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The stars are mostly because I think it's such a difficult topic to write about. Either the people doing it are expected to have all the answers or pass judgment or maybe both, I guess. I was curious, and confess I got frustrated as the book went by, due to the lack of answers and generally the confusion expressed by the author, but that's exactly what I think should happen. She's just telling her story, and it's not her fault she doesn't have all the answers - it's a memoir, after all, not a manual. Her story is about her husband, who does like the idea of an open marriage, and her own feelings about it, which begin very dubious and evolve, or not, throughout the book.
I've always felt like the concept of monogamy is more social than anything else, and still think that after reading it. That was the only contribution the book made to my own opinion, but as I said, maybe it was enough - to know that after all, everyone should be able to form their own opinions and live accordingly instead of feeling there's this big book of rules bossing us around.