys!” That‘s exactly the problem 😂😂😂 5y

Suet624 I love the idea of the marriage chair. 5y

BarbaraBB On a side note: I love your space! 5y

Reggie @BarbaraBB thank you, but that is not my space, I just typed in green chair in living room for a backdrop. I wish it was my living space! Mine is very book cluttered. 5y

BarbaraBB Book cluttered is just as good. I loved that green wall on the picture but I love books more 💚 5y

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JennyM

Listen to the Marriage: A Novel | John Jay Osborn

I‘ve been making the most of the month-long free access to Scribd‘s library and listening to some beauties! These are some of my faves this month.

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Listen to the marriage made me reflect - I loved it! 🤔

TrishB I loved Luis too. I think it was one of my 99p offers. 5y

JennyM @TrishB #bargain!!! It was such a good story. I haven‘t heard much about it, which surprises me. I think most would really enjoy. (edited) 5y

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NeedsMoreBooks

Listen to the Marriage: A Novel | John Jay Osborn

so-so

Picked this on the recommendation of a bookstore‘s Insta story. It features Steve and Gretchen, a couple in their mid-30s who visit the marriage counselor, Sandy. The entire story is set in Sandy‘s office and focuses on the different sessions. It is almost entirely conversations and a bit slow. Some of the advice was good but overall an average read.

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kelli7990

Listen to the Marriage: A Novel | John Jay Osborn

so-so

This is my book review for the book my #tbrjar picked. This is my first ever #tbrjarpick. I put this ARC in the recycling bin after I finished it. This is a book I own that I‘ve just read and I‘m counting it for #theunreadshelfproject2019. I‘m glad I read it and got it off of my shelf. I won‘t read this book again.

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Dndlnz

Listen to the Marriage: A Novel | John Jay Osborn

bailed

This book was painful. I‘m not talking just about the marriage either. This book was like a punishment. I had to stop. It was riddled with cliches. This book will only turn people away from marital counseling. I was alarmed the woman, innocent of wrongdoing, had to be psychologically gutted in the process. Why are we okay with this?

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LauraBeth

Listen to the Marriage: A Novel | John Jay Osborn

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This was a pick for me but I recognize it‘s not for everyone. I wouldn‘t have been able to read this book five or ten years ago. But - if you‘ve got some marital years under your belt and are willing to be open to the ideas that are put forth here - it‘s an insightful look into a marriage that has imploded - and how two really broken and hurt people, resolve to work to put it back together, learn from their mistakes and move forward.

valeriegeary I'm intrigued but also nervous that reading this would give me anxiety. 😬 6y

LauraBeth @valeriegeary completely understandable! 6y

BarbaraBB Me too, @valeriegeary ! 6y

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LauraBeth @Barbarabb, @valeriegeary My marriage blew up years ago and we waited until after we were actually divorced to see if we could reconcile and fix it. 😂 Turns out we could and we did. But I was nervous to read this. I liked hearing the silent opinions from the counselor bc it gave me insight into what our counselor had thought about us. And I like that the book gave the marriage itself a voice. It‘s another character entirely. 6y

BarbaraBB Beautiful story of your reconciliation 💜. I would be scared to discover that my marriage (actually we aren‘t married but have been together since our twenties) is based on nothing 😅 6y

LauraBeth @BarbaraBB ❤️❤️ the good news is that the book spends some time discussing why it‘s never based on nothing: “As a matter of fact, this is a marriage that, in material terms, has been very successful. Steve made money, you got tenure, you have two, smart, terrific children. You put something together here, and it took effort. Work. You built a marriage. The invisible thing you built. It‘s something.” 6y

BarbaraBB @LauraBeth Lol, she‘s speaking about us except that Steve should be Simon 😂😘 6y

valeriegeary I am Even more intrigued now! That's it. You've convinced me. #stacked 6y

LauraBeth @valeriegeary looking forward to hearing what you think about it! 6y

Coffeedaily Marriage takes work. This episodic hashing out between partners in the confines of the marriage counselor‘s office seems realistic yet painful when the marriage is broken. It can be a cautionary tale or an instruction manual. Many times I just wanted to yell at these characters!! Worth the time to read. 6y

LauraBeth @Coffeedaily that‘s a really wonderful review! I felt the same way. 6y

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LauraBeth

Listen to the Marriage: A Novel | John Jay Osborn