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The Husband's Secret

Liane Moriarty

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Oct 31, 2015 Lark Benobi rated it it was ok

While this book gets mentioned fairly often in articles about the 'new' genre of 'chick noir' (see http://www.theguardian.com/books/book...) it didn't feel very noir-ish to me at all--just straight chick lit, of the tragically sincere variety, a family drama very close to something Jodi Picoult or Sue Miller might write. There was some nice depth to some of the characters, in particular grieving mother Rachel. I was disturbed though by the apparent moral of the story, where children are literall ...more

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Apr 19, 2015 Meghan rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: own, fluff, favorites, book-club, american, audiobook, australian, audio-book

I read Big Little Lies first for a book club. I loved it. It was weirdly the most fun I ever had reading a story that is essentially about domestic abuse and school bullying and murder. A friend read this one immediately after and liked it but not as well so I decided to let a little time go by so that my feelings about that book didn't color this one. And I am so glad.

While definitely not as "fun", Moriarty's style of writing is captivating. And surprisingly, I identified with the character Te ...more

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Jun 30, 2018 Susan rated it liked it

Shelves: ua-book-club

This felt unfinished. It was interesting that it was in Australia with some of the same issues that we have in the United States. What a mess though? One lie, one act of coward behavior, ruined so many lives. I found that unsettling. It definitely had a message.

I would recommend this.

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