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vikart's review
challenging
emotional
tense
medium-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
I Give My Marriage a Year is a book about a husband and a wife who find their relationship troubled. Eventually, the wife, Lou decides to give her marriage a year by doing her best to fix their relationship in some somewhat absurd ways as the first month she starts with “sex”.
This book is extremely lacking in detail about pretty much anything that’s going on despite the fact that it let’s you feel how infuriatingly annoying both of the main characters can be. To fix her marriage, Lou decides to, initially, have intercourse with her partner every single day for a month instead of… Well, talking to him? Their lack of communication is deadly obvious from the very start of the book.
I think this was so bad for me as I vividly remember me going up to my partner and complaining so many times that he asked me why I am even finishing it about 3 times…
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Pregnancy
Minor: Vomit, Abortion, and Death of parent
reading_rhi's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Minor: Abortion, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury