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3.26 AVERAGE
3.26 AVERAGE
HOW TO BE A GOOD WIFE is a strange, intriguing psychological thriller about a woman, Marta, who suddenly feels something in her life is not right.
The story moves slowly, and all the time there was this sense of foreboding, of something big and scary waiting around the corner, ready to pounce. Despite this, I sometimes found the pace a bit tedious, and the character not terribly likeable. I wanted her to learn the truth and be safe, but it was frustrating, because people didn't believe her and it was very unclear whether or not she was reliable as a narrator, too.
It was an interesting story, but ultimately, not very satisfying for me.
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The story moves slowly, and all the time there was this sense of foreboding, of something big and scary waiting around the corner, ready to pounce. Despite this, I sometimes found the pace a bit tedious, and the character not terribly likeable. I wanted her to learn the truth and be safe, but it was frustrating, because people didn't believe her and it was very unclear whether or not she was reliable as a narrator, too.
It was an interesting story, but ultimately, not very satisfying for me.
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When I read the back of the book, I thought "This could be really good, or it could be entirely too frustrating." It fell into a third category I hadn't considered, just plain ole' flat.
I found the book didn't grip me, I really didn't care if she was in need of different meds, or if there was something more going on.
I would have liked it if the author dropped a few hints that other more reliable characters picked up on. For example, the son noticing a few 'clues' that point to the Mother's story not being entirely all in her head, but a few indicators are still missing. Still the same suspense, but it comes from someone outside of our unreliable narrator Marta.
Overall, just kind of left me feeling 'meh.
I found the book didn't grip me, I really didn't care if she was in need of different meds, or if there was something more going on.
I would have liked it if the author dropped a few hints that other more reliable characters picked up on. For example, the son noticing a few 'clues' that point to the Mother's story not being entirely all in her head, but a few indicators are still missing. Still the same suspense, but it comes from someone outside of our unreliable narrator Marta.
Overall, just kind of left me feeling 'meh.
I read this for my book club, and I was intrigued by the mystery of it. You can't tell what's really real or not. I got a little frustrated toward the middle because I wanted answers, but then the author slowly revealed the real truth and it was quite scary, creepy, and unsettling. But I admire her ability to lead me down a road I wasn't expecting!
I desperately wanted to like this as I listened to it, but it just kind of felt a little blah. I know, I know its a psychological thriller and it built up to that. The narrator was unreliable and the premise was intriguing but all the pieces didn't come together quite right for my liking. I felt like I spent a majority of this book waiting for something to happen. And the it wasn't that remarkable.
This book stressed me out. I'm frustrated by books with loose ends.
DNF I tried but everything about the story was mundane, slow, and uninteresting.
A thriller without the tension. . .or maybe it's that I didn't care enough about the characters to care how this book ended.
Marta is a woman on the edge of a breakdown, or breakthrough, for the entire book. Hector is her "loving" husband, though it's pretty clear something isn't right about him either. Why does he give her pills? Why is she so nervous all the time? Why is she so clingy to her adult son? Who is that ghostly girl that keep appearing in the house? Is Marta in danger? Is she sane?
Do I care?
Apparently I cared enough to finish the whole book. And it was ok.
Marta is a woman on the edge of a breakdown, or breakthrough, for the entire book. Hector is her "loving" husband, though it's pretty clear something isn't right about him either. Why does he give her pills? Why is she so nervous all the time? Why is she so clingy to her adult son? Who is that ghostly girl that keep appearing in the house? Is Marta in danger? Is she sane?
Do I care?
Apparently I cared enough to finish the whole book. And it was ok.
I would've liked this tied up more, but you have to admire an author who leaves it up to the reader's judgement. I think that it did happen, but have read many reviews say that they think it didn't due to what he son did later in the book. If it didn't happen, then she created quite the elaborate fantasy to explain her unhappiness!