Evidence of the Affair
Ratings105
Average rating4
The story took one turn after the other, I loved the format of the short letters back and forth, as well as the predictable unpredictability of the story. Brilliant writing on the part of the author, left me wanting more!
Thoroughly enjoyed this quick read. Second to last book for 2023. Power to the woman. Cannot comment further it’ll container spoilers otherwise. Add it to your TBR
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I can't say I love Reid's work. I find it predictable and too on-the-nose, but this was a sad-yet-sweet-but-also-sort-of-not-because-no-one-likes-infidelity novella. The title tells you the end, but the journey is good. As with all of Reid's books, I think the writing style works well.
I ate this book up. I have no words to describe how I loved this story and the ending was ~chef kiss~
3.5 stars. I really really loved pieces of this and the format of the story, but in the end I just really didn't GAF about the characters or what happened to them. I don't think I had enough time to connect to them, but it's a short story sooo it is what it is. Although the last “twist” made me gasp out loud whilst at the gym.
I read this one because I love Taylor Jenkins Reid and it's one of only 2 of her books I have not read yet. I have to say this one is not a favorite. The letter format is different and interesting, but I think it's the reason I do not like this book as much as the others. I could not get a real grasp of the characters. I wanted to see more into their lives and their interactions. I like that the plot went in a direction I didn't expect, but I didn't really like how it ended. I guess I just don't like stories this short. There is no time to really develop the characters and make the reader care about them. I finished this book feeling a bit “meh.” It will not, however, keep me from reading more of Reid's work.
3.5 ⭐
In the same breath this book was simultaneously relatable and unrelatable for me. Lots of naked truth but not as much emotion as I would have hoped for this kind of book.
This was a lovely short story, centered around two people who essentially develop a Pen Pal relationship stemming from the affairs their spouses are having with one another. Ken and Janet are having an affair, whilst David and Carrie develop their relationship through letters. You can sense the pain between both David and Carrie through their letters, and start to feel connected with them both. I think TJR did a great job with character development, being it is a short story. I would recommend this to anyone who wants a quick read based off of a real-life scenario.
Some of my favorite things done very well
* Epistolary
* Novellas (it runs an hour & a bit)
* Historical (it takes place in the '70s)
* Unfaithfulness & it's discontents.
* Great audio
The story was poignant, the characters had the expected views & attitudes so we were spared anachronisms, and though I'm curious about their future after the book ends I think it was a perfect stopping point.
TJR books have always been some of my top books.
This one is no diffrent,
Although short and taking me just under an hour to read the story itself is as amazing as always.
The story itself is about the partners of affair partners responding via letters. And although the story is told via letters it is well done and interesting.
Definitely a good story to brake up the books I am reading
3:
This was such a fun read. I'll admit I didn't want Carrie and David to end up together, but man I also didn't want David to take Janet back, so I would have preferred the latter if it could have avoided the former. Maybe I'm immature. But l never said I wasn't. And Janet is such a bitch-like name anyways.
And then there's Ken. Oh I despised the fucker, what a slimeball. Corny-ass cliché of a midlife crisis. The nerve, the audacity, the self-dick-suckingness. I wish the story was longer just so miss Taylor could go on about how miserable his little life absolutely turned out to be.
Lastly, I kind of loved the fact that Maggie is David's baby? I thought it could happen since they'd already implied Mr. Dr. Man was infertile, and I squealed when Carrie said “right before you gave me my baby”. Poetic justice. My sister looked at me weird.
I want to imagine that David reaches out to them, and they become like those friends that just happen to have a child together. It happens! I think it would be sweet. (But I'm sure that's just me being schmaltzy).
Edit: well... I had this at 4 stars originally, but thinking back, the story wasn't all that memorable at all. The format was amusing, though!
