Reviews with content warning for Infidelity - Evidence of the Affair

Told entirely in letters and only 88 pages, Taylor Jenkins Reid has done it again.

It’s short and concise, but it also includes every detail you need. You get the feeling of every relationship - Carrie & Ken’s, David & Janet’s, Ken & Janet’s, and the genuine friendship between Carrie & David - from just the exchanged letters.

From here, without spoiling anything, all I can say: Fuck Ken, he is so incredibly spineless and horrific, I am shocked to my core

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agiecummings's review against another edition

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emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Super super quick read. Still has some signature TJR magic, but I didn’t love the ending. I felt like this was a really interesting story, and I loved the format of telling this through letters. And overall, I felt like the story was really sweet, but the surprise ending was a little off-putting.

But the idea that two spurned spouses would potentially find solace and friendship/love in each other as they navigate discovering their partners’ affairs feels very realistic and the piece thus feels very authentic.

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sparroues's review against another edition

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sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

It's my own fault, I don't know why I picked this up when I hate reading about infidelity. I think I would have liked it if it had turned out to be a thriller, or have some sort of twist other than the fact that

she cheated too in the end, and that it's not her that's "broken" and can't get pregnant, it's her husbands "fault".

This is my first TJR read and I hope her other works are better than this.

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isabezza's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful fast-paced

5.0

I chose this book as a short read to pass the time and relax between exams today, and TJR has once again taken my breath away. I have never become so attached to characters in such a short space of time, reading this short story. I have never cried at a short story before, but TJR's words work fantastically in epistolary fiction and dialogue. I would recommend as an introduction to TJR's emotive writing style, because I cannot imagine reading this and remaining objective. It is truly beautiful.

"It is funny the crazy things our brains make up to save us from the truth."

"I’m not quite the man I pretend to be, and she’s certainly not the woman I thought she was."

"I feel like the girl at the party nobody wants to dance with. There I am, hoping someone might choose me, while the rest of the world goes on dancing."

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hattiereadssomanybooks_x's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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theatomicblonde22's review against another edition

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challenging emotional sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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