A. S. A. Harrison – Cannonball Read 17

I just can’t with this book

The Silent Wife by A.S.A. Harrison

June 3, 2023 by genericwhitegirl 2 Comments

Reasons why this book grated on me (mild spoilers but I don’t care, you shouldn’t read it anyway): Copious boob descriptions. Behold: The twin peaks that strain against the middle buttons of her blouse Her soaked T-shirt leaving her as good as naked from the waist up. But even though her breasts were resplendent – small but perfect, with nipples standing up like finials in the pelting rain… The nipples inert in the heat of the day The way she let it all hang out […]

Oooh, Nice Twist

The Silent Wife by A.S.A. Harrison

October 9, 2021 by ASKReviews Leave a Comment

BINGO: Free: My colleague gave this to me when she finished reading it. Best for: Fans of mysteries told from a couple of different perspectives. In a nutshell: Jodi and Todd have been together for 20 years, though they aren’t married. Todd regularly cheats on Jodi. Todd has gotten his latest paramour, Natalie, pregnant. Natalie is the daughter of one of Todd’s childhood friends, Dean. Events transpire. Worth quoting: Really anything Todd from Todd’s perspective was so representative of how I imagine oblivious vaguely misogynistic […]

First Part Setting the Two Main Characters Was Great, Rest of Book Didn’t Work

The Silent Wife by A.S.A. Harrison

June 14, 2019 by Classic Leave a Comment

Well not too much to say about this one besides it was ultimately a disappointment. I thought I was going to get into a psychological thriller about tihe ins and outs of a marriage. I think in the end I didn’t like this book because I didn’t have sympathy for “the silent wife” or Jodi. She just passively lets everything happen to her and she lashes out here and there, but not in a big way. And the ending left everything up in the air. […]

I Feel Very Alone in My Opinion

May 9, 2018 by Melina 2 Comments

When one of your favorite people (Anne Lamott) tells People magazine that she, “gobbled it up in one sitting” and you slogged through the book trying to figure out what “good writing” Lamott was talking about, you feel badly about things. I feel badly about myself. It’s like why do I suck so much? But hey, maybe this book isn’t for me. Maybe the movie coming out with Nicole Kidman will strike the nerve that the book did not do for me. Maybe. Maybe I’m […]

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