"Someday, Maybe"

 
“Someday, Maybe” by Onyi Nwabineli
Published by Graydon House
 
I may have finished it, but I didn’t really enjoy it.  It’s very depressing and just drags.  It’s the story of a woman who finds her husband dead via suicide and then essentially stops living her own life.  I understand that losing the love of your life can emotionally destroy you, but most don’t have the luxury to just fold into themselves and essentially hide away from work, friends, and family for months on end without a care for needing to be a responsible adult.  She didn’t need to work to pay bills and didn’t have any children to support emotionally or otherwise.  Because of this she was able to be completely self-centered in her mourning process, not caring that others lost a son, a brother-in-law, an uncle, and a best friend, which just annoyed me.  I have friends and family that have been gutted by losing their spouse and none of their experiences have been anywhere close to this.
 
With all that said, it could be that this just wasn’t for me.  The average rating on GoodReads is 3.88 so obviously plenty of other people have enjoyed it.
 
Finished 2/10/26 – 2/5 stars
 
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