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Robert Goolrick (1948–2022)

Author of A Reliable Wife

13+ Works 5,698 Members 455 Reviews 6 Favorited

About the Author

Robert Goolrick was born in Virginia and attended Johns Hopkins University. He worked in the advertising field for many years and wrote his first published novel, A Reliable Wife, in 2009. He also published a memoir entitled, The End of the World as We Know It. Goolrick resides in Virginia with his show more dog, Preacher. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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The Algonquin Reader: Spring 2012 (2013) — Contributor — 2 copies

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This novel was compelling and kept me engaged, but as seems to be typical of author Robert Goolrick's works, had sadness and definitely not an happily ever after ending.
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ValerieAndBooks | 7 other reviews | Feb 18, 2024 |
Wisconsin bachelor advertises for a wife. From there it is a story of eroticism, despair, love and loss. Ended up being a very well written story that was very compelling.
 
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bentstoker | 351 other reviews | Jan 26, 2024 |
It was just a story about despair.

I loved the plot of this book but overall it felt too plodding and slow for me. For every lovely line or thought there were paragraphs of things that bored me and seemed repetitive.

I think this is really a 2.5 but I will round up.


 
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hmonkeyreads | 351 other reviews | Jan 25, 2024 |
Pure poetry of despair and redemption
 
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