Today’s post is a review on a book that I read this year that I REALLY
LOVED, The Tiny Wife by Andrew Kaufman. I read this book towards the end of January
and was just so captivated by the writing and the story that I just couldn't
believe I had not heard of this book before. It is only a small book with less
than 100 pages so it didn't take long to finish but as soon as I finished it, I
just thought how amazing it was that I wanted to read it again.
The Tiny Wife is narrated by a man whose wife is at the bank when a
robbery occurs. The robbery is odd kind of robbery as the thief doesn't take
any money but takes something of sentimental value from each person in the
bank. After the robber leaves, strange events start to occur to each of the people
who were in the bank such as a tattoo coming to life, a husband turning into a
snowman or in the case of the narrator’s wife, Stacey, who is getting smaller
and smaller in size every day.
I picked up this book from Dymocks for only $2 as it was their last
copy and as soon as I saw it, I just fell in love with the cover. It is so
simple yet the little details make it wonderful. So I read the blurb and was
like “this story sound really weird but strangely interesting” and so for that
price I couldn't pass it up and bought it. On my way home, I had to wait about
30 minutes for a bus so I started to read the book; it’s only a tiny book so I figured
it would be a nice read as I waited.
I must say that from the very beginning, this book really captivated
me. The story was so intriguing that I didn't know what to expect in each
chapter and so I kept reading even after my bus arrived and finished it as soon
as I got home. There is so much I loved about this book but the main thing I loved
was the mini stories in the book. There was the main story of Stacey but in
between there are stories of each person from the bank. In each of these short
subplots, it stated what each person got taken from them and what happened to
them afterwards. Sometimes it was shocking and even sad but overall I found the
stories wonderful and creative. The book is also accompanied by silhouette
images to help create the atmosphere of the story. These images really help
create the picture of each character’s story in your head as you read, and if
you know me, I just love when there is so much more than just text inside of a
book. It makes the experience so much more enjoyable and I end up understanding
the story better.
Overall I cannot think of anything that I did not like about this book,
I found the concept, so original and so intriguing that page after page, I just
kept wondering what would happen next. Every part of the story was a surprise
and the ending was amazing. I bought this book thinking it would be a nice
simple read which it was but then again it was also very complicated and makes
you really think about personal possessions and how they affect our own lives.
The growth of each of the characters as they discover more about themselves was
really amazing and beautiful.
I loved this book so much more than I thought I would and give it a
5/5. I am so surprised I had not heard anything about this book and this author
as it really should get more credit. I am really looking forward to reading
more of this author’s work and seeing what other ideas and concepts he expresses.
I definitely recommend this book to everyone as I’m sure it can appeal to
anyone, no matter what kind of books you read.
I hope you liked my review and I have another post coming your way with
a few updates on what I plan for the next coming weeks. I also have a ton of
book hauls headed your way which I am really excited about.
Keep Reading :)
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