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4.0 AVERAGE
4.0 AVERAGE
Method: audiobook
Rating: 1/5 stars
Drama: 3/5
Thoughts: Nope nope nope.
All of the feelings
It’s not what the title suggests it’s so much better. If you have experienced loss you will be helped by Tarryn’s words . Wow Tarryn knows how to write the words the can wring out all of the emotions you didn’t even realize you had! I was smiling, I was crying, I was white knuckling my lemon drop , I felt all of the things.
It’s not what the title suggests it’s so much better. If you have experienced loss you will be helped by Tarryn’s words . Wow Tarryn knows how to write the words the can wring out all of the emotions you didn’t even realize you had! I was smiling, I was crying, I was white knuckling my lemon drop , I felt all of the things.
I freaking love this woman's writing.
I first fell in love with her words in The Opportunist, which I read years ago, followed by all of her other work. Some years I'll pick up The Opportunist and reread it several times and then years will go by where I won't touch it.
I bring this up, because I first fell in love with her because she made a light bulb go off in my head. People, more specifically ME or YOU are fucking CRAZY. Not your neighbors, not the man at the grocery store, not the woman driving on the road- no, ME or YOU. And it's okay. And I know we grow up in a society where crazy is the new normal. I'm not talking about that type of crazy (the messy kind or the out of the box kind).
I'm talking about the crazy where you listen to how you actually feel and sometimes you react to that voice without logically thinking (like we're taught to do). No, just reacting purely based on emotions and owning it. Yes, if you do it all the time, it's called erratic. I'm not talking about that either. I'm talking about allowing yourself the space to react to things and not being ashamed of it because it's how you feel and you have a RIGHT TO FEEL THAT WAY.
That's what this is all about. That's exactly what she writes and wrote about it again except in a different concept... DIVORCE.
This book is about the realization of that and I hope if you get it, you enjoy the message you received from this book.
and I hope you get the message IT IS OKAY to be FUCKING CRAZY.
I first fell in love with her words in The Opportunist, which I read years ago, followed by all of her other work. Some years I'll pick up The Opportunist and reread it several times and then years will go by where I won't touch it.
I bring this up, because I first fell in love with her because she made a light bulb go off in my head. People, more specifically ME or YOU are fucking CRAZY. Not your neighbors, not the man at the grocery store, not the woman driving on the road- no, ME or YOU. And it's okay. And I know we grow up in a society where crazy is the new normal. I'm not talking about that type of crazy (the messy kind or the out of the box kind).
I'm talking about the crazy where you listen to how you actually feel and sometimes you react to that voice without logically thinking (like we're taught to do). No, just reacting purely based on emotions and owning it. Yes, if you do it all the time, it's called erratic. I'm not talking about that either. I'm talking about allowing yourself the space to react to things and not being ashamed of it because it's how you feel and you have a RIGHT TO FEEL THAT WAY.
That's what this is all about. That's exactly what she writes and wrote about it again except in a different concept... DIVORCE.
This book is about the realization of that and I hope if you get it, you enjoy the message you received from this book.
and I hope you get the message IT IS OKAY to be FUCKING CRAZY.
Not my favorite Tarryn Fisher book because it is more of a romance than the other “unreliable narrator” books of hers that I’ve read. It is definitely entertaining. Billie/Wendy has spent a couple of years in Seattle at her parents to get over her broken heart after her husband left her for another women. Billie thinks she back for revenge but doesn’t really know what she wants. Like life in general, it’s complicated.
Another Tarryn book that hits you right where you need it to.
I absolutely loved the first 65ish% of this book. I could not put it down. The rest of this book pissed me off. I loved how strong of a character Billie was in the beginning, but by the end she turned into a selfish child. I seriously don’t think I’ve ever been this let down in a book. I’m still giving it three stars just because of how good the first part was. Also, she did end up with who I wanted her to end up with, so that’s a plus.
I wanted to love this--because it's Tarryn f*cking Fisher and she's a genius--but I just couldn't. The first 60-70% (I didn't look) was great! I was loving Billie and the new life she was building for herself, but then things started to feel rushed and chaotic and very inauthentic. People forgave and forgot so quickly and easily that is was hard for me to continue believing in their story. There was a subplot that I felt was all but forgotten and the ending felt very rushed compared to the first half. Not a terrible book, by any means. Tarryn's writing is always amazing. I just struggled to stay connected for the last 30% or so.
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
challenging
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I actually purchased this book when it was first released and got it signed by Tarryn at a book signing in 2019. The book has since sat on my bookshelf for almost 3 years. Time flies! Oops.
Overall I found F*ck Marriage to be an enjoyable read. I found myself comparing it to her Opportunist series. The characters were fleshed out well as almost all of Tarryn's characters are. I like that they have real faults and aren't all magical perfect unicorn people. Billie is not my favorite character though. I really just wanted to grab her by the shoulders, shake her, maybe slap her a couple times and tell her to STOP. IT.
I, like most reviewers, didn't care for the second half of the book as much as the first. The ending definitely seemed rushed. For fans of Tarryn I would recommend this book. If this is your first Tarryn Fisher book I would suggest The Opportunist series.
Overall I found F*ck Marriage to be an enjoyable read. I found myself comparing it to her Opportunist series. The characters were fleshed out well as almost all of Tarryn's characters are. I like that they have real faults and aren't all magical perfect unicorn people. Billie is not my favorite character though. I really just wanted to grab her by the shoulders, shake her, maybe slap her a couple times and tell her to STOP. IT.
I, like most reviewers, didn't care for the second half of the book as much as the first. The ending definitely seemed rushed. For fans of Tarryn I would recommend this book. If this is your first Tarryn Fisher book I would suggest The Opportunist series.