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Am I the last person to read this? I honestly wasn't interested, until I saw the movie preview (mostly because I don't love dark mysteries but also because Modern Mrs. Darcy didn't love it and I usually agree with her reviews). I might not even see the movie, but even so, I have to read a book before the movie comes out.
I few notes:
I love a good bit of guilt fiction that features actual good writing.
A lot of people are saying they didn't like the characters. I don't really either, but I think th ...more
I few notes:
I love a good bit of guilt fiction that features actual good writing.
A lot of people are saying they didn't like the characters. I don't really either, but I think th ...more
I've been avoiding this book because it seems to have been extremely popular and successful- usually a recipe for disaster. However, trapped at home by a high fever and needing something to read, it seemed an easy option. I was prepared to hate it, and initially wasn't disappointed- within 2 pages the metaphors started to annoy me- "avian fluttering" of eyelashes? huh? However, in my fever-ridden state I ploughed on and quickly got immersed in the plot. Two ridiculously unsuited and pathological
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Nov 10, 2014
Cheryl
marked it as started-not-gonna-happen
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review of another edition
Shelves:
fiction
Heard great reviews of the book. Surprised - I'm 4 hours in and it hasn't grabbed me yet.
Moving on to some other book.
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Moving on to some other book.
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A true page-turner with less-than-lovable characters who lure you into their crazy world. I had a love/hate relationship with this book but my curiosity spurred me on to the end. And while I was hoping to put this story down for good, I am now tempted to see the movie which seems like a very creative interpretation of the book. If I could, I would rate this book 3.5 stars - 4 for the page turning quality and 3 for character development.
I love a good literary thriller with twists and turns. This book was super fun to read and the ending sentence was perfect.
Great read with twists & turns. Really liked the alternating perspectives of the husband (Nick) and the wife (Amy).
This book drew me in but left me flat...
Feb 08, 2014
Laura
marked it as to-read
Apr 01, 2021
Kristen
marked it as to-read
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review of another edition
Shelves:
mystery-suspense,
have-hhi
