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The way this book portrays this dreamy nightmarish madness is sooooo š¤¤š¤¤ like simply delicious delectable and you MUST read it visually to get the impact of the textual formatting. Trying to recreate as best I can as an example of what currently has me gnawing (please excuse the _ to try to achieve spacing and also do not fear: out of context & no spoilers)
"I blinked, and I blinked, and I blinked. I blinked back to reality."
Followed closely after by
"This is over. I never want to see you again. Over ______Never _____________Over____________never ________________Never____________over Over ______________Over I hear those words in her voice Over and Over. Over."
And there are also poems in all sorts of wacky shapes, idk what the term for that is but I just can't imagine how an audiobook would read them to give the same effect. But I've just before rooted for characters to lose their sanity just so I could enjoy the way it gets depicted.
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the author should be using such vivid descriptions more sporadically imo, it just gets a little too much
ALSO, if you're using non-english words [and entire sentences] it should be the ones that have no direct translations (like honorifics or interjections or nicknames). if you're translating right after, might as well just write in english. this is a book aiming for an international audience after all. it gets tiring fast.
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seema commented on broenyn's review of My Husband
She's very particular. She has a color for each day of the week. Her outfit, hair, nails, and even perfume are perfectly curated to fit the latest trend. Her whole personality is shaped so that she will always be the perfect wife for her husband. She doesn't go anywhere without thinking about her husband.
And he's, well...he's her husband.
This book was absolutely incredible! It was so fun being inside the FMC's head and I genuinely laughed out loud multiple times. The audiobook was also perfectly narrated to encapsulate her inner monologue.
If you want to read a book that's fully inside someone's head, inspecting every one of her thoughts and actions, this is it. If you want an FMC with anxiety and OCD rep, this is her. If you want to examine an uncomfortably troubling marriage, this is the couple. If you want an ending that might just knock your socks off, this is the book! I loved this so much.
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