Reviews tagging 'Infertility'

My Husband by Maud Ventura

5 reviews

itsredandread's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Infertility, and Stalking

Minor: Child abuse and Suicidal thoughts

likeagilmoregirl's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

5.0

Instead of recounting the premise of this novel as other reviews have done very well, I would simply like to say that this novel is not going to be for everyone, but it is worth the attempt. 
The narrator in this novel (the wife/Obsessor) can only be described as unwell and unlikable. I found this stream-of-consciousness narration difficult to get through at times, yet I felt just connected enough to keep reading. The wife is awful, but familiar. She is representative of the contradictory lives that people who identify as women are expected to lead. And because of that, it was easy to relate to her and even easier to hate her. 
For a majority of this work, I expected to rate this 3.5 stars. Until the last 30 pages. The final chapter and the epilogue completely change the perspective we have of the wife’s actions with an abrupt, yet not completely unsurprising turn. Was an epilogue really worth treading through the entire novel? For me, absolutely, it was well worth it. This was a 5 star read for me and I can’t wait to read it again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Self harm

Minor: Infertility and Pregnancy

refrejarator's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Holy shit. I had no idea where this was going, and could hardly put the book down. Darkly humorous and very French.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

mermaidsherbet's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Gaslighting

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Infidelity

Minor: Child abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Medical content, Medical trauma, Stalking, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

gommette's review against another edition

emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Un livre très contemporain dans l'écriture et reprend des codes prévisibles, qui se lit très bien. La fin est très surprenante mais permet de compenser la folie du personnage principal. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infertility and Infidelity