The Wife's Tale Audiobook

" Lori Lansens is one of my favorite writers since I read "Rush Home Road" some time back. This novel is good but (for me) just does not reach the excellence and offer the heart that "Rush Home Road" did. I would certainly recommend this though. She is such a good writer and even though this was not my favorite of hers, it was pretty darn good. "

" I am glad I found this one stuck on my bookshelf. I thoroughly enjoyed this story about Mary and her journey of change and learning to break her obsessive destructive cycle and to love who she is and live her life. "

" i haaaaaaaaaated it "

" It was nice to read a book about a character who is overweight. It was a nice story and I enjoyed reading it. "

" This book was disappointing. I really enjoyed Lansen's book The Girls and was hoping for the same type of unique story in Mary Gooch. Mary, the main character, goes from being obsessed with eating, to pretty much anorexic after her husband leaves her. I could not relate to her eating, failed marriage, and lack of self confidence. She was a depressed and depressing character. The only happy parts of the story are when Mary starts to find herself at the end. I thought it was unrealistic that Lansens would have Mary solve all her problems with food throughout her whole life, leading to her obesity, and then when presented with a failed marriage she just stops eating. I would recommend Lansens other books before this one. "

" An obese woman's husband leaves her. In her search to find him, she finds herself. "

" What a great book!!!! I really wanted to give the book 5/5 but I was slightly unsatisfied with the ending, I get why the author ended it the way she did but.........or maybe it's just that I could have kept reading about Mary Gooch's adventure for forever. "

" 3 1/2 stars. There was some great writing at the beginning, and I thought it was a very thoughtful look at obesity and why it occurs, but it lost a bit of the magic as it went along. I will try to get another one of her books and read it, too. "

" This was funny and profoundly sad. The title character Mary could be any woman, anywhere. Going to search for her missing husband, she instead finds herself. "

" Very good book. You will cheer for Mary the whole entire time, loving her new independence and determination!!!! See whole review on Amazon!! "

" What a good book! I remember really liking 'The Girls' by Lori Lansens. This book..really about human nature..self doubts..self questioning. Thankx. "

" Started slow. Picked up mid way after the transformation, ended much stronger. "

" My first e-book! Liked the story but didn't like the Ending. "

" I really like this book. It is about an obese woman and her struggles in life. I was kind of disappointed with the ending because it just ended and I just wanted to keep going and see how things turned out for her. "

" The first three-fourths of this book seemed scattered and contrived. I thought the story picked up a bit at the end of the book, but Lansens seemed to take a popular path and ended her book abruptly without providing any answers. "

" I did not enjoy it that much. "

" This is a book that takes you on a pretty sad path. I cringed while reading it frequently. I felt a lot for the main character. "

" Heartbreakingly wrought, yet magical, with a flawed, heroic protagonist. "

" I was irritated by the ending. Absolutely nothing was explained or resolved. Iliked the book up to that point. "

" Very easy read. Gripping for me perhaps just because of identifying with her food issues. "

" Better than a 3 but not really a 4! "

" I thought this book was well written. I really felt like I was 302 pounds and going through the same rough times as Mary Gooch. The ending was a little disappointing for me - I like to know how things turn out - and this one left me hanging... "

" Where were we? Where did we go and how did we end? "

" This was a difficult book to start. But once I got into it, I really enjoyed it. I recommend it. "

" Took me forever to finish because it didn't speak to me on any level. "

" I found it very interesting and a different read. Not a typical love story but a revelation story. If that makes sense :) I of course was not happy with the ending but I rarely am. "

" Such a disapointing ending. No closure whatsoever. "

" Enjoy this authors writing very much however I found this story of an obese woman a little disjointed and in some parts unrealistic, good but not as good as the Girsl and Rush home road. "

" Extremely detailed and descriptive book about the main character's transformation. Moves from Canada to Malibu and both places are well-described. She is put in odd situations, but felt believable. "

" I wasn't sure if I would like this, I hate books where the main character is so completely clueless. But, but, it turns out she's not clueless. She's just a late bloomer and I can totally identify with that. "

" It was ok... Wasn't overly impressive but told a nice story. I wish the ending would have given more closure. "