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The Housekeeper
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Jodi hires Elyse, a housekeeper for her father to help him care for his dying wife. Everyone loves Elyse; she is so perfect. Too perfect? Absolutely. Don't believe anything she says. But at first, it's all good.
The problem I had with this book, and maybe the audio reader exaggerated the tone and aggressiveness of the male voices, was that Jodi was an undeserving victim of the verbal abuse coming at her from all sides, and she simply took it all in. We heard her thoughts in her own defense, but she didn't voice them. Her father and usually her husband were mean and despicable. Her mother and sister not much better. All the while, Elyse is pulling the wool over everyone's eyes, except Jodi.
It was hard for me to tolerate these people. I stuck with it, and finally the last hour of the eleven hour book was better than tolerable. Was it worth eleven hours of my time? Debatable.
Jodi hires Elyse, a housekeeper for her father to help him care for his dying wife. Everyone loves Elyse; she is so perfect. Too perfect? Absolutely. Don't believe anything she says. But at first, it's all good.
The problem I had with this book, and maybe the audio reader exaggerated the tone and aggressiveness of the male voices, was that Jodi was an undeserving victim of the verbal abuse coming at her from all sides, and she simply took it all in. We heard her thoughts in her own defense, but she didn't voice them. Her father and usually her husband were mean and despicable. Her mother and sister not much better. All the while, Elyse is pulling the wool over everyone's eyes, except Jodi.
It was hard for me to tolerate these people. I stuck with it, and finally the last hour of the eleven hour book was better than tolerable. Was it worth eleven hours of my time? Debatable.
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Reading Progress
September 15, 2022
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Started Reading
September 15, 2022
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September 15, 2022
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audio
September 15, 2022
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read-in-2022
September 15, 2022
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mystery-suspense-thriller
September 16, 2022
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Finished Reading
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Sep 17, 2022 02:08PM
I used to love this author, but her last few books have fallen flat.
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Diane S ☔ wrote: "I used to love this author, but her last few books have fallen flat."I see she has 30 books out. This is the only one I've read. Guess I picked the wrong one to start with.
They sound like miserable people. Definitely one I’ll skip.
I'm so glad you also noted the ridiculous voice for the men -- and the children sounded like aliens. The narrator gave her own spin on this story it seemed.
This is exactly how I felt about this book too.
