12.3k reviews for:

The Fury

Alex Michaelides

3.34 AVERAGE

beans99's review against another edition

5.0

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ARC Print Copy

Official Review: Clarion Ledger and The Hattiesburg American Newspapers.
https://msbookspage.wordpress.com/2024/01/22/the-fury-by-alex-michaelides/

ericajanett's review against another edition

4.75

fast-paced

lotsofsarah's review against another edition

2.0

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I am the fury at having spent time reading this.

jordanelaine_b's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

pardon_your_honor's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

reillykid7's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

rebeccaschmitz's review against another edition

3.0

mysterious fast-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

frozenheartv's review against another edition

2.75

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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2.75 stars 
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🧠 My thoughts 

This was such a disappointing read. The first book I read from this author was "The Silent Patient" and I loved it. "The Maidens" was alright. Although it was not as good as the first one, it was still entertaining to read. This one felt almost like another person wrote it. It could easily be considered a debut because the writing was so amateur and unbearable. 

I was already at 50% of the book, and the book went nowhere. I only got a bit hooked around Part 3. The characters were not developed at all. I didn't feel anything for any character. With such a complex plot, I was amazed that he went nowhere with around 350 pages. I couldn't understand how this book got published because it reads like a draft, and no one edited it. 

I kind of got what the author tried to achieve, but I think he failed miserably at it. The idea was original and interesting. The book should feel like A Greek tragedy and read like a play. It should be artistic, slow-paced, funny, satirical, and unpredictable, but almost none of that was achieved. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone; read his other books because they are definitely better. 

👍 What I like 

• Original idea and interesting plot
• The twists are quite ok and unpredictable

👎 What I don't like

• Unbearable and amateur writing style
• Zero character study
• Unconvincing twists

amortman14's review against another edition

3.75

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

shastashazz's review against another edition

2.0

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DNF at 46%... What a drag I couldn't continue all the characters are so boring