Reviews

Widows by Lynda La Plante

whatjasread's review against another edition

2.0

2.5/5

This was... so mediocre.

may63536's review against another edition

i think this story works better as a tv show than as a book.

jlinhart's review against another edition

for now a dnf. I might come back and try to read it. It is just going at a slow pace for me and not working for me

missmarauder2's review against another edition

4.0

It takes a lot for me to pick up a crime novel, and I originally read this because there's a movie coming out. It's really incredibly suspenseful. It kept me reading until I finished, and it's quite feminist. I really respected the women deciding fuck men, we're doing something for ourselves. I loved Dolly, Shirley, and Bella. The only reason this isn't five stars is because Linda was unbearable to read. Her sections were so unbearable, she was a terrible person. She was impossible to enjoy.

Also

while Harry being alive was a great twist, but his motives remained completely unknown to me. I don't really understand why he hated Dolly so very much, except at the very end. I understand that Dolly's view of her husband was incorrect, but it wasn't really expressed.

Either way, the book was quite enjoyable. I'm looking forward to the movie!