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Husband shopping isn’t as fun as it sounds

The Husbands by Holly Gramzaio

December 29, 2024 by genericwhitegirl 3 Comments

I love “what if” books, where you have a premise that the author just goes with, no matter how out there it is. And the question of how or why really isn’t the point. I think Jose Saramago is great at what ifs, but reading his books requires a degree of patience and concentration that Gramazio doesn’t demand. So, what if…a husband emerged from your attic? Forget the fact that you’re not even married, or that you have an apparently magic attic. What would you […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: genericwhitegirl, Holly Gramzaio, Holly Grazamio, Speculative Fiction, The Blist, The Husbands

genericwhitegirl's CBR16 Review No:26 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: genericwhitegirl, Holly Gramzaio, Holly Grazamio, Speculative Fiction, The Blist, The Husbands ·
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Husbands Don’t Do Anything, AMIRITE???

The Husbands by Chandler Baker

February 12, 2024 by Melina Leave a Comment

I remember the first time I  watched The Stepford Wives ( I didn’t read the book until my teens) ,I remember being really angry and scared of those husbands.  I was little, and it was all so terrifying seeing men controlling women like that and turning them into robots.  I can laugh now, because I didn’t know it was satire and I didn’t know that I would be dealing with some men who probably find the idea of a Stepford Wife appealing.  So imagine my […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: Chandler Baker, Melina, Stepford Wives, The Husbands

Melina's CBR16 Review No:2 · Genres: Fiction, Suspense · Tags: Chandler Baker, Melina, Stepford Wives, The Husbands ·
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