elenakruse's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
3.25
Books that are collections of essays are always hard for me. I struggle to feel engaged, and if I don’t like an essay it makes me want to stop reading the whole thing. But I’m glad I didn’t give up because I really loved “Uncoupling” and the reflection upon the deep love that is friendship between women.
jillyhow's review against another edition
5.0
Loved this 🫶🏻 so great to listen to on audio and I will definitely go back and read the physical copy so I can underline all the best quotes
oneskyolder's review against another edition
5.0
• One of those books I finished and immediately wished I could read for the first time again.
• The word I’d use to describe my experience of reading The Crane Wife is “savor”—every word, sentence, and sentiment that CJ Hauser penned down felt so precious.
• Hauser is incredibly astute, frank, humorous, tender, and honest in her observations and lessons on life. I love that her essays sometimes take you on twists and turns, pulling from seemingly different or unrelated storylines, for it to all come together at the end.
• The Crane Wife (which I presume the book is named after?) remains my favorite short story and essay of all time. A few years ago, two people who were important in my life and who didn’t know each other miraculously sent me the essay on the same day and told me I would love it. And they were damn right, because since then I’ve been re-reading it every couple of months, especially when I want to feel something
• The word I’d use to describe my experience of reading The Crane Wife is “savor”—every word, sentence, and sentiment that CJ Hauser penned down felt so precious.
• Hauser is incredibly astute, frank, humorous, tender, and honest in her observations and lessons on life. I love that her essays sometimes take you on twists and turns, pulling from seemingly different or unrelated storylines, for it to all come together at the end.
• The Crane Wife (which I presume the book is named after?) remains my favorite short story and essay of all time. A few years ago, two people who were important in my life and who didn’t know each other miraculously sent me the essay on the same day and told me I would love it. And they were damn right, because since then I’ve been re-reading it every couple of months, especially when I want to feel something