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A review by bookedupandbusy
My Husband by Maud Ventura
3.0
3.75
Translated from French to English, this is a quick and fun, yet dark (satire) book about a woman who is obsessed with her husband. The story is filled with toxic personality traits. She is jealous, paranoid, narsassitic and psychotic. The writing is straight to the point and executed in a way that the author gives so much power to the protagonist. Her name is also not mentioned in the main story.
The protagonist reminded me of June from Yellowface. There is always a sense of entitlement and cockiness and also Amy from Gone Girl because she is just pre-calculating and her actions are questionable!
If you find characters who only talk and think about themselves selfish, irritating and hard to to deal with, then this book is not for you. It reads like a monologue, she just constantly speaks about herself, her thoughts out loud and there is hardly any dialogue. I loved how obsessive, conniving and competitive she is in her marriage. The traps set and the punishments issued for bad behaviour.
She is very particular and plans everything, even small details such as how she will look when her husband arrives home, drinking wine or tea and/or reading a book to look intellectual, to try and seduce him. She is so toxic that she became annoyed with her own children taking her husband’s attention!
As crazy as this woman is, I am sure we can all relate to at least one of her actions in the book! The final chapter was the icing on the cake for me
Translated from French to English, this is a quick and fun, yet dark (satire) book about a woman who is obsessed with her husband. The story is filled with toxic personality traits. She is jealous, paranoid, narsassitic and psychotic. The writing is straight to the point and executed in a way that the author gives so much power to the protagonist. Her name is also not mentioned in the main story.
The protagonist reminded me of June from Yellowface. There is always a sense of entitlement and cockiness and also Amy from Gone Girl because she is just pre-calculating and her actions are questionable!
If you find characters who only talk and think about themselves selfish, irritating and hard to to deal with, then this book is not for you. It reads like a monologue, she just constantly speaks about herself, her thoughts out loud and there is hardly any dialogue. I loved how obsessive, conniving and competitive she is in her marriage. The traps set and the punishments issued for bad behaviour.
She is very particular and plans everything, even small details such as how she will look when her husband arrives home, drinking wine or tea and/or reading a book to look intellectual, to try and seduce him. She is so toxic that she became annoyed with her own children taking her husband’s attention!
As crazy as this woman is, I am sure we can all relate to at least one of her actions in the book! The final chapter was the icing on the cake for me