Review by eaxt0412 - Dept. of Speculation

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Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill

3.5

reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The story of a marriage and an affair. A blended recounting that captures the maddening hamster wheel of trying to make sense of your partner’s cheating through research, literature, self-help, and stories/advice from your peers, but realizing over and over again that no matter how much context you have, you can’t stop hurting. I wasn’t blown away by this book, but I respect it for what it is.

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