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Pretty dark with a lot of substance to it. I was able to guess a lot of the twists before they happened, but that didn't diminish my enjoyment of the story. Figuring out who died was surprisingly less important to me than the sub-plots and the character developments. I was really impressed with it.
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This is a genuinely delightful audio book. I enjoyed it, and plan to recommend it to others.
This was definitely a guilty pleasure book--it may not be fine literature, but I did really enjoy it. It does a great job of unfolding the mystery of who is murdered and how very slowly throughout. It's also a good lesson on perspective, something I've been teaching my students. Interviews that we learn are with a reporter writing about the murder show how outsiders view people without actually knowing about that person and his/her life. The satire on the school moms was great and made me less s
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El modo de narrar me gustó: sabemos que la noche de trivia en la escuela hubo una muerte pero no sabemos si fue accidental o premeditada, no sabemos quiénes fueron los culpables o si los hubo. Al inicio de cada sección se presentan varias declaraciones de los involucrados, como si estuvieran hablando con la policía. Conforme la narración se va acercando a la fecha, uno empieza a desear quién será el muerto.
I liked this book a lot. Though I don't think its a "THIS IS THE BEST BOOK EVER 5 STAR RATING, I'M GOING TO HAVE MY KIDS READ THIS BOOK SOMEDAY" book, it was an amazingly tight mystery that leaves you guessing and very interested.
I will say the subject matter reminded me a bit too much of my neighborhood, except for the murder. ha ha!
I would definitely recommend this book. And I can't wait to finish watching the HBO Series - which is already different than the book. ...more
I will say the subject matter reminded me a bit too much of my neighborhood, except for the murder. ha ha!
I would definitely recommend this book. And I can't wait to finish watching the HBO Series - which is already different than the book. ...more
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