450 reviews for:

Ex-Wife

Ursula Parrott

4.18 AVERAGE

wisch's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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"Men used to bring me violets and now they bring me Scotch. Liquor isn't a gift to a woman, it's just an investment in her"

Depressing in a car-crash, had-to-look way. Well-done stream of consciousness. Tangible despair and pretense of fun.

meredith_summers's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

inphemeral's review against another edition

4.25

emotional funny hopeful sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

meikemols's review against another edition

4.0

funny fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

thegothiclibrary's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

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A fascinating tale of a young woman going through a divorce in the 1920s, partially inspired by the (originally anonymous) author's own experiences. Looks frankly at sexual freedom, abortion, domestic abuse, sexual assault, and the complicated feelings that can attend the dissolution of a marriage. Explores the precarity of the Modern Woman, often contrasting it to the perceived stability of the Victorians.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Abortion

caldridge's review against another edition

3.0

reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

brookebartolovich's review against another edition

2.0

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this was fine I’m embarrassed how long it took me to finish I think starting and stopping really messed with the flow of the story for me but men are bastards and I stand by that 

glassie's review against another edition

4.0

funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

brieizziye's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Absolutely timeless. Author was an brilliant woman. 

bex1991's review against another edition

5.0

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Each generation believes they invent everything, and this book is a shining example of how little we have changed as a species, a culture, a living. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Violence, Abortion