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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
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This was beautifully written and I’m sure many military families can relate to it. I had trouble connecting with the narrator and wish the story had been slightly deeper.
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informative
medium-paced
emotional
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
emotional
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Thanks Scout Press for the gifted ARC book.
THE WIVES is a memoir of a woman’s experience becoming an army wife as her new husband joins an elite unit and is frequently deployed. While the author does well in portraying army culture, the writing was bland and failed to provide information that I didn’t already know, so I struggled to keep interest in reading. At 60% in, I began skimming to quickly get through the remainder. I was most surprised that for being a journalist, she presented as rather naïve and lacking insight. I suspect this book would best fit an audience that has little knowledge about the military or those who have lived similar army wife lives and are looking to read of their shared experience.
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Simone does a wonderful job of honestly retelling the military wife experience in an exceptionally well written memoir.
As a military wife, I often find military community-oriented books nauseatingly patriotic and attempts at identifying oneself as American heroes. Instead, Simone acknowledges our lifestyle, sacrifices and challenges in a matter-of-fact way that is insightful and fresh.
Thank you, Simone, from one of The Wives you haven’t met.
As a military wife, I often find military community-oriented books nauseatingly patriotic and attempts at identifying oneself as American heroes. Instead, Simone acknowledges our lifestyle, sacrifices and challenges in a matter-of-fact way that is insightful and fresh.
Thank you, Simone, from one of The Wives you haven’t met.
Content Warnings
Moderate: War