Reviews with content warning for Child abuse - The Fury

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The Fury by Alex Michaelides

88 reviews

brep23's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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cookie239's review against another edition

4.5

mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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kelsharr's review against another edition

3.25

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

Interesting, unique narration, but ultimately not for me

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elizabeth_lepore's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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amanda_reads89's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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riverofpages's review against another edition

4.5

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Keep my attention. Was excited to read the entire way through. Not once did I lose interest but the twist wasn’t as interesting as his other books.

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corkspork's review against another edition

2.0

dark sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The blurb about this book reminded me of Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, and consequently I think I was comparing this book to that movie the whole time, and found the book wanting (and also disagreeing with David Baldacci's assertion that The Fury is "highly original"). I got tired of the way the narrator kept alluding to the terrible events yet to come rather than just telling us what they were, and I was underwhelmed by all of it. Ultimately I think the book was fine and I didn't resent my book club for chosing it (though I did lower my rating from 2.5 to 2.0 as I wrote this review).

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rsboquet's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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mj_86's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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kshertz's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I thought this was quite the thriller. You realize it’s an unreliable narrator and you’re not hearing the truth so the whole time you’re trying to figure out what actually happened. It was excellent and kept me glued to the book.

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