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A review by heyheycharly
Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill

4.0

This novel propels you along and you won't want to put it down. Even when it ends you are left wondering. Her descriptions are spot-on and beautifully written so that you fall completely into the story. I really enjoyed it.

One of my favorite quotes from the novel:
“There is a husband who requires mileage receipts, another who wants sex at three a.m. One who forbids short haircuts, another who refuses to feed the pets. I would never put up with that, all the other wives think. Never. But my agent has a theory. She says every marriage is jerry-rigged. Even the ones that look reasonable from the outside are held together with chewing gum and wire and string.”