Why did I love this book?
Subversive, edifying, and laugh-out-loud funny, Yeatmanâs satirical novel follows Victoria, a woman in a failing marriage, from her initial fantasies of dispatching her clueless husband to the act itself. And no less employing the necessary help of her too-sweet and clueless gal-pal, Holly.
A book about a bookworm, Victoria, it contains countless Easter Eggs and riffs on some of the greats while spinning out a wholly engaging and, by all means, original and captivating story.
1 author picked Bookworm as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.
âImagine if Patricia Highsmith had written The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and instead of heroic daydreams she gave her protagonist murderous onesâthat would be Bookworm. Robin Yeatmanâs story is subversive, surprising, and satisfying in a way that only the best comic noir can be.ââClaire Oshetsky, author of Chouette
A wickedly funny debut novelâa black comedy with a generous heart that explores the power of imagination and readingâabout a woman who tries to use fiction to find her way to happiness.
Victoria is unhappily married to an ambitious and controlling lawyer consumed with his career. Burdened with overbearing in-laws, aâŚ