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American Wife

Curtis Sittenfeld

3.76 AVERAGE

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
reflective slow-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

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emotional lighthearted slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
reflective relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I liked the first half of the book more than the 2nd half. Especially the White House section - the jumping back and forth between times bugged me and made it harder to follow.

Otherwise, definitely kept my attention and had me wondering about what life in the White House was really like!
emotional reflective 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

I gave this book five stars for several reasons but basically it came down to this - though a lot of it was tmi with the sex lives of the main characters (knowing that it mirrored the former president and first lady) I haven't read a book in a long time where I wanted to call my sister who was reading the book as well, to say are you to this part yet. Can you believe it? Great fun!!

I liked this book though I was repulsed knowing the steamy scenes were supposed to involve George W. Bush.

A consistently captivating read that had me the whole way, but I'm slightly disappointed that the central premise that drew me to the book didn't hit until the last 150 pages

Very juicy at the beginning, falls flat in the last two sections.