Hausfrau by Jill Alexander Essbaum

Hausfrau

Jill Alexander Essbaum

368 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary challenging reflective slow-paced

Description

Anna was a good wife, mostly. For readers of The Girl on the Train and The Woman Upstairs comes a striking debut novel of marriage, fidelity, sex, and morality, featuring a fascinating heroine who struggles to live a life with meaning.Anna Benz, a...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,313 reviews

Moods

dark 77%
sad 74%
emotional 71%
tense 48%
reflective 45%
challenging 37%
mysterious 5%
adventurous 2%
funny 2%
informative 2%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 44%
fast 5%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 83% | A mix: 16%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 43% | No: 30% | Yes: 26%

Loveable characters?

No: 74% | It's complicated: 19% | Yes: 6%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 67% | Yes: 19% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 96% | No: 3%

Average rating

3.27

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