A review by shareh
I Married You for Happiness by Lily Tuck

emotional reflective slow-paced

3.0

It was a good and quick read. The format was a bit confusing at first but what made it interesting was how it connects to the concept: A woman whose husband recently died and she recalls their past and experiences throughout the relationship. Having a format with different timelines and written in short sentences or paragraphs, it gives you an accurate feel of actually remisniscing random moments that happened. The main character, Nina, was written in a way that it's hard to sympathize her current situation. I did not get the sense of having a character development from any of them. Though, I really liked the husband, Philip; him lecturing about maths, probability, logic, and more gave him a sense of uniqueness and made me more intrigued by him.

I liked it. Majority of the reasons why the story captivated me was the lectures and revelations mentioned as you read. And, generally, the book has an elegance to it that I could not describe through words.