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Big Little Lies

Liane Moriarty

Start date: June 2, 2015

Finish date: June 30, 2015

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Oct 09, 2018 Lesa Divine rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: read-it, library, 2018

4 🌟 1st read 10/2018
I couldn't put it down. I was determined to find out who was killed.

Gossip, secrets, family drama oh my.
Interesting I enjoyed the mystery of the story with suburban mom's and their drama.

Now I'm determined to watch the show now.

4 🌟 2nd read 4/2020
Now I can watch the show... ...more

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Mar 08, 2018 Suzanne rated it it was amazing

I loved this book!!! Liane Moriarty is such a talented writer and I can't wait to watch the mini-series based on the book 😁 ...more

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Oct 02, 2017 Rachel N. rated it really liked it

Shelves: humor, read-in-2017, family, friendship, australia, domestic-violence, school, parenting

Madeline is divorced with a teenager and two younger kids from her second marriage. She's friend with Celeste, a beauty with twins and a seemingly perfect life. They both befriend Jane, a single mom. All three have kids starting kindergarten. From the beginning you know someone dies at the schools trivia night but it takes most of the book to find out who. I liked all three women and their stories. I think the events of the trivia night were a bit of a let down considering all the suspense leadi ...more

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Jun 14, 2017 Kelly rated it really liked it

Shelves: library

Wow. I was worried about how thick this book was when I picked it up from the library after a lengthy wait on the hold list, but I couldn't put it down! I didn't care for the vehicle the author used for the unfolding of the story (the journalistic quotes about an event that we haven't gotten to yet in the timeline). I found it confusing to introduce disembodied character names that way, but setting that aside, this story was surprising which is impressive given that the subject matter has been w ...more

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Jul 17, 2015 Jenn rated it really liked it

Shelves: fiction, 2015-finished

I enjoyed the way the narrative of the book went with the crime storyline weaved throughout the book leading up to the current time. Clever.
The 3 main characters are 3 women that are unlikely to be good friends. Madeline who seems to be having an age crisis because she's turning 40. She has a spunky personality that I loved. Celeste, who is portrayed a stunning, wealthy woman that (seems) to not have a care in the world. Jane, who barely looks old enough to have a child. The way she is described ...more

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Jan 04, 2021 Cora rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: woman-author, mystery, chick-lit, family, alternating-narrators, australia, available-at-library, ebook-at-library, family-relationships, friendship

Big Little Lies is a story about a group of mothers whose children all attend the same Kindergarten class. What first appears to be a story about cliques within the school community, eventually turns into more as truths about the characters are revealed. In the beginning of the book, we learn that something bad happened at the school's trivia fundraiser. Then the story is rewound to reveal the events leading up to trivia night and eventually what happened and to whom. This book did an excellent ...more

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Jul 30, 2016 cindyoffermans rated it it was amazing

This is definitely one of the best books I have read in a long time! I love it!

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Jun 17, 2015 Gabriela rated it it was amazing

Shelves: examined-lives, nook, about-marriage, favorites, cook-and-book-club

I liked it a lot, maybe one of the best summer reads ever. Definitely a chick flick of the best kind, with everything in it: desperate housewives, friendships, quarrels, little lies and bigger lies, husbands who cheat, husbands who are lovely, parents' trivia night, love in the Blue Blues cafe, and even murder. An amazing array of emotions woven together beautifully. ...more

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