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thesearethebooks's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
atilh's review
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
felt WAY too long man, i genuinely do not gaf about eleanor’s parents or jack’s personal life. literally just give me the wives’ stories and end it THERE.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content
Minor: Toxic relationship and Animal cruelty
ixnsindhu's review against another edition
Didn't finish it. I think I just wasn't in the mood. May need to revisit it.
gobblingupbooks's review
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
tashabye's review against another edition
dark
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
hannahsonia's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
catherineofalx's review
5.0
Who peaks at their sixth novel??? Brilliant, kind, intimate, breathtaking. I am in awe.
bites_of_books's review against another edition
5.0
I'm always saying that what I look for in a book is perspective. And I couldn't ask for more from this book!
This book is about Jack Mauser and the five women who married him. In this novel, we get to see Jack through his own perspective of himself as well as the women who have shared important aspects of his life with him. It really got me thinking how not one person can be fully known, for everyone has different facets, we change as we grow older and our own perspectives on the world change as well.
This novel is also fast-paced, filled with a bit of mystery and suspense that I wasn't expecting but really enjoyed. The writing is beautiful and there are many things that can be much further explored if one just starts peeling away at the layers in the novel (spirituality, gender dynamics, Native American culture and politics, sexuality, the power of money, love, marriage, feminism, etc).
If you like complex characters, complex relationship dynamics, and beautiful writing to top it all, read this book!
This book is about Jack Mauser and the five women who married him. In this novel, we get to see Jack through his own perspective of himself as well as the women who have shared important aspects of his life with him. It really got me thinking how not one person can be fully known, for everyone has different facets, we change as we grow older and our own perspectives on the world change as well.
This novel is also fast-paced, filled with a bit of mystery and suspense that I wasn't expecting but really enjoyed. The writing is beautiful and there are many things that can be much further explored if one just starts peeling away at the layers in the novel (spirituality, gender dynamics, Native American culture and politics, sexuality, the power of money, love, marriage, feminism, etc).
If you like complex characters, complex relationship dynamics, and beautiful writing to top it all, read this book!
etherealfire's review
3.0
A novel about a man's relationships with five women and the effects it has on all of them. A great big beautifully written read. Set in North Dakota in contemporary times, it touches on various cultures. Each of the five women are very different from each other; their only real common ground is their ex-husband who seems to bring calamity to everything and everyone he touches.