Her Husband: Hughes and Plath—A Marriage Audiobook

" This book was so great after reading Sylvia Plath's journals, if you're into reading about people's lives, and particularly about a woman's life who had mental issues. It was very inspiring to me to read about her life as a writer, as well as tidbits about Ted Hughes, her husband. "

" Heartbreaking and honest--with no agenda toward either extraordinary poet. It shows how the very qualities that attracted Plath to Hughes were also the downfall of their marriage. Includes snippets of their poems and analysis on how events in their marriage affected their poetry. "

" Turns out Ted Hughes was a jerk and Sylvia was the real genius. I don't think anyone's surprised. "

" A pretty interesting account of the Plath-Hughes marriage and Hughes' efforts, after her death, to come to terms with her significance in his life. I have to say I was astonished by the number of affairs Hughes had with women throughout his life--he sure doesn't seem to take the ol' marriage bond too seriously. I couldn't believe how many times he cheated on his various wives. So, lots of juicy detail here. I did think the author drew too much from Hughes' final book, "Birthday Letters," in analyzing his feelings about Plath. However, the author does point out a lot of intriguing parallels between Plath and Hughes poems. Much of "Ariel" is in dialogue with Hughes' poems being published at that time, which I didn't know. And much of "Birthday Letters" relies on images Plath used. So, an interesting book if one is curious how a literary marriage might work--it was neat to see how their poems mutally impacted each other. "

" It was kind of dumb of me to read a book about Ted Hughes when all I am really interested in is the tidbits about Sylvia Plath. Therefore I blame myself for the fact that I found this book very boring. "

" Great book on Plath and Hughs early life together. "

" A very helpful biography of the Plath/Hughes marriage and careers. It's well researched and helps sort out the history of Plath's life. "

" Provides great insight into the lives of these two poets. "

" The biography of the relationship between two people fully aware of all that affects their lives, their understanding of the power and influence their partnership would create, and the repercussive effect the ultimate decision to conclude their partnership produced. "

" A very intense book, the love story and the marriage of an unconventional couple are explored by the writer. An interesting read. "

" Although I enjoy anything related to Plath, it seems as though the person writing this focused on quite a bit of the negatives. It was still rather interesting to read. "

" I read and reviewed this book for the Times-Picayune. It was interesting to reflect more upon Ted Hughes and also seriously consider their work side by side, but I wasn't blown away like I was by Janet Malcolm's book. "

" What a fantastic biography "

" Intense story of their relationship, and how dependent they were on each other, and intertwined they were while married and writing together. Things changed once the children arrived, but still a great peak into the lives and works of 2 brilliant writers. "

" Sad but could not put it down.... "

" Great book on Plath and Hughs early life together. "

" Turns out Ted Hughes was a jerk and Sylvia was the real genius. I don't think anyone's surprised. "

" Slow at the beginning, but a very interesting book. "

" Fascinating book and incredible biography of a marriage. Covered everything I wanted to know about Hughes' and Plath's relationship (which was a lot) and more. Highly recommended for fans of Sylvia Plath. "

" Reads like a doctoral dissertation of poetry analysis. Ostensibly a biography of Sylvia Plath’s marriage and her husband, Ted Hughes, it really is literary analysis of his poetry. Deadly boring. "

" Sad but could not put it down.... "

" Such a fascinating relationship. Still a mystery. No, I'm not obsessed! Why would you think that?! "