My Wife Said You May Want to Marry Me

My Wife Said You May Want to Marry Me: A Memoir by Jason B. Rosenthal
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I read Jason Rosenthal's book because I loved his late wife, Amy Krouse Rosenthal. The last thing Amy wrote before dying of cancer was a New York Times column titled, "You May Want to Marry My Husband". It was exceptional and so classically Amy.

Jason is not a writer, nor is he an audiobook narrator. That means while there are some beautiful details about he and Amy's marriage and family and some sentiments that made me want to go out and want to live more intentionally, the overall reading experience was a little clunky. I'm glad to have read the book because as I said, Amy Krouse Rosenthal is one of my favorite writers. I'm slowly accumulating her children's books on my boys' shelves just so I can see her name and appreciate the little joys in each day that much more. But I wouldn't really recommend "My Wife Said You May Want to Marry Me" unless you're a high volume reader, you want to read a more light-hearted book on grief and life after loss, and/or you love AKR as much as I do.

Happy reading and happy living--

ps. If you haven't read Amy's essay mentioned above, see the link included below. It's worth reading and rereading.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/03/st...