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A review by abanym
Letters to my Husband by Stephanie Butland
2.0
I'm not into romance novels but I don't know why I gave it a try. Maybe because I found the idea of writing letters to a dead husband a bit intriguing.
But it was a bit disappointing. And this might fall under the kind of books I don't want to read often.
Here are my reasons why:
1. The narration or the whole storytelling pace was so slow that it failed to keep me hooked up. I wanted answers to my questions about what had exactly happened but then it got so monotonous & slow that I didn't even feel like reading all of the pages. There were times when I felt like reading the last letter but the other side of me didn't let me do it. Maybe I was not so patient while reading this book or it's simply very slow.
2. I understand that the plot was a situation to grief but I don't know why but it felt like it too sophisticated. Everything I was reading felt too sad like the saddest thing ever. And I felt that wasn't necessary at a certain level. Although the good part of the book is also that it is beautifully detailed.
So those were the reasons why it didn't work for me. I like the idea of sad stories that leave me weeping but I don't know if this is those kinds of stories that will, for me.
But it was a bit disappointing. And this might fall under the kind of books I don't want to read often.
Here are my reasons why:
1. The narration or the whole storytelling pace was so slow that it failed to keep me hooked up. I wanted answers to my questions about what had exactly happened but then it got so monotonous & slow that I didn't even feel like reading all of the pages. There were times when I felt like reading the last letter but the other side of me didn't let me do it. Maybe I was not so patient while reading this book or it's simply very slow.
2. I understand that the plot was a situation to grief but I don't know why but it felt like it too sophisticated. Everything I was reading felt too sad like the saddest thing ever. And I felt that wasn't necessary at a certain level. Although the good part of the book is also that it is beautifully detailed.
So those were the reasons why it didn't work for me. I like the idea of sad stories that leave me weeping but I don't know if this is those kinds of stories that will, for me.