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mbragg's review against another edition
Hated it. Got halfway through and just couldn't listen to (audio book) Lizzie and her obsession with Mr. Verver one second longer. Also Mr. Verver was a mega creep in my opinion. His daughter is missing and he just hangs out all alone with her 13 year old bff, who really doesn't seem to care that her friend is gone?
andintothetrees's review against another edition
2.0
I wanted to like this book, I really did. Firstly, because it was a gift, and I know the person who gave it to me will read this – I hate to sound ungrateful by admitting that I didn’t enjoy it, or as though I am criticising her taste (she has given me other books that I have loved and we usually enjoy quite similar books, so this review is definitely not intended to do that. This was just a rare time we happened to disagree, or perhaps she hadn’t read it herself before giving me a copy). Secondly, because it was the first book I read in 2012, and I don’t want to start the year on a downer, books-wise. Unfortunately however I just didn’t enjoy this book at all, and that shows in the length of time it took me to finish reading it and hence the delay between my last post and this one. There is no point in writing this blog if it isn’t honest, however, so brutally honest I must be.
... [Read the rest of my review here: https://whathannahread.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/the-end-of-everything-by-megan-abbott/]
... [Read the rest of my review here: https://whathannahread.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/the-end-of-everything-by-megan-abbott/]
bookswithemily's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed this read, it was very fast paced. I do have to say, the topics discussed is this book are disturbing and may cause distress. It is a dark story which is very gripping and full of lies, deceit and secrets.
It tells the story of Lizzie and Evie. It is told from Lizzie’s perspective and it is a mixture of present day and memories from the past. Lizzie is at the centre of Evie’s disappearance investigation as she was the last person to see her. I enjoyed Lizzie’s character, she was naïve about the situation and she really showed the girls’ age in the story. They are still children but Lizzie shows this more than Evie’s does. It was shocked to be reminded of their ages when I thought about the situation Evie was in, even more when we learnt more about it.
I enjoyed the voice the author gave the characters, their personalities were so strong. The authors way of writing was so mysterious, I thought the plot was well thought out. Clues and information about the situation were given in small amounts to keep the suspense. I enjoyed the thriller element to the book, it made the book fly past. I was so eager to find out what happened.
I don’t want to say too much about the story line because I don’t want to spoil it, but be wary of the trigger warnings of this book.
It tells the story of Lizzie and Evie. It is told from Lizzie’s perspective and it is a mixture of present day and memories from the past. Lizzie is at the centre of Evie’s disappearance investigation as she was the last person to see her. I enjoyed Lizzie’s character, she was naïve about the situation and she really showed the girls’ age in the story. They are still children but Lizzie shows this more than Evie’s does. It was shocked to be reminded of their ages when I thought about the situation Evie was in, even more when we learnt more about it.
I enjoyed the voice the author gave the characters, their personalities were so strong. The authors way of writing was so mysterious, I thought the plot was well thought out. Clues and information about the situation were given in small amounts to keep the suspense. I enjoyed the thriller element to the book, it made the book fly past. I was so eager to find out what happened.
I don’t want to say too much about the story line because I don’t want to spoil it, but be wary of the trigger warnings of this book.
thingsreadinbed's review against another edition
3.0
I’m torn on this. It’s quietly disturbing, which I typically enjoy. I enjoy the depth of Megan Abbott’s characters. The subject matter can be overwhelmingly uncomfortable though and borders at times on romanticizing pedophilia/inappropriate sexual behavior with children.
livinglifeliterary's review against another edition
4.0
Beautiful and haunting. Meg Abbott can do no wrong. This book just made me wish I was at Lang when she taught there, but I was like, two years too late.
saltycorpse's review against another edition
4.0
Heavily implied incest and extremely uncomfortable age inappropriate interactions.
jaimiepole's review against another edition
1.0
Way too disturbing for me! Didn't enjoy the writing style either
readhikerepeat's review against another edition
2.0
This book was written a weird and confusing way. Each time I started to get into it, it changed gears. I almost put it down a few times but decided to trudge through it anyway.
The plot had potential but was very under-developed. I gave it two stars because I finished it.
The plot had potential but was very under-developed. I gave it two stars because I finished it.
minty's review against another edition
3.0
After a long spell of editing but no reading, it was refreshing to pick this up, with its well-crafted sentence. The story was not very original, but the pace was quick and the storytelling compelling.
writermattphillips's review against another edition
5.0
Excellent... One of the best writers working today.