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But You Seemed So Happy: A Marriage, in Pieces and Bits by Kimberly Harrington
4 reviews
ayowtf's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
3.75
while i believe this book could’ve been a couple chapters shorter, i enjoyed parts of this book very much. the epilogue really solidified my actual opinion of this book— harrington is such an interesting, sharp, and witty narrator. i believe others could benefit from reading this book, through its entirety [even if i considered dnf’ing it multiple times].
Graphic: Miscarriage and Grief
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Alcoholism, Death, Infidelity, and Death of parent
keeganrb's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
Graphic: Miscarriage
Moderate: Animal death and Death of parent
d0505's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
2.75
Moderate: Miscarriage
mmarlborough's review against another edition
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Harrington set out to write this account of divorce because it was amicable: they still cohabit together after ending their marriage. She found most memoirs on divorce are vicious and cruel, accounting only the pain of the dissolve. Instead, she focuses on our societal expectations in marriage, parenting and divorce- reflecting on her own through a humorous and poignant lens.
Don’t write this book off if you aren’t married: anyone who’s had a long term relationship will see things reflected here brilliantly. I liked Harrington’s writing style and her raw honesty about her marriage. She did not shy away from her own failings and cast blame on others, she owns her mistakes.
The only reason this isn’t a 5 star rating from me is because it felt a little disjointed due to the essay instead of traditional memoir format. I wanted some timeline pieces flushed out more and the flow wasn’t exactly seamless. Also many of her humorous essays were hilarious but a few felt forced to me. But I do think this book is important-I’ll be ruminating on this one for some time.
⚠️Trigger Warning: Miscarriage, Death of a Pet, Divorce
Don’t write this book off if you aren’t married: anyone who’s had a long term relationship will see things reflected here brilliantly. I liked Harrington’s writing style and her raw honesty about her marriage. She did not shy away from her own failings and cast blame on others, she owns her mistakes.
The only reason this isn’t a 5 star rating from me is because it felt a little disjointed due to the essay instead of traditional memoir format. I wanted some timeline pieces flushed out more and the flow wasn’t exactly seamless. Also many of her humorous essays were hilarious but a few felt forced to me. But I do think this book is important-I’ll be ruminating on this one for some time.
⚠️Trigger Warning: Miscarriage, Death of a Pet, Divorce
Graphic: Miscarriage
Moderate: Animal death
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