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Nine Perfect Strangers

Liane Moriarty

Start date: December 1, 2018

Finish date: December 30, 2018

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Dec 12, 2018 Lisa rated it it was amazing

Shelves: read-in-2018

I finished Nine Perfect Strangers last night and I loved it. A lot more than I thought I would. I haven’t read much by Liane Moriarty so I wonder if that helped as I had no expectations.
Nine strangers head to a wellness retreat at Tranquillum House to transform, relax, and work on themselves. Once there things start unveiling in an unusual way and this book starts getting crazy.
It does start slow, a lot of characters to learn, all of their backstories revealed along the way, as well as the resor ...more

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Jun 13, 2019 Christy imworthyandenough rated it liked it

Well that was not at all what I was expecting! This book was NUTS! But it was interesting!! I did 450 pages in just a couple days!

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Dec 25, 2018 Ellen rated it really liked it

Shelves: read-i-own

Nine Perfect Strangers, Liane Moriarty’s latest, seems to be generating a bit of controversy, with some readers explicitly stating they don’t know what happened here, but this is, by far, their least favorite book by her. I’ve enjoyed her last two—they’re about as fluffy as I’ll go but they do address important issues as she spins her oh-so-consumable tales—so my interest was definitely piqued. Moriarty is the keen master of observing the reality of white, upper middle class life, and this time, ...more

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Dec 11, 2018 Myra rated it really liked it

Fun read with likeable characters. A little outlandish towards the end, though.

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Nov 14, 2020 Melissa rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: book-of-the-month, beat-the-backlist-2020, audiobooks

I own this BOTM copy, but decided to borrow the audiobook from my library so I can listen to it at work and read when I am home. This is my first Moriarty book. Honestly, what the hell kinda mess did I just read/listen to? The story had no real plot. Nothing really happened. I think it was supposed to be a thriller book (nine guests check into a health resort, but all goes awry) but it was far from it. I couldn't wait for this book to be done so I could move on. ...more

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