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Sep 08, 2013
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Wow, this book did not go where I thought it was going to go. And I mean that in a good way.
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I can't stop comparing this to Gone Girl (which I read first) and thinking how different it is to read a twisty, unflinchingly brutal story about people's dark, destructive impulses when you care about the characters, as opposed to just being fascinated by what happens to them. Gone Girl intrigued me and made me think and I loved it for that, but I didn't connect with any of the characters; while in this book, all I could do for the last 150 pages was cringe and wish that the character I had fal
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The first book I finished in 2013 was Broken Harbor by Tana French which I read for the Partners and Professors book club. While I had mixed feelings about the book, others in the club praised In the Woods by Tana French. I borrowed a copy and began reading little sections here and there. Initially, I was engrossed and then a little bit restless. I wanted more resolution at the end, but overall I did like it better than Broken Harbor.
My favorite and most frustrating character was Rob Ryan whose ...more
My favorite and most frustrating character was Rob Ryan whose ...more
"What I want to warn you to remember is that I am a detective. Our relationship with truth is fundamental but cracked, refracting confusingly like fragmented glass . . . This is my job, and you don't go into it--or if you do, you don't last--without some natural affinity for its priorities and demands. What I am telling you, before you begin this story is this--two things. I crave truth. And I lie."
These are some of the opening words of the narrator of In the Woods. Tana French's first novel is ...more
These are some of the opening words of the narrator of In the Woods. Tana French's first novel is ...more
My new favorite mystery writer! Really well developed characters and very well written. I'm starting the next book in the series right away--I'm hooked :)
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One of the best books I've read in quite a while. I would definitely recommend this book to absolutely everyone! I can see why it won the many awards that it did.
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I love this book, but my students were so disappointed :/
Kinda pissed; won't lie.
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Maya
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