pickI listened to this one and I actually felt relief when I got to the end as it was SO relentless in its portrayal of a woman stuck in a horrible marriage. It was like living in her head/story. So well written and I imagine a lot of women will relate to at least aspects of it. “I was in charge of everything and in control of nothing.”
pickThis novel was a weak pick for me. I can't say I enjoyed reading the book but it was hard-hitting and felt very honest. I was going to abandon it at first but then wanted to see how the main character would evolve.
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pickThis held up to all the great reviews here - I loved it. A very creative approach to a story of a marriage and everything below the surface, which changes one day when Kathleen gets into a pool and doesn‘t come out.
pickI didn‘t walk today, but I did finish The Husbands. It was an interesting book with a unique premise. I wasn‘t in love with the ending, but it made sense for the book. Here‘s little George by herself and with our old boy, Cow. He‘s often grumpy, but he likes her.
I just realized this existed (I was going to say I "discovered" it, but that seemed a little too Christopher Columbus) and knew I had to join in!
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I‘m developing a new appreciation for short stories and novellas. Somehow with this one, though, it dragged at times for me despite its short page count. I did really like the ending and the way the tension built.
pickThis is a quick one (read/listened to it all today), and I really liked it. It's kind of brutal, but it's more relatable for me than All Fours, which has similar themes (midlife, the unequal nature of marriage, etc). The weaponized incompetence, the shifting of narrative so the actions of one partner are always justified, the inclination of the other partner to internalize all of the problems in the marriage...all feel true/familiar. #tob25
No walking today. We went to the samurai exhibit at the History museum downtown, and the city‘s Christmas tree is now a Mardi Gras tree. I‘m reading The Husbands in ebook format. Interesting premise: a woman‘s attic provides her with a husband she never had, then she discovers she can get a different one every time she sends the current one into the attic.
