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A review by maggie_sotos
I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You by Courtney Maum
3.0
So, this was one of those rare books where you read it all the way until the end, and you enjoy it! But then after you put it down and walk away, you be like, "Da HELL was THAT?" This is a story about a self-indulgent dude who has an affair, gets dumped by the mistress, caught by the wife, and always seems to miss the point and make himself the victim.
There are so many moments where our narrator is a complete douche. Par example, he tells his wife (in a moment of gallantry) that he thinks they should separate so that she can think honestly if she wants them to come back together. But when she reveals two months later that she took the opportunity to go on dates with another guy, our narrator LOSES HIS SHIT and gets all jellie, like "Please don't sleep with him!"

REALLY? You're going to have a mother fucking affair with a woman you JUST MET, and cheat on your super brilliant/hot French wife, tell her to go on a break, and then get pouty because she ACTUALLY WENT ON DATES? REALLY?
I think this could have been a really interesting and complex novel if the ending had not been so happy. I'm a bit biased, but I feel like our narrator never really learned his lesson and never handled these situations like an actual adult. Ten bucks says that in the sequel he cheats on his wife again, cuz, you know, he's a dick.
There are so many moments where our narrator is a complete douche. Par example, he tells his wife (in a moment of gallantry) that he thinks they should separate so that she can think honestly if she wants them to come back together. But when she reveals two months later that she took the opportunity to go on dates with another guy, our narrator LOSES HIS SHIT and gets all jellie, like "Please don't sleep with him!"

REALLY? You're going to have a mother fucking affair with a woman you JUST MET, and cheat on your super brilliant/hot French wife, tell her to go on a break, and then get pouty because she ACTUALLY WENT ON DATES? REALLY?
I think this could have been a really interesting and complex novel if the ending had not been so happy. I'm a bit biased, but I feel like our narrator never really learned his lesson and never handled these situations like an actual adult. Ten bucks says that in the sequel he cheats on his wife again, cuz, you know, he's a dick.