AsiaLyn89’s Reviews > Yesteryear > Status Update

“I look at the book in my lap, run my fingers across the raised letters of the title: The Book of Mary.”
My heart.

“I think,” I say slowly, “that we should’ve gotten a divorce a very long time ago.” He turns to look at me. “I think I hate you,” I say. “I think,” he says slowly, in a stunned sort of voice, “that I might really hate you too.”

Long as we are in agreement. Hahehaheh Hallelujah

““Oh, yes. Did I forget to mention that? Silly me. I didn’t come here for lunch. I came here for the kids.” She pulls a folded-up paper out of her jacket pocket. “I have a warrant, if you’d like to see.””

Omg Lord. This damn book is mentally exhausting my soul physically.

“I have become—hear me when I say this—a good motherfucking Christian woman. I do not, anymore, ask questions of my husband that he does not want to hear, and my husband—oh yes, a very good Christian man—does not tell me things I do not need to know.”

“For what it is worth: I do not recommend giving birth in the pioneer days.”
Jesus OMG . I’m sooo scared. And confused. And I understand. And I’m hurt

“After all: What were good Christian men if not experts at making their good Christian women vanish from the world?”

“I was really feeling lovely, now. Three expired pills had been the perfect dosage. “I’d tell you to ask your mother, but then she might end up taking a single second to actually consider her own life, and do you know what, Caleb? I think if she did that, she’d probably end up killing herself.””

“The friendly expression fell from his face. “Well,” he spat out, mimicking me, “if fucking you didn’t feel exactly the same as fucking a dead body, then maybe I would be able to get hard more easily.””

Lord have mercy. Omg. I am baffled. Gobsmacked. Astonished.

““…called me all these terrible names…straddled me…my jeans were around my feet…screaming…””
I admit her choking her out was wrong but Shannon is def making it out to be sexual in nature and it was very much rage fueled not sexually motivated. Thats a step beyond the pale.

I too have been bored. But just cause “he knew how to salsa dance” wasn’t good enough motivation. Lmao