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Book Review of A Reliable Wife

A Reliable Wife
A Reliable Wife
Author: Robert Goolrick
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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Helpful Score: 1


This book had great promise and for the first 2 chapters I couldnt put it down but it went pretty much downhill after that. What is the deal with seriously overrated books lately? I had high expectations for this book with all of the attention and great reviews it has gotten, but I was extremely disappointed. I kept reading simply to find out what happened, but found it painfully hard to get through. This is a morbid book with much too much repetitive narration. I found it droned on and on with too much whining and not enough substance or excitement to the plot. Random events/characters pop up seemingly for no reason as they are never mentioned again! I only finished it to find out how it ended and while it concluded as I would have hoped given the surreal storyline, in my opinion it lacked luster and was too predictable. I wouldnt recommend this book unless you want to waste a week of your life reading a depressing story filled with flat and unlikable characters.