A review by saracha22
Hausfrau by Jill Alexander Essbaum

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

This book really had me reflecting on myself and I related to some of her inner struggles. I liked the prose, the language and wordplay was clever and made me reflect. I think the staggered storytelling made it more interesting. 

However I found the main character to be incredibly unlikeable, and the ending dissatisfying.
major spoiler: at the end it felt like she finally made a breakthrough mentally but then she just decides to jump?!? Successfully shocked me, but poor victor losing his mom and his brother so close together. That didn’t feel like a resolution to me.
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