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A review by elnechnntt
Heartsick: Three Stories About Love and Loss, and What Happens in Between by Jessie Stephens
3.0
3.5 stars.
I enjoyed this much more than I anticipated. Stephens is a great writer but about two thirds through it all began to feel dragged out and formulaic.
The three narratives merge into one and there isn’t enough stylistically to give each voice enough of an individual presence in the book. It made me begin to question just how much Stephens added in which then kept pulling me out of the narratives. I also would have liked at least one narrative that didn’t involve infidelity.
An engrossing read, slightly less sophisticated than Three Women, but one that will command a popular audience.
I enjoyed this much more than I anticipated. Stephens is a great writer but about two thirds through it all began to feel dragged out and formulaic.
The three narratives merge into one and there isn’t enough stylistically to give each voice enough of an individual presence in the book. It made me begin to question just how much Stephens added in which then kept pulling me out of the narratives. I also would have liked at least one narrative that didn’t involve infidelity.
An engrossing read, slightly less sophisticated than Three Women, but one that will command a popular audience.