A review by sparrowlight
The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff

I was very excited to start reading this book as polygamy, Mormonism, and murder sounded like a thrilling combination. Unfortunately, I was disturbed to discover an utter lack of writing ability, an over-reliance on profanity-laden, wooden dialogue; a truly heinous inability to utilize multiple voices (Ebershoff's imitation of an "academic thesis" made me cringe with proxy embarrassment and cry with pain); and the complete lack of any distinction between fact and fiction. This book is a pile of shite and is not worth the read.