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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I flew through this book. I found it completely riveting. There is a ton of anti-rich sentiment out there, all for good reasons, so I can understand how people won’t feel sympathetic.

That said, it’s extremely well written. I particularly related when she wrote about the loneliness she felt post-divorce. When there is a death or divorce, your identity is gone. You were part of a family, but now you’re no longer a wife and no longer have your companion and best friend. Your spouse gives you something to latch on to.

She wrote about this quite well. It’s a universal feeling, being adrift when your companion is gone. [/quote]

I have about 30 pages left and also found it riveting, in part because she is so rich. The private beach key, the country club where only one partner in a divorce gets to stay and the other one has to reapply in three years...the housing. It was fascinating.

Also for someone so rich she makes a lot of major money mistakes in the marriage. She is pretty self-aware of all of this which made her a likeable narrator.[/quote]

Agree, she makes a ton of make mistakes.
I felt like shouting NO! Don’t do that!

It’s a lesson for all women and 100% a worthwhile read. [/quote]

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