Tittle : Wife 22Author : Melanie Gideon
Publication date: May 29, 2012 by Ballantine Books
When I read the first page of Wife 22, I was this book is quite hilarious. With 400 pages thick, I cannot say it's a short read however the writing style is very interesting which make the book a real page turner almost sure that the book would turn out to be fantastic. Since it is about boredom in marriage, I was prepared for drama and tears. But nope, I didn't shed a tear during reading, in fact
Alice Buckle was bored with her marriage. She and her husband William became more and more distant and there seemed to be no way to reconnect to each other like the good ole' time. William then lost his job which makes matters worse and Alice was even more drawn to her virtual life on the internet. One day when she check her email spam folder, she found out that she was invited to take marriage survey. She started to answer the questionnaire then her life unexpectedly changed.
Alice Buckle was bored with her marriage. She and her husband William became more and more distant and there seemed to be no way to reconnect to each other like the good ole' time. William then lost his job which makes matters worse and Alice was even more drawn to her virtual life on the internet. One day when she check her email spam folder, she found out that she was invited to take marriage survey. She started to answer the questionnaire then her life unexpectedly changed.
Now let's talk about marriage. For those of you married folks must know that it's kind of a never ending getting-to-know-your-spouse kind of thing. Wife 22 is a very realistic story with realistic characters. I can relate to Alice and I can understand how William feels.When someone is confused, he/she might do crazy things illogical things.
The story is filled with the characters' Facebook status updates, emails and Alice's responses of the questionnaire. What I find to be irritating in this novel is, the questionnaire are place at the end of the book so you have to turn the pages back and forth just to find out what Alice was writing about. I mean, why not put all the questions and answers at the same page. I bet it would be easier for the readers to understand the story better.
The ending is quite predictable (at least for me) because I could guess what comes next but still, I find
Wife 22
to be a heartwarming story. I rate this book 4. I really wish the ending would be more unpredictable, more complex twist and turns (FYI, it does have twist and turns. Lots of them), I think the book would be more interesting.
to be a heartwarming story. I rate this book 4. I really wish the ending would be more unpredictable, more complex twist and turns (FYI, it does have twist and turns. Lots of them), I think the book would be more interesting.
Your turn, have you read this book or any other Gideon's novel?
