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A review by emjay2021
Paris for One and Other Stories by Jojo Moyes
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
I enjoyed the first story well enough—it was pleasant and entertaining for listening to on transit. However, I was much more lukewarm on a few of the other stories and found this collection to be quite uneven.
I don’t think I realized when I started this audiobook that all the stories featured women stuck in disappointing relationships. Overall, the theme is: there’s a long-suffering competent woman saddled with a lead weight of a boyfriend/husband. I know relationships are complex, and a couple of these stories were better about portraying that complexity, but dear lord I just wanted to shout at some of these women GET OUT NOW! And then, spoiler alert, a couple of them do in rather entertaining ways, but most just choose to continue plodding along with the man-shaped lump they are currently tethered to. Annoying.
I don’t think I realized when I started this audiobook that all the stories featured women stuck in disappointing relationships. Overall, the theme is: there’s a long-suffering competent woman saddled with a lead weight of a boyfriend/husband. I know relationships are complex, and a couple of these stories were better about portraying that complexity, but dear lord I just wanted to shout at some of these women GET OUT NOW! And then, spoiler alert, a couple of them do in rather entertaining ways, but most just choose to continue plodding along with the man-shaped lump they are currently tethered to. Annoying.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity