Reviews for I Married Dr. Jekyll and Woke up Mrs. Hyde: Or What Happens to Love?

The average rating for I Married Dr. Jekyll and Woke up Mrs. Hyde: Or What Happens to Love? based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2013-07-18 00:00:00 Bryan Knowles I gave this book four stars because of the ending: Part five, Chapter Twelve, "A PIECE OF ADVICE." Here, the author Nissenbaum shines. His advice is wise and well worth listening to. Although it probably won't do anyone any good because as he states fairly early: "All marriages start with sex ... " and in " ... the full range of divorce cases ... everything comes back to money." His advice--marry well and "avoid a bad marriage." Basically, it is his opinion that people don't change. He counsels--look to their previous behavior because that is how they will behave with you. Well, as I said, who's going to listen to that? Not when there's is sex and money to be had. Now what I don't like (albeit there may be truth here.) He writes: "At the risk of cultural stereotyping, I'll say that I've generally found Germans to be precise, logical, orderly people." (p.216) On the previous page, with no qualification, he wrote: "She was a Rhode Islander by birth, a child of Spanish immigrants, and she had the wild emotional intensity that I associate with Spaniards." Well, Mr. Nissenbaum, what does that make you, a New England Jewish high-stakes divorce lawyer? Here is another thing I don't like--the title. There is no love here, not in the section headings (The Scene; Sex; The Money; The Kids; A Piece of Advice) or in the discussion. A word search would not find the word "Love" often--if at all. The stories he tells (all true) are ugly and disheartening. Nissenbaum doesn't discuss love, except love of money. A better title-- "DIVORCE: A story of sex and money." Always, always, the ugliness rains down on the kids, the consequence of the sex, and who are then used as a way to manipulate the money and hurt the former sex buddy. The children are used as a weapon. Who is complicit in this travesty? The lawyers, judges, P.I.s, and expert witnesses. They are all in for the money.I would not do this work for any amount of money. The lawyers are, in my opinion, part of problem. This book makes that clear. The last section should be a mandatory assignment for examination in all high school classes.

Review # 2 was written on 2017-07-08 00:00:00 Joe Ackerman I will preface this review by saying I did listen to the audiobook. This also impacted how I felt based on the narrator. This book feels like when you start talking to someone at a party. At first you are intrigued with their stories, but then start to inundate you with details and names that really aren't important to the narrative of the story and you can't seem to get away from them talking and talking and talking.... The narrator probably didn't help with his tone of voice, but this guy just felt like a huge braggart. OH AND LET ME ADD--The Author's license to practice law was SUSPENDED in 2018 based on his behavior in a court case similar to one in his book. The author talks a lot about acting ethically in the book...but apparently just like anything people only tell you the version of the story they want you to hear.