jennadianne's Reviews (464)

I loved this read. I think you have to be a woman in a long term relationship/marriage to relate and appreciate what Krasnow is saying. While I'm not a wife embarking on a 20 year anniversary, or even ten for that matter (it will be six years of marriage this fall; nine years of dating and almost 11 years of friendship); nor am I a wife in my 40s or 50s (I'm still in my 20s actually). I started reading this book at a time when I was really pissed off with my husband. And it soldified some of my feelings of hurt are warranted... it also showed me that having my own thing is ok. And I'm not the only woman who's husband sits on the couch mesmorized by a screen while I bust my ass around the house. Since we got married, I always joked around with my mother saying the fact that my husband and I keep opposite schedules is what's going to keep us married. After reading all the stories in this book, I think that's pretty true. ;) This will be a book I give friends who are getting married.

easy read. very creative - its a dictionary that each word defines his relationship with someone. from their meeting, to the break up and why.

great read! both funny and tragic. can't wait to watch the movie now. I hope it does the book justice.

honestly, for most of the book I wad utterly confused. there's at least three separate narrations going on at the same time with no clear distinction of change of voice. but once it started coming together I got chills.

I didn't love it, but I didn't hate it either; wasn't something I looked forward to picking up every day but it was insightful. I was unaware it was a woman's true tale of being in a domestic violence situation. I'm glad she "saw the light" and was able to get out of that situation. It was interesting to read the thought process of why women stay in these relationships - what they tell themselves after the men that quote unquote love them beat them. Thankfully there were no children involved, who knows how this story would have ended up.

Not something I would've normally picked up on my own, but enjoyable. Easy read; page turner.

it was weird. I just didn't get it. felt like I was reading an episode of the twilight zone except that it just was not good. I just feel like I missed something. kept waiting for the ah ha moment that never came.

I can't think of one thing I liked about this one. If it didn't feel like it was a 5000 page textbook that I was forced to read in college I think I could have liked it. There were moments where it got good, and became a page turner the it would just stop. These moments occurred when it seemed like Bateman was going to be caught. But somehow, he didn't. He tortured and killed countless prostitutes; killed a co-worker and even shot a cop in the face, on the street and NOTHING. He told friends/coworkers that he killed people... no one believed him. Clearly, he is a psycho (hence the name) but come on! I was just frustrated with the whole thing. It took me three weeks to get this one down. THREE WEEKS! That's unheard of. I swear if I hear about one more Armani suit, Rolex watch or Ray-Ban sunglasses... I'm going to scream.

I saw the movie years ago and I think I remember liking it. I think I need to watch it again and see if it's as awful as the book was. Pretty disappointed in this one.

disappointing. a once avid reader of thrillers I was expecting more. it wasn't bad though, just seemed to lack something... left me hanging a bit.

holy cliff hanger.... guess I'll have to read the third one sooner rather than later.