Kimberly Harrington

Started out good, laugh out loud funny because the author and I are the same age so we had some childhood nostalgia in common. But after a while her essays became cynical and not funny, like she was trying to hard to make light of the situation but still failing. Plus, given the fact that she's still not divorced from her husband I don't think its a book about divorce, but more about how she and her husband live separately in the same house. Honestly the whole thing just made her sound like a selfish narcissist and her husband like a saint for putting up with her crap.… (altro)

Very relatable book about the complexities of relationships. Maybe not lasting decades, marriage and children, but I think we've all had relationships where we stayed because it was comfortable and while not great, not bad either. Smart, funny, sad, hope-inspiring and hope-crushing this book covers a lot of ground spanning the beginning loving phase of their relationship to the end more "meh" phase. I appreciated the honesty the author showed by trying to as open as possible and exploring both sides of the marriage and reflecting on her own struggles and contributions.… (altro)