A review by lizritchie22
Adèle by Leïla Slimani
4.0
*4.5 stars*
Adèle is a short and quick read about a woman who struggles with infidelity and sex addiction. The author gives us glimpses inside her childhood and adolescence revealing pieces that may have led to her problematic behaviors as an adult.
When her husband finds out about her cheating and affairs, the couple does everything they can to save their marriage. Mostly this comes from Richard's, her husband, controlling behavior over her.
For me, I thought Slimani, the author, did an incredible job capturing addiction and how it affects the spouse and the family. You see the desperation of Adèle to make right and absolve all her wrongs. You see the creeping of her addictive thoughts start to return and you see her relapse. The last few pages are absolutely beautiful and poetic. You read Richards bargaining and pleading for his addict wife to return home and the promises he makes that "things will be different".
I'm disappointed in the low ratings this book has. I couldn't put Adèle down and finished this book in about 3 days.
Adèle is a short and quick read about a woman who struggles with infidelity and sex addiction. The author gives us glimpses inside her childhood and adolescence revealing pieces that may have led to her problematic behaviors as an adult.
When her husband finds out about her cheating and affairs, the couple does everything they can to save their marriage. Mostly this comes from Richard's, her husband, controlling behavior over her.
For me, I thought Slimani, the author, did an incredible job capturing addiction and how it affects the spouse and the family. You see the desperation of Adèle to make right and absolve all her wrongs. You see the creeping of her addictive thoughts start to return and you see her relapse. The last few pages are absolutely beautiful and poetic. You read Richards bargaining and pleading for his addict wife to return home and the promises he makes that "things will be different".
I'm disappointed in the low ratings this book has. I couldn't put Adèle down and finished this book in about 3 days.