Diary of a Mad Housewife (Hardcover)

from shelleyraec

I can see why this was considered a contriversial feminist novel in its time. A lot of truth in the storyline that still holds together today though it pulls back on the ending dissapointingly.

from LVStrongPuff

I liked this book. I don't think I would read it again, but the story was nice and the characters are likable. I just found it boring in some spots and the ending was kind of just a drop.

from booksandscones

This book seems a little dated now, but I still like the descriptions of Jonathan Balser's excesses as he tries to become one of the "Beautiful People". Tina, his wife, sees clearly that these new & unwelcome friends think Jonathan is Not Our Kind, Dear but good enough to sponge off. Tina's situa...

from SeriousGrace

Diary of a Mad Housewife is predictable and yet - not. Bettina Balser is a middle-class housewife and mother in New York City. She has two daughters, ages seven and nine and an up and coming lawyer for a husband. She thinks she is slowly going out of her mind until her husband plays it big in the...

from TurtleCreekBooks

Have to disagree with the previous review in terms of the book portraying depression. Although the clinical aspects of depression may be reflected in the story, I believe that the emphasis is actually on the fact that the protagonist wasn't depressed at all, but rather supressed or oppressed (lot...