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Big Little Lies

Liane Moriarty

Start date: May 7, 2022

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May 08, 2017 Emma rated it liked it · review of another edition

This was not my first try at this book. The first time I couldn't get past the gossiping mums. This time I did and read the whole thing in a day! On the one hand, it made me glad I've never been a parent and had to do the whole school run thing. On the other hand I'm a Primary School teacher and it was a fascinating and horrifying insight into playground behaviour ( of the parents and carers!)
This was a fascinating insight into the secrets people have, the lies they tell to themselves and others ...more

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Feb 14, 2016 Angela rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: five-star-reads, fiction, mystery

I thoroughly entertaining book. Buddy read with my wonderful friend Lisa!

Why did I enjoy it?

1. Stayed up to late two nights in a row to finish it.
2. The story is compelling.
3. I couldn't figure out who was the murderer and who had been murdered.
4. I will definitely reread in the future.

I've never read a story with domestic violence in it and the way Liane Moriarty set out her story it made me understand the situation from various angles. That your children actually do know what is going on. You ...more

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Mar 20, 2017 Jamie (TheRebelliousReader) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: suspense, adult, 4-stars, contemporary, stand-alone, from-my-shelf, 2017

4 stars. I honestly only picked this up because I wanted to watch the show but I didn't think that I would actually enjoy it. This was a very fast and addictive read.

This was my first Liane Moriarty book and I really enjoyed her writing style. This read just like a movie or show and it actually reminded me of Desperate Housewives (which I was so obsessed with when it was on the air, but I digress) because on the surface the characters looked like normal, stereotypes but there was so much more un ...more

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Jul 22, 2015 Waffles - Kelsey rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery-suspense, book-club

Lies generally serve a purpose.

To save someone from harm. To make one look better to their peers. To get out of a jam.

When we were children, we were always told to NEVER tell a lie. You would get into so much trouble if you told a lie as a child. I for one remember the punishments for lying.

As you got a little older you found out there others have lied to you before...but it's okay. It was just a white lie...which to our understanding THAT lie was to save us from harm.

Then we grew up. One lie af Lies generally serve a purpose.

To save someone from harm. To make one look better to their peers. To get out of a jam.

When we were children, we were always told to NEVER tell a lie. You would get into so much trouble if you told a lie as a child. I for one remember the punishments for lying.

As you got a little older you found out there others have lied to you before...but it's okay. It was just a white lie...which to our understanding THAT lie was to save us from harm.

Then we grew up. One lie after another. But it's okay. We are now adults, so we can tell big lies. We just tell the kids it's a white lie and that they shouldn't lie at all. (And we get away with it.)

Well, sometimes we can get away with them.

A group of parents are getting ready to take their kids to school. A few moms stick together like before; a few new mothers are in town needing guidance. First day of school can be hectic, but once you deal with the cliques; getting the kids ready the rest of the day should go easy as baking a pie.

Apparently someone forgot to set the timer on that pie for it just burned!!

A child is accusing another child of bullying; teachers get worried, want it solved right away so saying your sorry is in order. But, the child in question says it wasn't him. As any parent would do they stick up for their child. Of course other Mom's don't agree with that policy and name calling gets thrown out into the air, and people start having opinions of others (especially if they are new to the town) and start gathering in their cliques to force others to choose: Truth, or power.

It isn't easy for Jane to be new in town and trying to understand the small town antidotes but when her son is accused of bullying and she fully well knows he didn't do it, it just takes the cake. Good thing she became good friends with a woman wouldn't shouldn't be reckoned with. Madeline has been there, done all that even had a divorce. She knows the in's and out's of the small town and knows everyone and everyone knows her. Even though she used to part (or known) the cliques, she sides with the new girl. Helps her out of jams once in a while. Of course she doesn't do this alone, she has help from her friend Celeste.

A woman who has everything: wonderful, handsome husband and two loving boys. She has a wonderful house, beautiful looks, great clothes. Everyone marvels on how she can handle twin boys and always being there for the school/church activities. But we must ask ourselves...do we really know our neighbors? Or do we see what we are supposed to see?

Lies are like a domino effect: once one gets going, it gets tough to stop them from growing. But also like in domino's, somehow, somewhere the domino's stop falling. How would you like the domino's to stop thought is the question? Towards you? Or something more sinister? ...more

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Nov 10, 2017 Gem ~ZeroShelfControl~ rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: netgalley-arcs-read, favorites

Received this book from NetGalley and the publisher, in return for an honest review. This review is based entirely on my own thoughts and feelings.

Overall rating : 5*
Writing skill : 5*
Suspense : 4*
Plot: 5*

I absolutely love this book. It's going straight into my goodreads favourite shelf. It follows the life of 3 women whose lives are connected through their children's school life. The way the 3 narratives overlap, along with the comical end of chapter insights from the other characters, is absol ...more

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