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yashika30's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
mapepper13's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
claudia_is_reading's review against another edition
1.5
Okay, this isn't a thriller or a mystery. It's mostly a book about the disintegration of a woman's mind when her life unravels after the publishing of her husband's latest book.
And yes, the author does a wonderful job with her portrait of this mediocre, anodyne and solitary woman. So good is her job that, by half the book, I was already sick of Mrs March and I wanted her gone for good.
Some characters are horrible and yet fascinating but this wasn't the case. I simply didn't like her, I didn't care for her fate and the ending, although abrupt was not surprising at all.
And I still want to know why this is compared to Patricia Highsmith's books.
And yes, the author does a wonderful job with her portrait of this mediocre, anodyne and solitary woman. So good is her job that, by half the book, I was already sick of Mrs March and I wanted her gone for good.
Some characters are horrible and yet fascinating but this wasn't the case. I simply didn't like her, I didn't care for her fate and the ending, although abrupt was not surprising at all.
And I still want to know why this is compared to Patricia Highsmith's books.
congressbaby143's review against another edition
3.0
The book certainly had its moments. There were some funny lines especially accentuating Mrs. March’s personality.
But ultimately, it fell short of tying loose ends. I was still confused and curious at the end. It did reach an ending I was expecting but it felt like it was cut short and there’s so many things that were brought up in this book that I wasn’t told about.
Some instances are: the plot about Jonathan and his friend; if Johanna was really written after Mrs. March; what was Mrs. March up to in those seemingly absent moments when we were in her head and not actually seeing what she was doing; what was the last straw that prompted Martha to finally leave (and with a lawyer); what was bit about Jonathan and his friend talking about a parent (the mother!) being a murderer….
For it to be closed with George having an affair? It really fell short for me.
I was so curious that I kept picking this up so I could get to the bottom of things. I finished it but never got to the bottom of it. 3/5 stars.
But ultimately, it fell short of tying loose ends. I was still confused and curious at the end. It did reach an ending I was expecting but it felt like it was cut short and there’s so many things that were brought up in this book that I wasn’t told about.
Some instances are: the plot about Jonathan and his friend; if Johanna was really written after Mrs. March; what was Mrs. March up to in those seemingly absent moments when we were in her head and not actually seeing what she was doing; what was the last straw that prompted Martha to finally leave (and with a lawyer); what was bit about Jonathan and his friend talking about a parent (the mother!) being a murderer….
For it to be closed with George having an affair? It really fell short for me.
I was so curious that I kept picking this up so I could get to the bottom of things. I finished it but never got to the bottom of it. 3/5 stars.
pickupthebook's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
trin's review against another edition
1.0
I find this entire genre -- psychological suspense? subpar Gillian Flynn? unpleasant ladies acting unpleasant for 300 pages, and somehow this is Commentary on Society? -- extremely tiresome.
schrodingerlaw's review against another edition
dark
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
meryfergui's review against another edition
2.0
Tenía muchas expectativas y supongo que eso no ha jugado a mi favor.
Me esperaba un thriller psicológico brillante por los muchos buenos comentarios que he leído pero para mi ha sido bastante decepcionante. Creo que no hay mucho misterio y si muchísimas páginas que no me han llevado a ningún sitio en la trama más que a los pensamientos de nuestra protagonista (que muchas veces me resultaron pesados). Y el final me ha parecido muy acelerado y predecible… pero supongo que si hubiese leído este libro sin tanta expectativa me habría gustado más.
Por otro lado, creo que Virginia Feito escribe muy bien y hace una buena representación de lo que pretende que sea la señora March y de la crítica a las altas sociedades.
Me gustaría volver a leer algo de la autora porque creo que puede aportar mucho más aunque este libro no haya sido para mi.
Me esperaba un thriller psicológico brillante por los muchos buenos comentarios que he leído pero para mi ha sido bastante decepcionante. Creo que no hay mucho misterio y si muchísimas páginas que no me han llevado a ningún sitio en la trama más que a los pensamientos de nuestra protagonista (que muchas veces me resultaron pesados). Y el final me ha parecido muy acelerado y predecible… pero supongo que si hubiese leído este libro sin tanta expectativa me habría gustado más.
Por otro lado, creo que Virginia Feito escribe muy bien y hace una buena representación de lo que pretende que sea la señora March y de la crítica a las altas sociedades.
Me gustaría volver a leer algo de la autora porque creo que puede aportar mucho más aunque este libro no haya sido para mi.
justinkhchen's review against another edition
4.0
4 stars
A tour-de-force of psychological suspense, Mrs. March is a slow burn mystery/character study about a housewife's gradual descent into madness. Provocative, artistically unhinged, and wholeheartedly ambiguous (though there are tons of peripheral clues that will answer most of the questions) — if you're a fan of stories such as Darren Aronofsky's film Black Swan, or Death in Her Hands by Ottessa Moshfegh, you'll likely find this one equally compelling.
Don't go into Mrs. March expecting a 'popcorn thriller', because you will be bored by its lack of a propulsive plot (the adrenaline does kick in at around its last 30%, but prior to that it's a lot of protagonist's progressively skewed perspective on reality); and if you're wary of an unlikable protagonist, you might also find Mrs. March's consistently irrational behavior frustrating (I liked the novel overall and even I have had enough of her at times!).
While it may sounds like I'm giving Mrs. March tons of caveats, it remains an extremely well accomplished piece of fiction—a true Hitchcockian story. The words of caution is more to ensure it gets to the right readers — instead of people being disappointed because they were expecting something it is not (a fast-paced, twisty domestic thriller).
A tour-de-force of psychological suspense, Mrs. March is a slow burn mystery/character study about a housewife's gradual descent into madness. Provocative, artistically unhinged, and wholeheartedly ambiguous (though there are tons of peripheral clues that will answer most of the questions) — if you're a fan of stories such as Darren Aronofsky's film Black Swan, or Death in Her Hands by Ottessa Moshfegh, you'll likely find this one equally compelling.
Don't go into Mrs. March expecting a 'popcorn thriller', because you will be bored by its lack of a propulsive plot (the adrenaline does kick in at around its last 30%, but prior to that it's a lot of protagonist's progressively skewed perspective on reality); and if you're wary of an unlikable protagonist, you might also find Mrs. March's consistently irrational behavior frustrating (I liked the novel overall and even I have had enough of her at times!).
While it may sounds like I'm giving Mrs. March tons of caveats, it remains an extremely well accomplished piece of fiction—a true Hitchcockian story. The words of caution is more to ensure it gets to the right readers — instead of people being disappointed because they were expecting something it is not (a fast-paced, twisty domestic thriller).