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October 13, 2019October 13, 2019

The Whisper Man

Books, 3 Comments

Five Star Reads

In Shock (2020)

A Woman is No Man (2019)

The Dearly Beloved (2019)

The Silent Patient (2019)

Where the Crawdads Sing (2019)

Educated (2018)

The Sun Does Shine (2018)

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 “Thursday’s husband, Seth, has two other wives. She’s never met them, and she doesn’t know anything about them. She agreed to this unusual arrangement because she’s so crazy about him. But one day, she finds something. Something that tells a very different—and horrifying—story about the man she married.” . . When I first read the cover sleeve of this book (above) my first thought was, "Wait, that's all you're going to give me?!" It's a tantalizingly short hook that definitely made me keep reading. It promised a unique domestic story filled with secrecy, doubts, twists, and suspense. Fisher delivered. Take Thursday, the female lead and unreliable narrator at the center of the story. She marries a secretive man, Seth, who promises her a comfortable marriage, but at a cost--she would have to share him with another wife. She agrees because she's in love and can't imagine her life without him, even if she only gets to see him two days out of the week. Once wife number three enters the picture, Thursday begins to unravel. She no longer seems able to substantiate all of the concessions she has made in the past. She begins to search for the identities of the other two wives--a detail Seth has purposefully kept from her--and then confront them in person about their own marriages with Seth. As Thursday begins her sleuthing, she must confront the facts versus her own understanding. Spoiler alert--things escalate very quickly. Overall, I enjoyed this book. I found the plot and storyline to be unique. The build seems somewhat prolonged, and I found the ending to be somewhat dissatisfying. However, I liked the various twists and turns, and felt the last 100 pages to be very suspenseful. If you're a fan of thrillers--as I am--you will surely enjoy this book and the unique story Fisher has devised. . . . . #botm #bookofthemonth #bookstagram #bookblog #bookreview #booklover #booknerd #bookworm #bookshark #bookrecommendations #thriller #fiction #thewives #bookclub #igbooks

I spy with my little eye... . . . . . I love exploring independent bookstores in every city I visit. Spoiler: I couldn’t restrain myself and ended up buying a book pictured in this photo 😉 . . . . #botm #bookofthemonth #bookstagram #bookreview #bookblog #igbooks #instagrambooks #independentbookstore #fiction #bestsellers #booklover #bookworm #bookstack #bookstagrammer #bookish

“It is entirely possible to feel someone’s pain, acknowledge their suffering, hold it in our hands and support them with our presence without depleting ourselves, without clouding our judgment. But only if we are honest about our own feelings.” — Dr. Awdish encounters unimaginable tragedy when she loses her first pregnancy and suffers life-threatening complications in the process. She describes in great detail the encounters she has with various medical providers during her health crisis. Some of these are quite shocking: —A medical student doing an OB ultrasound while she is being triaged upon arriving to the hospital asking her to show him where it shows that her unborn child has died; —Hearing the surgeons say “She’s trying to die on us. . . . She’s circling the drain. . . . We’re losing her” as she is readied for emergency surgery in the OR; —A couple days later a nurse coming to tell her that her child has died and she’s wrong for not wanting to see and say goodbye to the baby’s physical body; —A physician telling her that the night she first came into the hospital was “A really bad night for [him]” — This book is her plea for empathy and improved communication among health care providers in a field where providers are taught to distance themselves emotionally from patients in order to prevent burnout. This book is valuable not only for future health care providers but also for anyone who may one day become a patient; understanding not only the obstacles medical providers face in giving empathetic care but also the ways in which patients can better advocate for themselves could make a world of difference. . . . . . #inshock #ranaawdish #bookreview #bookblog #bookstagram #bookworm #booklover #booksofinstagram #bookclub #medicine #igbooks #instagrambooks #bookish #bookcommunity #bookphotography #botm #bookofthemonth #bookofthemonthclub

“Charles and Lily, James and Nan. They meet in Greenwich Village in 1963 when Charles and James are jointly hired to steward the historic Third Presbyterian Church through turbulent times. Their personal differences however, threaten to tear them apart. - “In The Dearly Beloved, we follow these two couples through decades of love and friendship, jealousy and understanding, forgiveness and commitment. Against the backdrop of turbulent changes facing the city and the church’s congregation, these four forge improbable paths through their evolving relationships, each struggling with uncertainty, heartbreak, and joy.” — As someone who was raised Presbyterian and is still very involved in the Presbyterian faith, I was drawn to this book initially by my own faith. However, this book is about more than just faith alone. It is about how to love those who are so different from yourself; how to believe in things that seem so out of reach; how to act on injustice; how to care for those who need it the most. Wall does a fantastic job in examining and writing about the lives of such different and imperfect people. A minister’s wife who doesn’t believe in God. A minister who loses faith. A minister’s wife whose faith is tested. A minister who isn’t convinced God exists. Now put them all together and see what happens. Wall has a way with words and I found myself highlighting multiple parts of this book to keep for myself for later. I’m not going to tell you this book is exciting and thrilling and is going to keep you on the edge of this seat. It would be a lie. But, it’s also not the way this book was meant to be read. It is meant to be savored, discussed, contemplated, cherished. In fact, it feels a lot like church. . . . . . . . #thedearlybeloved #bookreview #bookblog #religion #faith #love #literaryfiction #fiction #bookstagram #igbooks #booklover #bookworm #books #booksofinstagram #bookclub #bookish #bookphotography #booksbooksbooks #botm #bookofthemonth #wordpress

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