Mrs. March
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- Author：Virginia Feito
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Summary
In this astonishing debut， the venerable but gossipy New York literary scene is twisted into a claustrophobic fun house of paranoia， horror， and wickedly dark humor。
George March’s latest novel is a smash。 No one is prouder than Mrs。 March， his doting wife。 But one morning， the shopkeeper of her favorite patisserie suggests that his protagonist is based on Mrs。 March herself: “？‘But 。 。 。 —isn't she 。 。 。’ Mrs。 March leaned in and in almost a whisper said， ‘a whore？’？” Clutching her ostrich-leather pocketbook， she flees， that one casual remark destroying her belief that she knew everything about her husband—as well as herself。
Suddenly， Mrs。 March is hurled into a harrowing journey that builds to near psychosis， one that begins merely within the pages of a book but may uncover both a killer and the long-buried secrets of her past。
George March’s latest novel is a smash。 No one is prouder than Mrs。 March， his doting wife。 But one morning， the shopkeeper of her favorite patisserie suggests that his protagonist is based on Mrs。 March herself: “？‘But 。 。 。 —isn't she 。 。 。’ Mrs。 March leaned in and in almost a whisper said， ‘a whore？’？” Clutching her ostrich-leather pocketbook， she flees， that one casual remark destroying her belief that she knew everything about her husband—as well as herself。
Suddenly， Mrs。 March is hurled into a harrowing journey that builds to near psychosis， one that begins merely within the pages of a book but may uncover both a killer and the long-buried secrets of her past。
Reviews
Kathy
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A truly disturbed woman， Mrs。 March made me nervous throughout。 And her husband。。。what a clueless， narcissistic character！
LoneStarWords Deb Coco
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No quote。 Womp womp。•I know exactly what lured me in to Mrs March -- the Upper East Side setting and the phrase "gossipy New York literary scene。" Sucker。•I guess this book is considered （or wants to be） a psychological thriller but I can barely find the words to write this review because the only thing I can say about Mrs March with any certainty is that I finished it。 And I don't really know why， other than that I did want to see if the book was going anywhere， and it was short （right around 3 No quote。 Womp womp。•I know exactly what lured me in to Mrs March -- the Upper East Side setting and the phrase "gossipy New York literary scene。" Sucker。•I guess this book is considered （or wants to be） a psychological thriller but I can barely find the words to write this review because the only thing I can say about Mrs March with any certainty is that I finished it。 And I don't really know why， other than that I did want to see if the book was going anywhere， and it was short （right around 300 pages）。But I do need my thrillers to be at least a wee bit thrilling。•Ok yes， Mrs March is one sick woman， of that we are clear within the first few chapters。 Think seeing bugs that aren't there and being incredibly paranoid， and I think we are supposed to view her as the ultimate unreliable narrator （a device I've grown to despise）。 But what bothered me so much about this very boring book is that I could understand what the author WANTED the reader to feel， but she didn't give us enough to actually feel it。•We are witnessing a slow descent into madness （or are we？） that is the premise。 But there isn't enough of a story here and what we have is just such bare bones - the characters aren't fleshed out and what we are given is so implausible， to almost be laughable。 I kept waiting for something to happen， but it never does。 Reading this was like being in one big fog。 I could not sympathize， empathize or become remotely invested in the story- nothing was scary- most of it just plain silly。 I've seen comparisons to Hitchcock and Highsmith and while I've not read Highsmith， I'd say Hitchcock is quite a reach。• 。。。more
Sylvia
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Enjoyed this one and read it in a day， as I had to know the conclusion。
Jill S
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3。5
Cherop
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This is a brilliantly written book and easy to read in one or two sittings if you read several hours a day。 It's a bit unsettling as you follow the protagonist's descent into madness chapter by chapter。 I thought the writing technique captured this descent very effectively。 I definitely wasn't expecting the twist at the end。 Note: None of the editions on Goodreads show the same number of pages as the ebook I read。 I did try to add a new edition however the system kept telling me the book with IS This is a brilliantly written book and easy to read in one or two sittings if you read several hours a day。 It's a bit unsettling as you follow the protagonist's descent into madness chapter by chapter。 I thought the writing technique captured this descent very effectively。 I definitely wasn't expecting the twist at the end。 Note: None of the editions on Goodreads show the same number of pages as the ebook I read。 I did try to add a new edition however the system kept telling me the book with ISBN was already in the system so I selected that one。 However the ebook I read says it is 398 pages so there is still a discrepancy of 94 pages between that one and the edition I'm using for Goodreads。 。。。more
Greta Samuelson
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3。5 rounded up to 4 starsMrs。 March is a “high society” woman in New York， the wife of a famous author who’s latest book is a smash hit。 At the bakery that she goes to every day the owner comments to her that she read the book and mentions the main character， Johanna， must be based on Mrs。 March。 … “but she is a whore！”…Mrs。 March’s anxiety and over the top concern about what other people think of her and say about her goes into a tailspin and becomes paranoia。 The story unfolds slowly as she be 3。5 rounded up to 4 starsMrs。 March is a “high society” woman in New York， the wife of a famous author who’s latest book is a smash hit。 At the bakery that she goes to every day the owner comments to her that she read the book and mentions the main character， Johanna， must be based on Mrs。 March。 … “but she is a whore！”…Mrs。 March’s anxiety and over the top concern about what other people think of her and say about her goes into a tailspin and becomes paranoia。 The story unfolds slowly as she becomes more unglued and the ending makes you think of a Twilight Zone episode。 。。。more
Erin
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If a Hitchcock movie were a book。 Atmospheric， creepy，totally unique。
Karen Middlebrook
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Compelling。 I sat down and read it through from beginning to end。 Something very rare for me。 I wasn't too sure about the time period， it felt very 1950's somehow and yet they mentioned rubic cubes so assume later？ Compelling。 I sat down and read it through from beginning to end。 Something very rare for me。 I wasn't too sure about the time period， it felt very 1950's somehow and yet they mentioned rubic cubes so assume later？ 。。。more
Norma
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Holy shit。
Grace
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Ok… it’s taken me a long time to internally write this review， and I’m pretty conflicted by the rating I’m giving， too。 My expectations were high going in， in large part because of praise from various publications。 But by the end， after I was left wanting and read some dissenting opinions by other readers， I realized: maybe the people who praised the book so highly are the same ones who would be so taken by the exact kind of details that Mrs。 March spends curating in her own life， which mask a m Ok… it’s taken me a long time to internally write this review， and I’m pretty conflicted by the rating I’m giving， too。 My expectations were high going in， in large part because of praise from various publications。 But by the end， after I was left wanting and read some dissenting opinions by other readers， I realized: maybe the people who praised the book so highly are the same ones who would be so taken by the exact kind of details that Mrs。 March spends curating in her own life， which mask a messy and disintegrating interior world。 The novel certainly kept me reading。 I liked the prose and the movement， but it eventually all became tedious—not even convoluted， just the same cycles over and over again， which makes sense for someone going through mental illness。 Ultimately， it lacked either a strong character arc or plotline。 Usually， just like with movies， I’ll take one or the other。 I don’t need both， I’m not greedy。 Here’s my main complaint: living undiagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia is not in and of itself a compelling plot line or a complete characterization。 The end of the story， even though it culminates in George’s murder， just felt like more of the same， namely， Mrs。 March living with her own psychoses。 Let alone the fact that people with schizophrenia are often caricatured in representation to be disproportionately violent （every individual author is not beholden to destroy stigma）， there was no turn to get the story to a satisfying end。 Mrs。 March had evidently experienced this since childhood， and there was no triggering event to mark a breakdown that would result in her murder of her husband。 I kept imagining different possible endings， and although it was a shock， it felt like the author came up with the idea by being like， “what if someone。。 had paranoid schizophrenia？？” And let that be its own story without doing any of the heavy lifting。 I would have been wayyy more curious to read the scenes immediately following the end of the book。As far as her own characterization as someone who stakes her entire identity in being a wife （per the title of the book and her name throughout）， she was invested so little in that on her end by virtue of her psychosis that I as a reader was similarly not invested， and did not care at all about what her first name was by the time it got to the last paragraph。The setting， themes， and premise were good; it went in too many different directions to provide a payoff that left me caring about anything that had happened by the time it was over。 。。。more
Judy
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I found Mrs。 March to be extremely tedious。 I really got tired of reading about her and figured out how it was going to end long before I got to the end。
Jamie
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Mrs。 March is married to a successful author whose latest book is a big hit。 When someone presents the idea that that book's tragic main character is based on Mrs。 March， the Mrs。 herself begins to question how well she really knows her husband。This is a character-driven novel that takes the protagonist's desire to be seen， cherished， and respected to the extreme。 It showcases the dark side of isolation and loneliness， snowballing into intense social anxiety， paranoia， and possible delusion。 It Mrs。 March is married to a successful author whose latest book is a big hit。 When someone presents the idea that that book's tragic main character is based on Mrs。 March， the Mrs。 herself begins to question how well she really knows her husband。This is a character-driven novel that takes the protagonist's desire to be seen， cherished， and respected to the extreme。 It showcases the dark side of isolation and loneliness， snowballing into intense social anxiety， paranoia， and possible delusion。 It becomes hard to tell what's real and what's not as you take this journey alongside of Mrs。 March。 Though I did get a little restless and bored in the middle， I liked the premise of this book and the choice in protagonist and the execution of it overall。 。。。more
Deb
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i have lots of questions
Michelle Adamo #EmptyNestReader
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“She had no idea” the ad copy read。 The author’s 'thank you' page at the end of the novel read， “Lastly to my wife， a constant source of inspiration”。 When a bakery clerk makes a casual comment to Mrs March about her husband’s most recent novel and the honor of the main character being modeled after Mrs March， she is stunned。 After all， the protagonist is a whore that no one wants to sleep with。 “But she’s a horrible woman。 She’s ugly and stupid and everything I would never want to be。” Thus beg “She had no idea” the ad copy read。 The author’s 'thank you' page at the end of the novel read， “Lastly to my wife， a constant source of inspiration”。 When a bakery clerk makes a casual comment to Mrs March about her husband’s most recent novel and the honor of the main character being modeled after Mrs March， she is stunned。 After all， the protagonist is a whore that no one wants to sleep with。 “But she’s a horrible woman。 She’s ugly and stupid and everything I would never want to be。” Thus begins her descent into paranoia which deteriorates into vivid hallucinations。 Her deteriorating mental health stems from her cold， harsh upbringing， a violent act on her as a child， and her lack of self-esteem and her beliefs that people are talking about her。 Her constant need to put up a good front， no matter what the circumstances， that she must always appear perfect in every way comes from her mother who taught her that "a healthy marriage is built from the outside in， not the other way around。” A newspaper clipping found in her husbands office covers a missing young woman and the discovery several weeks later of her body in the woods near a hunting lodge George frequents with his editor starts Mrs March believing that George must be responsible。 It becomes her mission to prove his guilt。 She even visits a psychic who assures her “Your instinct， your suspicions were correct。” I did enjoy this psychological thriller although， unsurprisingly， it is rather dark。 Watching the protagonist deterioration is not for the faint of heart。 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️For more book reviews and recommendations follow me at #EmptyNestReader #instagram #facebook #Goodreads #MrsMarch #VirginiaFeito #fiction #thriller #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookstagramalabama #bookstagrammichigan #bookreviews #bookreviewer #bookrecommendations #OctoberReads #readalittlelearnalittlelivealittle #librarybooks #audiobooks #audible #vestaviahillslibrary #emptynestreaderaudiobooks🎧 。。。more
Lori L Perks
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2。5。 I fished， but it was just the imagination of a woman going mad。 Not a great story。
Barbpie
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Frightfully clever， funny， gripping & entertaining。
Muffin
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Aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh
Mary Keen
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I guess this was well-written， but i lost interest after the first couple of chapters。 I felt sorry for her with her mental problems， and parts were interesting， but not enough to keep listening。 I got to part 3 of 7， maybe half way thru。I don't mind a depressing book if about an actual person， but not worthwhile in this case。Overdrive @ normal speed I guess this was well-written， but i lost interest after the first couple of chapters。 I felt sorry for her with her mental problems， and parts were interesting， but not enough to keep listening。 I got to part 3 of 7， maybe half way thru。I don't mind a depressing book if about an actual person， but not worthwhile in this case。Overdrive @ normal speed 。。。more
Chelsie
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I spent alot of time wondering where this was going to go/how it was going to end。 I felt like I was watching a woman go slowly insane leading up to a big finale。 The author detailed so many scenes that lead up to the final acts。
Mel Evans
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Of course Elizabeth Moss is making the movie of this。
Mary Santiago
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Definitely strange and disturbing but it worked for me。 I was really drawn into the downward spiral and trying to figure out what in the world was going on。
Mary Keehan
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I am not usually a fan of the unreliable narrator but this book is absolutely fantastic。 It is both classic and original at the same time。 I can’t wait for it to be a movie。
Carrie Esler
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3。3 I think I liked this book in the end， but I was very confused throughout （& the end）。 I never liked Mrs March throughout， but that's not the point。 I don't love tidy endings， but this one left me more confused than I wanted。 Unreliable narrator was pretty well done。 3。3 I think I liked this book in the end， but I was very confused throughout （& the end）。 I never liked Mrs March throughout， but that's not the point。 I don't love tidy endings， but this one left me more confused than I wanted。 Unreliable narrator was pretty well done。 。。。more
Shirley Bateman
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Unsettling， uncomfortable and claustrophobic。 Mrs March’s descent into insanity was well portrayed but I found this grotesque and unpleasant。
Alissa
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Very weird。 Unreliable narrator。 Abrupt ending。
Judy
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Mrs。 March comes undone。 This story about her gradual journey into madness was predictable but mesmerizing。 The backstory helps explain her inability to recover her identity。
Claire Sangster
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2。5/5 I just feel like this story has been told so much time。
Lyn Talbert
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I don’t really get the Hitchcock/Madame Bovary connection， because it’s disturbing？
Sophia
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3。5 I'm terrible at writing reviews， but I'll say that I sincerely hope Elizabeth Moss saw what I see in this novel， and not what other reviewers have。 The author shows a lot of talent and capability but was working with a story that got away from her。 This is not about 'a woman unraveling' as nearly every review has said。 It's about a deeply disturbed， mentally ill， and emotionally abused person who is unhinged and unraveled from page one。 I got the impression that Ms。 Feito caught a glimpse of 3。5 I'm terrible at writing reviews， but I'll say that I sincerely hope Elizabeth Moss saw what I see in this novel， and not what other reviewers have。 The author shows a lot of talent and capability but was working with a story that got away from her。 This is not about 'a woman unraveling' as nearly every review has said。 It's about a deeply disturbed， mentally ill， and emotionally abused person who is unhinged and unraveled from page one。 I got the impression that Ms。 Feito caught a glimpse of some stuffy older lady in a UWS café while writing one day and let her imagination run wild。 There's just so much more what could have been done here， and I hope that a future film production captures that。 It was also impossible for me to tell that this was set in the 1960's and it was distracting that I couldn't place the setting。 Also， another story where women are raped？！ I feel like I can't escape rape stories in all the recent fiction I've been reading！ SOS。 。。。more
Bill Khaemba
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Who is Mrs。 March？ The looming question that drives the core of this dark psychological tale。 We never truly know of the character's name， as her identity is solely rotted on how she thinks others "perceive" her。 The uncomfortable feeling that comes with spending time with her self-loathing voice， constant scrutiny at every aspect of her life that she sort of loses her individuality， unraveling paranoia that slowly peels away as the narrative progresses。 It might not satisfy most readers as you Who is Mrs。 March？ The looming question that drives the core of this dark psychological tale。 We never truly know of the character's name， as her identity is solely rotted on how she thinks others "perceive" her。 The uncomfortable feeling that comes with spending time with her self-loathing voice， constant scrutiny at every aspect of her life that she sort of loses her individuality， unraveling paranoia that slowly peels away as the narrative progresses。 It might not satisfy most readers as you wait for the protagonist's suspicions to come true and propel the apparent mystery but nothing really happens， it's just this misunderstood woman drowning in her own psychosis。 I think their so many ways to consume this story， depending on how Mrs。 Martch presents herself to you。 。。。more
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