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3.19 AVERAGE
3.19 AVERAGE
Definitely a good book, but not worth 4 stars. I got into this quickly and finished it quickly, which is what I want most of the time. I did like that this was a female author writing a male narrator.
Loved this book. Could not put it down. Not sure the ending was all that satisfying but given what is happening around me at the moment, this book spoke volumes,
British artist Richard Haddon is married to a gorgeous French lawyer he met while both were studying in the United States. Seven years into their marriage, he makes the regretful decision to have an affair. Richard remorsefully processes his actions and his love for his wife as he explores what led him to cheat.
A sad and beautiful book that outlines the ups and downs of relationships in a realistic way.
Great audiobook narrator.
A sad and beautiful book that outlines the ups and downs of relationships in a realistic way.
Great audiobook narrator.
I really wish I had listened to my instincts and quit around the 25% mark in this book. So boring and the main character was so whiny and I never felt sorry for him.
The main character has no redeeming qualities which made it a difficult book to get through. I gave up after the first hundred pages.
Definitely a 3+...I very much enjoyed it.
I have never read a book where so often I went back to check the gender of the author. It is written from the male protagonist's point of view, but the fact that she convinced me it was a male writing might mean that whole Mars/Venus thing is bunk or I may need a DNA test. For most of the book I was completely convinced the writer had to be male to write those thoughts.
The only place I think she fails is towards the end where the protagonist describes clothing with references and terms that I don't think men would know (think the movie Legally Blonde).
I have never read a book where so often I went back to check the gender of the author. It is written from the male protagonist's point of view, but the fact that she convinced me it was a male writing might mean that whole Mars/Venus thing is bunk or I may need a DNA test. For most of the book I was completely convinced the writer had to be male to write those thoughts.
The only place I think she fails is towards the end where the protagonist describes clothing with references and terms that I don't think men would know (think the movie Legally Blonde).
Can't do it -- I'm about half way through and I cannot finish this. This was chosen (now rather unfortunately)as our Book Club pick. It's a disaster. Richard Haddon you are maddening in your self-absorption. Credit could be granted to the author however, she has written in this man's voice and perspective with spot-on accuracy, it certainly does provoke a reaction, but he is just far too much of an annoying, whiny, self-absorbed TOOL. I cannot listen to one more moment of this man's ridiculous life and his line of thought.
3.5 stars. Not sure why this is getting such rave reviews - it seemed like your basic "can this marriage be saved" dramedy, with the start of the Iraq war as backdrop and the added value of the hero being British and the heroine being French. It held my interest but I wasn't terribly invested in the outcome. It was reminiscent of the two main characters in High Fidelity; Laura took Rob back not because he had grown or changed but because she didn't have the energy to stay broken up and invest in a new relationship.
A tender look at the work involved in keeping love a part of your life, I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You begins with a man so far adrift from the person he'd intended to be that even he doesn't like himself very much. His quest to reunite with his admirable wife is at the heart of this novel, which explains but never excuses Richard's infidelity. Despite Richard's self-involvement and serial mistakes, it is easy to root for Anne and Richard, but the book does not make a reunion inevitable-- it is a struggle, and it is a choice, to remain married. The narrative of the breakup of the marriage is interspersed with flashbacks to the improbable courtship and bone-deep love between Richard and Anne-Laure. The book walks a sensitive line between verisimilitude and unlikelihood that makes it feel much the way true love feels-- practical mechanics overlaid with a hint of magic.