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Het bewijs van de affaire by Taylor Jenkins Reid

38 reviews

meeklovestoread's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I've been going through TJR's backlist and thought I'd pick this up and in classic TJR fashion. I enjoyed it. It's pretty short so there wasn't much depth to it, but I still like the characters (David and Carrie). I love how respectful they were toward one another even in the beginning. I'm not sure if this was done deliberately but I noticed as David and Carrie's relationship starts to strengthen, the ending marking to their letters starts to become more affectionate. "All the best, Carrie" turns into "All my love, Carrie". And "Yours, David" turns into "All yours, David". And in the end, they both end their letters with "love" so I thought that was a cute thing that she added.

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I still don't like the fact that David stayed with his wife. Like I understand, but she was literally willing to run off and marry another man despite being committed to David and bearing four children with him. To me, cheating is just unforgivable and the ultimate sign of disrespect in a relationship. Also, I wonder what David would've done in the end. He doesn't seem like the type of guy that would not want to see his daughter. Guess we'll never know.

Love the Mick Riva and the Daisy Jones & The Six cameos!

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claudia_moreira's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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beatriks's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Nice quick read, Taylor Jenkins Reis never fails to deliver.
Good ending!

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courtfoster's review against another edition

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dark fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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evreardon's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Way too short yet perfect at the same time

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bedtimesandbooks's review against another edition

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hopeful sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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val_theburrowofstories's review against another edition

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emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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braveprincess11's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Told entirely in letters and only 88 pages, Taylor Jenkins Reid has done it again.

It’s short and concise, but it also includes every detail you need. You get the feeling of every relationship - Carrie & Ken’s, David & Janet’s, Ken & Janet’s, and the genuine friendship between Carrie & David - from just the exchanged letters.

From here, without spoiling anything, all I can say: Fuck Ken, he is so incredibly spineless and horrific, I am shocked to my core

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sparroues's review against another edition

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sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

It's my own fault, I don't know why I picked this up when I hate reading about infidelity. I think I would have liked it if it had turned out to be a thriller, or have some sort of twist other than the fact that

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she cheated too in the end, and that it's not her that's "broken" and can't get pregnant, it's her husbands "fault".

This is my first TJR read and I hope her other works are better than this.

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isabezza's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful fast-paced

5.0

I chose this book as a short read to pass the time and relax between exams today, and TJR has once again taken my breath away. I have never become so attached to characters in such a short space of time, reading this short story. I have never cried at a short story before, but TJR's words work fantastically in epistolary fiction and dialogue. I would recommend as an introduction to TJR's emotive writing style, because I cannot imagine reading this and remaining objective. It is truly beautiful.

"It is funny the crazy things our brains make up to save us from the truth."

"I’m not quite the man I pretend to be, and she’s certainly not the woman I thought she was."

"I feel like the girl at the party nobody wants to dance with. There I am, hoping someone might choose me, while the rest of the world goes on dancing."

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