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Don't Cry Now
Enjoying an ideal life with a loving husband and beautiful daughter, Bonnie Wheeler finds her serenity shattered when her husband's ex-wife is brutally murdered by someone who is also stalking her. Reissue.
400 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1995
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Joy Fielding
118 books2,129 followersJoy Fielding (née Tepperman; born March 18, 1945) is a Canadian novelist and actress. She lives in Toronto, Ontario.
Born in Toronto, Ontario, she graduated from the University of Toronto in 1966, with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature. As Joy Tepperman, she had a brief acting career, appearing in the film Winter Kept Us Warm (1965) and in an episode of Gunsmoke. She later changed her last name to Fielding (after Henry Fielding) and began writing novels.
Fielding is also the screenwriter of the television film Golden Will: The Silken Laumann Story.
At the age of 8, Joy Tepperman wrote her first story and sent it into a local magazine, and at age 12 sent in her first TV script, however both were rejected. She had a brief acting career, eventually giving it up to write full-time in 1972. She has published to date 22 novels, two of which were converted into film. Fielding's process of having an idea to the point the novel is finished generally takes a year, the writing itself taking four to eight months. Joy Fielding sets most of her novels in American cities such as Boston and Chicago. She has said that she prefers to set her novels in "big American cities, [as the] landscape seems best for [her] themes of urban alienation and loss of identity. Fielding is a Canadian citizen. Her husband's name is Warren, and they have two daughters, Annie and Shannon. They have property in Toronto, Ontario, as well as Palm Beach, Florida.
Fielding had an interview with the Vancouver Sun in 2007, just after her publication of Heartstopper. She enjoys catching readers off guard with the endings of her stories, but insists that "[it] isn't what her fiction is about", but rather more about the development of her characters. Discussing her novels with the Toronto Star in 2008, she said "I might not write fiction in the literary sense. But I write very well. My characters are good. My dialog is good. And my stories are really involving. I'm writing exactly the kind of books I like to write. And they're the kind of books I like to read. They're popular commercial fiction. That's what they are."
Fielding has been noted as a novelist who is more popular in the United States and foreign countries, rather than in her native Canada. For example, the novel Kiss Mommy Goodbye was more popular in the States, and See Jane Run in Germany. In addition, she had an American agent and publisher, although she has now switched to a Canadian publisher.
Born in Toronto, Ontario, she graduated from the University of Toronto in 1966, with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature. As Joy Tepperman, she had a brief acting career, appearing in the film Winter Kept Us Warm (1965) and in an episode of Gunsmoke. She later changed her last name to Fielding (after Henry Fielding) and began writing novels.
Fielding is also the screenwriter of the television film Golden Will: The Silken Laumann Story.
At the age of 8, Joy Tepperman wrote her first story and sent it into a local magazine, and at age 12 sent in her first TV script, however both were rejected. She had a brief acting career, eventually giving it up to write full-time in 1972. She has published to date 22 novels, two of which were converted into film. Fielding's process of having an idea to the point the novel is finished generally takes a year, the writing itself taking four to eight months. Joy Fielding sets most of her novels in American cities such as Boston and Chicago. She has said that she prefers to set her novels in "big American cities, [as the] landscape seems best for [her] themes of urban alienation and loss of identity. Fielding is a Canadian citizen. Her husband's name is Warren, and they have two daughters, Annie and Shannon. They have property in Toronto, Ontario, as well as Palm Beach, Florida.
Fielding had an interview with the Vancouver Sun in 2007, just after her publication of Heartstopper. She enjoys catching readers off guard with the endings of her stories, but insists that "[it] isn't what her fiction is about", but rather more about the development of her characters. Discussing her novels with the Toronto Star in 2008, she said "I might not write fiction in the literary sense. But I write very well. My characters are good. My dialog is good. And my stories are really involving. I'm writing exactly the kind of books I like to write. And they're the kind of books I like to read. They're popular commercial fiction. That's what they are."
Fielding has been noted as a novelist who is more popular in the United States and foreign countries, rather than in her native Canada. For example, the novel Kiss Mommy Goodbye was more popular in the States, and See Jane Run in Germany. In addition, she had an American agent and publisher, although she has now switched to a Canadian publisher.
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November 5, 2017
تحلیل زیبای اجتماعی جذابیت داستان و ماجرای کشش دار... هیچ خواننده ای به سادگی از کنار آن نخواهد گذشت...
جوی فیلدینگ:
گارش این کتاب به دلیل تحقیقات روانشناسانه بیش از یک سال زمان برد و امروز آن را یکی از سنجیده ترین و زیباترین کارهای خود می دانم.
جوی فیلدینگ:
گارش این کتاب به دلیل تحقیقات روانشناسانه بیش از یک سال زمان برد و امروز آن را یکی از سنجیده ترین و زیباترین کارهای خود می دانم.
November 23, 2021
Die Story war absolut top. Ich hatte keine Ahnung, wer es nun war. Das hat mich doch etwas geschockt.
Aber man merkt, dass das Buch älter ist. Der Schreibstil und die dauernden Wiederholungen bereits geschehener Dinge kenne ich so gar nicht. Das hat mich sehr wirklich gestört. Immer wieder fing Bonnie an, sich in Gedanken alles zu erzählen, was sie erlebt hat, anstatt es anderen zu sagen. Bei jedem Gespräch kam dieser innere Dialog, der am Schluss nur noch genervt hat. Alles andere war wieder wirklich gut.
Aber man merkt, dass das Buch älter ist. Der Schreibstil und die dauernden Wiederholungen bereits geschehener Dinge kenne ich so gar nicht. Das hat mich sehr wirklich gestört. Immer wieder fing Bonnie an, sich in Gedanken alles zu erzählen, was sie erlebt hat, anstatt es anderen zu sagen. Bei jedem Gespräch kam dieser innere Dialog, der am Schluss nur noch genervt hat. Alles andere war wieder wirklich gut.
December 14, 2017
Na koricama piše: "Tko pri čitanju ovog romana ne osjeti hladne žmarce, vjerojatno ima sunčanicu"...
Pa... u tom slučaju, mene je ozbiljno zveknulo sunce u sred decembra... eto...
Pa... u tom slučaju, mene je ozbiljno zveknulo sunce u sred decembra... eto...
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September 29, 2022هربار خوندنِ این کتاب بیشتر برام مشخص میکنه که فیلدینگ، واقعا، تا اینجا که من خوندم، در ادبیات جنایی-روانشناسی رودست نداره.
January 27, 2015
Bonnie Wheeler je nastavnica koja, na prvi pogled, ima savršen život – živi u krasnoj kući sa suprugom, uspješnim televizijskim redateljem i njihovom trogodišnjom kćeri Amandom. Ali, jedne večeri, samo jednom izgovorenom rečenicom: „U opasnosti ste ti i Amanda“, to savršenstvo nestaje kao probušeni mjehur od sapunice.
Osoba koja ju je nazvala je Joan, bivša suprugova žena, koju nakon toga pronalaze mrtvu u vlastitoj kući. Tako Bonnie u nasljedstvo dobija još dvoje suprugove djece, Sama i Lauren, problematične tinejdžere čija je srca vrlo teško osvojiti. Bonnie shvaća da mora zaštititi svoju kćer i sebe samu, samo osnovno je pitanje – od koga joj prijeti opasnost: od već navedenih ukućana, od šašavog napušenog učenika škole u kojoj predaje, od kolege profesora čiji je telefonski broj pronašla u Joaninom obiteljskom albumu ili možda od vlastitog brata, koji zbog pokušaja ubojstva već ima dosje. Koliko god ljudi bilo upleteno u ovu situaciju, Bonnie je svjesna da će slagalicu morati riješiti sama, suočena s brojnim opasnostima.
Ovo je solidan psihološki triler s taman dovoljnom dozom drame i napetosti, u kojem tijekom čitanja stalno mijenjate mišljenje tko bi mogao biti ubojica (bar sam ga ja tako doživjela). Nije baš da sam grizla nokte do zadnje stranice, ali preporučujem ga za čitanje, ako ništa drugo možda vas zaintrigira citat New York Newsday-a na koricama: „Tko pri čitanju ovog romana ne osjeti hladne žmarce, vjerojatno ima sunčanicu.“
Nisam dobila sunčanicu, možda sam samo blago „zagorjela“, ali lagala bih kad bih rekla da nisam osjećala napetost i malčice se i sama poigrala detektiva.
Osoba koja ju je nazvala je Joan, bivša suprugova žena, koju nakon toga pronalaze mrtvu u vlastitoj kući. Tako Bonnie u nasljedstvo dobija još dvoje suprugove djece, Sama i Lauren, problematične tinejdžere čija je srca vrlo teško osvojiti. Bonnie shvaća da mora zaštititi svoju kćer i sebe samu, samo osnovno je pitanje – od koga joj prijeti opasnost: od već navedenih ukućana, od šašavog napušenog učenika škole u kojoj predaje, od kolege profesora čiji je telefonski broj pronašla u Joaninom obiteljskom albumu ili možda od vlastitog brata, koji zbog pokušaja ubojstva već ima dosje. Koliko god ljudi bilo upleteno u ovu situaciju, Bonnie je svjesna da će slagalicu morati riješiti sama, suočena s brojnim opasnostima.
Ovo je solidan psihološki triler s taman dovoljnom dozom drame i napetosti, u kojem tijekom čitanja stalno mijenjate mišljenje tko bi mogao biti ubojica (bar sam ga ja tako doživjela). Nije baš da sam grizla nokte do zadnje stranice, ali preporučujem ga za čitanje, ako ništa drugo možda vas zaintrigira citat New York Newsday-a na koricama: „Tko pri čitanju ovog romana ne osjeti hladne žmarce, vjerojatno ima sunčanicu.“
Nisam dobila sunčanicu, možda sam samo blago „zagorjela“, ali lagala bih kad bih rekla da nisam osjećala napetost i malčice se i sama poigrala detektiva.
March 18, 2017
Неубедителна история.
Прекалено много обстоятелства, герои, лутане от случка в случка.
Отново свръх извратен завършек.
Сигурно се случват и такива истории по света, но просто ми е трудно да ги приема.
Прекалено много обстоятелства, герои, лутане от случка в случка.
Отново свръх извратен завършек.
Сигурно се случват и такива истории по света, но просто ми е трудно да ги приема.
January 27, 2018
Could have been a bit more intriguing. Guessed the culprit pretty early on, which is unusual.
May 13, 2010
Now that I've read (and loved!) my second book by Joy Fielding, I can officially declare myself a fan. Whispers and Lies was my first experience with this author and was among my favorite reads of 2009. Although I liked that one a teensy bit more than this one (the difference being that I found Whispers and Lies quite humorous!), I give them both a solid 5 stars. I like Ms. Fielding's writing style and look forward to reading everything else she's written.
At the beginning of Don't Cry Now, Bonnie recieves a call from her husband's ex-wife warning her that she and her little girl are in danger. The ex-wife asks to meet with her, but when Bonnie arrives at the house later that morning, she finds her shot dead in the kitchen. Things get a bit crazy for Bonnie from then on out, and everyone is a suspect. It was suspenseful and kept me guessing right up to the final few pages. A fun read!
At the beginning of Don't Cry Now, Bonnie recieves a call from her husband's ex-wife warning her that she and her little girl are in danger. The ex-wife asks to meet with her, but when Bonnie arrives at the house later that morning, she finds her shot dead in the kitchen. Things get a bit crazy for Bonnie from then on out, and everyone is a suspect. It was suspenseful and kept me guessing right up to the final few pages. A fun read!
August 20, 2019
This was a strange book. I went back and forth between liking the main characters and disliking them. I almost didn't finish the book because of this.
July 15, 2020
"Cô đang gặp nguy hiểm đấy. Cô và Amanda."
Vào một ngày nào đó, Bonnie Wheeler được người vợ trước của chồng mình gọi điện thoại cảnh báo như thế. Rồi ngay sau đó, Joan bị giết chết và Bonnie bị cảnh sát nghi ngờ là chính cô đã giết chết người vợ trước đây của chồng.
Chuyện mở đầu khá tốt, có ngay sự căng thẳng thu hút người đọc. Nhưng sau đó thì tâm lý và hành động của nhân vật chính (Bonnie Wheeler) không thuyết phục được tôi hoàn toàn. "Tôi đang làm gì ở đây vậy?!" là ý nghĩ thường xuyên nhất của Bonnie trong lúc đi tìm manh mối, đi tìm nguồn gốc của sự đe dọa. Tức là dường như Bonnie chỉ hành động một cách rối loạn theo bản năng để đi tìm nguồn gốc của mối nguy hiểm và để bảo vệ con gái mình (Amanda). Đây là một quyển psychothriller, tức là ly kỳ tâm lý, nên yêu cầu của tôi về cách diễn đạt và chiều sâu tâm lý của nhân vật nó cao hơn những tác phẩm thiên về hành động. Từ cái thước đo này, tâm lý của các nhân vật không xuất sắc, không lột tả được hết, mặc dù một trong những mâu thuẫn trong đây, xung đột mẹ ghẻ-con chồng, và nhất là khi những đứa con ấy đang còn ở tuổi dậy thì ương bướng, không phải là quá khó.
Nhìn chung, "Don't Cry Now" là một quyển ly kỳ tâm lý tốt của Joy Fielding, có thể đọc. Nhưng các nhân vật trong này thì chưa thuyết phục được hoàn toàn, nhất là động cơ giết người của thủ phạm (đối với tôi) nên không cho được trọn 4 sao. Tác phẩm này được người dùng Goodreads đánh giá 3,78/5 sao. Bản thân tôi thấy như vậy là chính xác. Một tác phẩm có thể đọc nếu bạn thích thể loại ly kỳ tâm lý. Tôi hài lòng sau khi đọc xong, nhưng thật tình mà nói thì nó chưa thuộc vào hàng xuất sắc.
Vào một ngày nào đó, Bonnie Wheeler được người vợ trước của chồng mình gọi điện thoại cảnh báo như thế. Rồi ngay sau đó, Joan bị giết chết và Bonnie bị cảnh sát nghi ngờ là chính cô đã giết chết người vợ trước đây của chồng.
Chuyện mở đầu khá tốt, có ngay sự căng thẳng thu hút người đọc. Nhưng sau đó thì tâm lý và hành động của nhân vật chính (Bonnie Wheeler) không thuyết phục được tôi hoàn toàn. "Tôi đang làm gì ở đây vậy?!" là ý nghĩ thường xuyên nhất của Bonnie trong lúc đi tìm manh mối, đi tìm nguồn gốc của sự đe dọa. Tức là dường như Bonnie chỉ hành động một cách rối loạn theo bản năng để đi tìm nguồn gốc của mối nguy hiểm và để bảo vệ con gái mình (Amanda). Đây là một quyển psychothriller, tức là ly kỳ tâm lý, nên yêu cầu của tôi về cách diễn đạt và chiều sâu tâm lý của nhân vật nó cao hơn những tác phẩm thiên về hành động. Từ cái thước đo này, tâm lý của các nhân vật không xuất sắc, không lột tả được hết, mặc dù một trong những mâu thuẫn trong đây, xung đột mẹ ghẻ-con chồng, và nhất là khi những đứa con ấy đang còn ở tuổi dậy thì ương bướng, không phải là quá khó.
Nhìn chung, "Don't Cry Now" là một quyển ly kỳ tâm lý tốt của Joy Fielding, có thể đọc. Nhưng các nhân vật trong này thì chưa thuyết phục được hoàn toàn, nhất là động cơ giết người của thủ phạm (đối với tôi) nên không cho được trọn 4 sao. Tác phẩm này được người dùng Goodreads đánh giá 3,78/5 sao. Bản thân tôi thấy như vậy là chính xác. Một tác phẩm có thể đọc nếu bạn thích thể loại ly kỳ tâm lý. Tôi hài lòng sau khi đọc xong, nhưng thật tình mà nói thì nó chưa thuộc vào hàng xuất sắc.
May 3, 2021
HOLY SHIT.
Let me tell you: I thought I realized who is the murderer in the first chapter. I. Did. Not. Realize. Anything. OKAY??
What a plot twist. Literally I can't believe.
I loved everything about this book, except the thing that the author keeps reminding us that the main character "doesn't know what she's doing". Yes, we get that we would be confused too if someone starts killing people around us.
Joy Fielding once again proved why is she my favorite thriller author.
Let me tell you: I thought I realized who is the murderer in the first chapter. I. Did. Not. Realize. Anything. OKAY??
What a plot twist. Literally I can't believe.
I loved everything about this book, except the thing that the author keeps reminding us that the main character "doesn't know what she's doing". Yes, we get that we would be confused too if someone starts killing people around us.
Joy Fielding once again proved why is she my favorite thriller author.
August 9, 2019
This was a lot better than I thought it was going to be.
December 16, 2008
Bonnie Wheeler is married to Rod Wheeler; they have a daughter, Amanda, and Rod has two children with his previous wife, Joan. Bonnie enjoys her life until the day Joan calls to ask Bonnie to meet her. She wants to give Bonnie information indicating that her life and Amanda's life are in danger. Bonnie agrees to meet Joan, but when she arrives at the meeting place, she discovers Joan is dead -- shot through the heart.
As the story develops, Bonnie becomes more deeply involved in trying to figure out who killed Joan as well as what Joan could have meant when she indicated Bonnie's life and that of her child are in danger. This is where Joy Fielding is usually at her best with twists and turns to complicate her mysteries with enough intrigue to keep those pages turning almost all by themselves. Unfortunately, she didn't hit her usual mark of suspense with Don't Cry Now.
What disrupts the story is Bonnie's preoccupation with her own demons from her childhood. That coupled with Bonnie's somewhat bizarre behavior at times, no matter how reasonably Fielding explains it all, leaves the character of Bonnie Wheeler a little short on credibility.
I wouldn't recommend Don't Cry Now to someone who'd never read Joy Fielding before, because this book does not give a good first impression of what she's capable of writing. But to fans of hers, like me, this book still holds that Fielding "charm". Whenever I finish a book by Joy Fielding, I'm sad to see the characters go, and I usually wish there were a sequel so that I could connect with them again. That's how I felt about Bonnie Wheeler; it's just that if there were a sequel, I'd hope Bonnie had it a little more together than she did this time around.
As the story develops, Bonnie becomes more deeply involved in trying to figure out who killed Joan as well as what Joan could have meant when she indicated Bonnie's life and that of her child are in danger. This is where Joy Fielding is usually at her best with twists and turns to complicate her mysteries with enough intrigue to keep those pages turning almost all by themselves. Unfortunately, she didn't hit her usual mark of suspense with Don't Cry Now.
What disrupts the story is Bonnie's preoccupation with her own demons from her childhood. That coupled with Bonnie's somewhat bizarre behavior at times, no matter how reasonably Fielding explains it all, leaves the character of Bonnie Wheeler a little short on credibility.
I wouldn't recommend Don't Cry Now to someone who'd never read Joy Fielding before, because this book does not give a good first impression of what she's capable of writing. But to fans of hers, like me, this book still holds that Fielding "charm". Whenever I finish a book by Joy Fielding, I'm sad to see the characters go, and I usually wish there were a sequel so that I could connect with them again. That's how I felt about Bonnie Wheeler; it's just that if there were a sequel, I'd hope Bonnie had it a little more together than she did this time around.
June 20, 2014
What should I say?
I didn't like it.
I absolutly don't like the main person , Bonnie.
It just give ★★ because the end was a bit more thrilling. But all the rest wasn't good written. I read it in German, so maybe the translation was ill but it doesn't change my feelings.
To the story: Bonnie gets a call from the devored wife of her husband. She went to the meeting place and well Joan was dead.
Who is the killer and why is Bonnie and her daughter Amanda in danger?
I didn't like it.
I absolutly don't like the main person , Bonnie.
It just give ★★ because the end was a bit more thrilling. But all the rest wasn't good written. I read it in German, so maybe the translation was ill but it doesn't change my feelings.
To the story: Bonnie gets a call from the devored wife of her husband. She went to the meeting place and well Joan was dead.
Who is the killer and why is Bonnie and her daughter Amanda in danger?
September 15, 2023
The book was not as good as the first book that I read from Joy Fielding, but it was definetly enjoyable. Started out too quick in my opinion, it felt kind of dry, but with every page I connected with the book a little bit more. 4 stars from the beginning, 4 stars in the end. The ending was definetly unexpected, kind of felt like a mindf**k throughout the whole book. The ending satisfied me though, I got the answers to every one of my questions that I created while reading the book.
March 20, 2014
I read this immediately after Na rubu ludila but it cannot measure up, imho. All higgledy-piggledy. And the end was too rushed too.
October 30, 2014
Awful
I did not like this book at all. It was basically filled with the thoughts of the main characters. it was such a waste of my time.
I did not like this book at all. It was basically filled with the thoughts of the main characters. it was such a waste of my time.
October 9, 2018
Gut geschrieben. Ich mag ihren Stil :D Das Ende war mir aber etwas zu abrupt.. deswegen 4 von 5 ;)
November 25, 2021
Das Buch fing ziemlich spannend an. Danach war aber irgendwie ne Weile ziemliche Langeweile. Mir war irgendwann klar wie es ausgeht. Allerdings hatte das Ende dann doch noch einige spannende Wendungen drin und war ziemlich gut. 🙌 Ich würde 3,5 🌟 geben. 😊
April 25, 2022
خیلی وقت بود که رمان نخونده بودم و همش درگیر کتابهای علمی بودم. چسبید 😄
January 15, 2024
I listened to the audiobook. I have listened to this audiobook off and on since I was a kid and went on a roadtrip with my grandparents and it was my favorite. My grandma even gave me the cassette tapes!
I’ve also loved listening to her reading it and love the characters and twists. It’s probably one of my all time favorites!
I’ve also loved listening to her reading it and love the characters and twists. It’s probably one of my all time favorites!
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August 12, 2020Bonnie vive uma vida perfeita com a filha de três anos e com o marido até ao dia em que a ex-mulher deste lhe telefona afirmando que tanto ela como a filha correm perigo, aparecendo morta pouco depois. Bonnie é considerada a principal suspeita e tenta descobrir o verdadeiro assassino.
Esta foi a minha estreia com a autora, numa altura em que optei por ler um dos livros que tinha há mais tempo na estante. Tenho que admitir que não foi uma estreia muito auspiciosa e que, muito honestamente, não sei se volto a tentar ler mais algum livro dela.
Comprei "Dupla obsessão" porque a sinopse me pareceu promissora, mas a verdade é acabou por se revelar uma leitura da qual ponderei desistir várias vezes. Não o fiz por simples teimosia (nem foi por persistência).
Apesar de ter que admitir que, no final, fui um pouco surpreendida com um dos desenvolvimentos, tudo o resto ficou muito aquém das minhas expectativas.
Creio que o que mais me aborreceu (literalmente, muitas vezes ao longo do livro) neste enredo, para além de alguns clichés e da previsibilidade de alguns acontecimentos/desenvolvimentos, foi a forma como determinados personagens passavam da confiança à suspeição e vice-versa, relativamente a outros personagens. Não estou a contar mais do que devo: a própria sinopse tal indica.
"Dupla obsessão" é um livro de relativa fácil leitura mas que, infelizmente, não me trouxe nada de novo nem me satisfez.
Lido: 06-09/07/20
Esta foi a minha estreia com a autora, numa altura em que optei por ler um dos livros que tinha há mais tempo na estante. Tenho que admitir que não foi uma estreia muito auspiciosa e que, muito honestamente, não sei se volto a tentar ler mais algum livro dela.
Comprei "Dupla obsessão" porque a sinopse me pareceu promissora, mas a verdade é acabou por se revelar uma leitura da qual ponderei desistir várias vezes. Não o fiz por simples teimosia (nem foi por persistência).
Apesar de ter que admitir que, no final, fui um pouco surpreendida com um dos desenvolvimentos, tudo o resto ficou muito aquém das minhas expectativas.
Creio que o que mais me aborreceu (literalmente, muitas vezes ao longo do livro) neste enredo, para além de alguns clichés e da previsibilidade de alguns acontecimentos/desenvolvimentos, foi a forma como determinados personagens passavam da confiança à suspeição e vice-versa, relativamente a outros personagens. Não estou a contar mais do que devo: a própria sinopse tal indica.
"Dupla obsessão" é um livro de relativa fácil leitura mas que, infelizmente, não me trouxe nada de novo nem me satisfez.
Lido: 06-09/07/20
March 6, 2014
Normally I am a huge Joy Fielding fan. I've read at least half a dozen of her novels, but Don't Cry Now is my least favorite and difficult to finish. I had to force myself when others may have simply put the book down and moved on. Bonnie, the main character, receives a cryptic phone call from her husband's ex-wife telling her that she and her four-year old daughter Amanda are in danger. When Bonnie reluctanly agrees to meet her to learn more, Bonnie finds her dead, a single bullet through the chest. Bonnie becomes a person of interest. This was fine for me, but it quickly falls apart after that. All the side characters are not-likable. Soon Bonnie becomes sick, but because of childhood issues, is in denial about being sick. This was annoying. Much of the book she is in bed. Her husband goes out of town for a week and Bonnie is too nice to ask him to stay (and take care of the kids from his first marraige that now have to live with them because their mother id dead) or come home early because she is sick. And when the killer is revealed, it is not satisfying at all. And the red-hearing is not explained, just an obvious plant. However, I will still read future Joy Fielding novels. I'm still a fan.
August 10, 2021
Una lectura que me mantuvo intrigada y atrapada, como personaje principal Bonnie me desesperó, había situaciones dónde era muy crédula o necia y no podía ver más allá de lo que ella pensaba en un momento aún cuando eran cosas tan sencillas, a pesar de esto el libro me tuvo enganchada, el giro final no lo ví venir y me gustó (menos lo de Josh Freeman, para mi estuvo de más y ni al caso)
September 1, 2022
This was the first Joy Fielding novel I read, it was my first year of high school and I ran out of time to pick a book from the school library because I was too busy chatting. I grabbed the first one I could reach while the class was leaving and I have been addicted to joys writing ever since. She made me remember why I loved reading all over again.
December 7, 2022
Joy Fielding doesn't disappoint! Another great read. Bravo! As with most of Joy Fielding's novels, there are a lot of twists and turns. Guessing who "done it", came pretty quick for me, but I didn't mind because the storyline kept me interested and there was an off chance that I could've been wrong. The main character Bonnie is someone who is not everyone's cup of tea but I liked her just fine.
January 14, 2011
Joy Fielding is my favorite author. I Read this book first and thought it was great. A good suspense-thriller author, I have read all of her novels now.
February 2, 2013
Napet, pun neočekivanih saznanja o najbližoj obitelji, neizvjestan do samog kraja. Završetak težak i bolan, možda i previše za jedan krimić.
May 18, 2022
Procitana po treci puta jednostavno predobra
September 22, 2020
Did NOT see that ending coming!!! Awesome!!!!
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