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Big Little Lies

Liane Moriarty

Start date: June 2, 2015

Finish date: June 30, 2015

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Feb 15, 2019 Cindy rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 2019

Holy. Crap. Ya'll. I started this book yesterday afternoon at work because my hard drive died and I didn't have a book with me. Luckily a coworker loaned me this to keep me busy for the next 8 hours. At first it was slow. Not bad slow, just a lot of characters slow. But by the last 200 pages I couldn't read it fast enough! And toward the end there were several moments where I just had to shut the book to say OMG! and digest what I had just read. But then I had to quickly get back to it. I read i ...more

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Mar 18, 2021 Avigail rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: own, 2021, physical-book, 5-stars

When I hear about hyped books, I am a person that gives the hype to die down a little bit. This time 'Big Little Lies' has been hyped twice, once as a book and then with series. So it took me to double the time to pick it up. I understand the hype, and I am looking forward to watching the TV series because I think I would like it as much as I did the book.
Liane Moriarty's writing is captivating. 'Big Little Lies' is a book about friendship, family, enemies, past lives, and the consequences of a ...more

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Aug 01, 2015 Karen D rated it really liked it

Shelves: mystery, family, beach-read, friends, chick-lit, psychological-fiction, crime, domestic-problems, sex-crimes

This was a quick, easy read that intrigued right from the beginning. At first I was confused by the apparent flippant nature of the "interviews" being given in the context of a murder investigation, but by the end everything fit together and the tone seemed the most appropriate for the story.

Madeline spoke of Pirriwee as sort of a microcosm, where all ranges of people try to live together. And you see that demonstrated very clearly from the characters who all have different backgrounds, differe ...more

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Jan 03, 2024 Metta rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Persaingan dan saling sirik antar ibu-ibu ga hanya ada di kampung kita ya bun. Padahal konfliknya ya berat ada perselingkuhan, kdrt, anak remaja yg lagi puber dan pembunuhan tapi narasinya ringan jadi ga terasa gelap banget. Jadi pengen nonton seriesnya.

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Nov 13, 2015 Aymee rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery-thriller, contemporary

Although the first third to half is kind of slow, the last part moves quickly and resolves a lot. I enjoyed the characters, even in their insane pettiness.

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