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charity1313's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
3.75
I was not prepared for the run-on sentences stream of consciousness writing style of this memoir. It was somewhat difficult for me to not mentally edit the book for the first third. After that I settled in and was able to get past the writing style quirks and enjoy it more. On some level it's relatable to anyone who has ever experienced heart break and/or loss but in other ways I don't relate at all because I have so very, very few life aspects in common with the author. We're white and female and we've been married. That's about it. It was a memoir that gave me a different way of thinking about memoir writing and relationships...which is all I ever expect from memoir.
staciek3's review against another edition
Oh my goodness. I do not like this book. I just can't stand how it's written. It feels like a Dick & Jane book on a failed marriage. It's just not working for me. Not at all. I'm not finishing this one.
pammoore's review against another edition
5.0
I'm a huge long-time fan of Elizabeth Crane and this tender, poignant, hilarious memoir did not disappoint. Highly recommend.
emily_baldwin's review against another edition
5.0
4.5⭐️ rounded up. I think the audiobook being read by the author really allows you to consume it in the style intended.
ferris_mx's review against another edition
5.0
A "delightful" telling of a person going through divorce and recovery like what I put my ex through, and it wasn't pretty. Especially striking were the parts about maybe being clearer and if that leads to some more arguing, some more fighting, at least the communication is happening. And the part about the mutual responsibility to discover that something wasn't working and figure out how to get through it.
The straw that broke the camel's back, the husband's crush and desire to "explore" - it wasn't too late for them. They went to therapy, but the therapists let them down. The husband's desire was hurtful, but the wife's inability to consider was also fatal. I'm not saying she had to concede. but she was so wrapped up in the hurt, she didn't try to understand what was behind the desire.
The straw that broke the camel's back, the husband's crush and desire to "explore" - it wasn't too late for them. They went to therapy, but the therapists let them down. The husband's desire was hurtful, but the wife's inability to consider was also fatal. I'm not saying she had to concede. but she was so wrapped up in the hurt, she didn't try to understand what was behind the desire.