A review by justabean_reads
I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger

Did not finish book. Stopped at 27%.
I really liked the dystopian community setting, and the lovable oaf narrator was a joy to spend time with, but I'm over murdered wives. (Especially in books by male authors.) I should've read the blurb more carefully. I just skimmed it, and thought he was going to be looking for his missing wife, and then was like "Oh no!" when she bought it a quarter of the way through. Nope.

(I am not consistent on this point, as I did enjoy the D&D movie, which had a central murdered wife, which I know was a deal breaker for some, but the vibe hit different for me.)