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This really was mesmerizing. Each time I had to put it down for sleep, work, whatever, I couldn't wait to pick it up again, even though I could easily guess what the plot was. The writing was terrific. I LOVE unreliable narrators, so that was part of my love for this book; I love the slow reveal and the buildup of suspense that goes with an unreliable-narrator-type plot and I love picking out the clues from the writing and/or the dialogue and I love the hashing-out of what *really* happened afte
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There is a tiger of disaster that lurks just around the corner. Everything seems to be going fine but it only takes a moment for the tiger to pounce and put you in grave danger. This is the theme of Fiona McFarlane’s The Night Guest.
Ruth is getting on in years. She lives alone after the passing of her husband, but has two sons who live in Sydney. Isolated, alone, and living in her former holiday house, she starts to experience strange dreams that feel very real. She dreams of her years in Fiji w ...more
Ruth is getting on in years. She lives alone after the passing of her husband, but has two sons who live in Sydney. Isolated, alone, and living in her former holiday house, she starts to experience strange dreams that feel very real. She dreams of her years in Fiji w ...more
This was well written and interesting. I really felt for the main character, Ruth. And the whole idea of what happens to her was just heartbreaking. However, this wasn't a book that felt compelling to me. Maybe b/c my life experiences haven't yet included something like home care or an elderly person who needs help, but I just found myself not really wanting to pick it up. I also found Ruth's quick degradation into a feeble older woman surprising and am left wondering if Frida had something to d
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Great writing style, story was a little open ended for me, but beautifully told
Well-written, some lovely phrases, but terribly depressing.
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it was amazing
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