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My Husband by Maud Ventura

15 reviews

misuki's review against another edition

3.5

emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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daisyfont's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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jkrholmes's review against another edition

5.0

reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A simple but incredibly well written look at a women's love for her husband. The characters are very self aware, leading to a greater understanding and empathy for them.

The epilogue sold it for me. I loved this.

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winter_b's review against another edition

dark tense slow-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

The entire time I was reading this I was thinking "this. lady. has. ISSUES" about the main character/narrator. I am partial to an unreliable narrator so this was fun for me. Very tense!

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takarakeireads's review against another edition

4.0

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

YOOO THIS BOOK IS WILD!!!!
In the same vein as My Year of Rest and Relaxation and other such literary books about horrible people.

Just go into it knowing nothing, it's a short read and worth it.

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chickelope's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

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polysemy's review against another edition

3.75

dark reflective tense slow-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

An obsessive, tense, limerence fuelled female manipulator novel. Docking 1.25 stars though because I did not think the “twist” at the end was necessary and would honestly have preferred it without it.

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veronica214's review against another edition

3.75

emotional tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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reminiscences's review against another edition

2.5

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

Content Warnings

toofondofbooks_'s review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional slow-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

This book was exhausting because the main character is quite literally so obsessed with her husband that it has the tendency to make the reader feel sick. She puts him over everything, even their children. I thought it was so interesting reading her perspective and I simultaneously felt empathy for her and blind rage, which I think is a mark of good characterization. There's also a little surprise that took me OUT. But I can't really talk about that.

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