Molly

By: Blake Butler

Narrated by: Blake Butler

Blake Butler and Molly Brodak instantly connected, fell in love, married, and built a life together. Both writers with deep roots in contemporary American literature, their union was an iconic joining of forces between two major and beloved talents.

Nearly three years into their marriage, grappling with mental illness and a lifetime of trauma, Molly took her own life. In the days and weeks after Molly’s death, Blake discovered shocking secrets she had held back from the world, fundamentally altering his view of their relationship and who she was.

A masterpiece of autobiography, Molly is a riveting journey into the darkest and most unthinkable parts of the human heart, emerging with a hard-won, unsurpassably beautiful understanding that expands the possibilities of language to comprehend and express true love.

Unrelentingly clear, honest and concise, Molly approaches the impossible directly, with a total empathy that has no parallel or precedent. A supremely important work that will be taught, loved, relied on, and passed around for years to come, Blake Butler affirms now beyond question his position at the very top rank of writers.

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SKIP THIS - Everyone Sucks

Tl;dr they were both mentally ill assholes. She killed herself and he learned nothing. Now he is exploiting his dead wife for financial gain.

Good Example of someone with complex ptsd and bpd

Good example of mental illness. Honest disclosure of human life. Vulnerable author. Interesting but not inspiring.

self inflection of the writer

his honesty about his feelings both before and after he learned things he didn't know and never anticipated about his wife.

An impossible task

This story was so heartbreaking, but the way he shares his perspective on Molly and her role in the life they shared left me conflicted. I’d hate to hear all these things about me after I died. The first section and the last two sections were written so beautifully. Thank you for producing this Audible!