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A review by kamrynkoble
Becoming Sister Wives: The Story of an Unconventional Marriage by Meri Brown, Kody Brown, Christine Brown, Robyn Brown
informative
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
2.0
This is a “tell some” book. There were very few details that were new after watching all eighteen seasons of the show. It is very interesting to read though knowing that only one of Kody Brown’s four wives is still with him. It’s sad, honestly. But reading this it’s so obvious why their marriage is hard and unstable and doesn’t work.
I remain horrified of Kody’s treatment of Christine and Meri. How can you have six children with a woman and insist that you’re not attracted to her and never have been? How can you claim to have never been in love with a woman at all, after writing these chapters of your romance including everyone else’s perception of this “it” couple? Kody Brown is a psychopath either way—he’s gaslighting his wives and the audience, or he is a terrifyingly convincing actor and con artist.
I would fully believe you if you told me this was the process of writing this book:
1) Make a ghost writer watch the show
2) Come up with little tidbits that weren’t in the show
3) Rinse and repeat for each subsection and each wife
It’s just lacking personality. Any bit shared in here could easily be extracted by someone watching the show, and even so, it’s all telling and no showing. Without Sister Wives I’d never be able to separate these four women from each other.
I was really hoping for more about WHY they believe this is their religious conviction. They all chose the principle, but what does that MEAN? It’s just so shallow.
If you’re a Sister Wives nut you might want to still read this, but here are the extra pieces that stuck out to me:
- Christine really did hustle after Kody and was devastated when Kody and Meri dated anyone other than her
- Christine ate some chili cheese fries and Kody lost attraction to her because of this “chubby” (his words) girl devouring chili cheese fries
- Meri and Kody had a failed courtship with a seventeen-year-old girl before Janelle joined, but that is literally all the information they give
- Christine and Meri both had fights about how the other disciplined their children. No details, of course.
- Janelle specifically has an accounting degree. I never knew what she actually did
- Robyn LOVES her some Oprah!
Yep, that’s all I can think of for now. Fighting, no money, jealousy, hard, but it all works out in the end thanks to the principle of celestial marriage 😇🙏🏻
I remain horrified of Kody’s treatment of Christine and Meri. How can you have six children with a woman and insist that you’re not attracted to her and never have been? How can you claim to have never been in love with a woman at all, after writing these chapters of your romance including everyone else’s perception of this “it” couple? Kody Brown is a psychopath either way—he’s gaslighting his wives and the audience, or he is a terrifyingly convincing actor and con artist.
I would fully believe you if you told me this was the process of writing this book:
1) Make a ghost writer watch the show
2) Come up with little tidbits that weren’t in the show
3) Rinse and repeat for each subsection and each wife
It’s just lacking personality. Any bit shared in here could easily be extracted by someone watching the show, and even so, it’s all telling and no showing. Without Sister Wives I’d never be able to separate these four women from each other.
I was really hoping for more about WHY they believe this is their religious conviction. They all chose the principle, but what does that MEAN? It’s just so shallow.
If you’re a Sister Wives nut you might want to still read this, but here are the extra pieces that stuck out to me:
- Christine really did hustle after Kody and was devastated when Kody and Meri dated anyone other than her
- Christine ate some chili cheese fries and Kody lost attraction to her because of this “chubby” (his words) girl devouring chili cheese fries
- Meri and Kody had a failed courtship with a seventeen-year-old girl before Janelle joined, but that is literally all the information they give
- Christine and Meri both had fights about how the other disciplined their children. No details, of course.
- Janelle specifically has an accounting degree. I never knew what she actually did
- Robyn LOVES her some Oprah!
Yep, that’s all I can think of for now. Fighting, no money, jealousy, hard, but it all works out in the end thanks to the principle of celestial marriage 😇🙏🏻
Content Warnings
Graphic: Religious bigotry
Moderate: Miscarriage and Pregnancy
Minor: Fatphobia