pickI loved having the physical copy of this book. I ate it up in less than a week! I can‘t say too much or I‘ll give something away
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pickI loved having the physical copy of this book. I ate it up in less than a week! I can‘t say too much or I‘ll give something away
so-soI heard about this book when the author appeared at an event at last year‘s Cheltenham Literature Festival, and I had high hopes, but it wasn‘t what I expected and I‘m not entirely sure how I feel about it! The novel takes us inside the head of a 40-year-old neurotic mother who is obsessed with her husband. It‘s a rollercoaster ride through one week of a relationship that‘s perfect from the outside, but deeply flawed within
pickBooks that are described as “psychological thrillers” or like Gone Girl are not normally my wheelhouse but I‘d seen so many good reviews of this and it did not disappoint. It rips along as the interior monologue over the course of a week of a woman obsessed with her husband. While the obsession might be off putting to read there are parts that are genuinely funny ⬇️
pick4/5 🌟
Dysfunctional but entertaining. At least, it made me feel better about myself and my marriage. Read at your own peril.
Plan for March:
Kindle TBR: Death of an Airman
Physical TBR: My Husband
Online book club: The Forty Rules of Love
IRL book club: The Spinning Heart
New (to me!): You Let Me In
pickWhat...an experience! I viscerally felt the narrator's exhaustive anxiety, desperation and neuroticism. While this work is hyperbolic, there is something unmistakably captured that exists in many heterosexual relationships that I have witnessed. I do think women can acceptably get away with losing themselves in a man and hiding from themselves and their real issues.
pickI enjoyed this one , a woman obsessed with her husband. Well written in a suspenseful way. But , the ending was terrible! It kind of ruined the book for me. Still, I look forward to more by Maud Ventura.
#BookReport 06/24
I had another really good reading week. I enjoyed all my books although I had higher expectations of the Ernaux.
pickA French woman, in her 40s, obsessed with her husband. She calls it being in love but it‘s more about being in control . She keeps track of everything he says and does and interprets in her very own way. As a reader I was waiting for something to break this cycle of neurosis and control. What happened surprised me! A fun read!
#52BookClub24 - Timeframe spans a week
Kristy_K, LaraReads, KarenUK, Hooked_on_books, BarkingMadRead, Crazeedi, brittanyreads, Graciouswarriorprincess, Magpiegem, BookBelle84, Larkken, jenniferw88, julesG, Deblovestoread, MidnightBookGirl, Librarybelle, triplem80, maich, Tove_Reads, slategreyskies, Read4life, Bluebird, kwmg40, eeclayton, hissingpotatoes, Book_Lover95, TheAromaofBooks
Hiding from my bf and 2 toddlers so I can read and shovel nachos in my face. Alone. 🙃🤣
