A review by anderson65
The Wife by Meg Wolitzer
2.0
Bitter voice of wife bemoaning unhappiness in her marriage to a professor/novelist. Unhappy story with attempts at black humor that are too stinging to be funny. Identify the reproachful wife with the jacket photo of the author even though the story's description of the wife doesn't fit. Do I want to read another title by this author? Should I give her a chance to redeem herself? Are all of her books so negative? Marital sacrifices??
In the end, husband was a weak man, a poor writer who used her voice and talent. She was a weak person in that she didn't want to try to become a writer without a man. His maleness gave her entree against unfair treatment. Her children knew. They always know.
In the end, husband was a weak man, a poor writer who used her voice and talent. She was a weak person in that she didn't want to try to become a writer without a man. His maleness gave her entree against unfair treatment. Her children knew. They always know.