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Big Little Lies

Liane Moriarty

Start date: May 7, 2022

Finish date: June 7, 2022

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Apr 29, 2018 Caitlin rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I had picked out the murder victim, but I didn't see "the big reveal" coming... ...more

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Nov 05, 2018 Marie (UK) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2018-reading-challenge

I really enjoyed this there were a lot of characters who are well drawn and memorable. The author builds her narrative around them and and relates it to one specific event in their social calendar. The story builds gradually and with some mystery surrounding it. Moriary builds the picture expertly and my guesses as to the victim changed alongside this but i had no idea who it really was. The author has captured the ambience of the school playground, the yummy mummies and the power holders so wel ...more

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Feb 20, 2016 Annette Olsen rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: bookclub, important-social-issues

The rating for this book is actually more than three but not quite 4. That being said, I really enjoyed this book. The author had great characters that were sometimes larger than life but still believable to me. She did flatten out her characters at the end in order to wrap things up nicely for the reader, but the tone of the book hadn't been heavy and serious and so I think wrapping the story up in a nice neat package worked for this particular story. She dealt with some heavy issues and gave m ...more

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Mar 10, 2017 Nancy rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2017-books

3.5 Stars
I loved the execution of this story but the story itself is one that has been told over and over again leaving me feeling “bleh”. The crux of the story deals with spousal abuse, bullying, rape, marriage problems, etc. It is probably better suited for readers who have not read about these subjects time and time again. The fact that the reader knows right up front that someone has been murdered is what interested me enough to continue to the end. I wanted to know who was murdered! All in ...more

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