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3.19 AVERAGE
3.19 AVERAGE
This is a re-telling of The Talented Mr Ripley, though I'm not entirely sure what purpose it serves.
This book was quite the disappointment. I was one of the people who truly loved We Were Liars, so I was really hoping this would be similar in terms of my enjoyment, and boy, it was NOT. The book is told backwards, which was engaging enough (hence the two stars) but the main character is truly terrible and does truly unforgivable things. I felt zero connection to her - I don't know if that was intentional or not - but I at least like my villains to have a human component to help make them compelling, and that was missing here. In fact, NONE of the characters were particularly likable, which is not why I read books. I need something to hold my attention and to garner emotion, and all this book did was make me roll my eyes once it was over. My advice on this one is just to avoid it!
Despite the reviews I had read, and the attitude I had when starting this book, I did end up really enjoying it. Admittedly it took two tries but the second only took 3 days. There is not a lot I can say about this book without giving away what I would consider spoilers.
The main character Jule wasn't admirable, but she was pretty badass. Many of the things she did in the book would not be considered realistic but if I were to be the main character in a story I would love her skillset and mentality. Not healthy but badass.
The reverse chronology was very interesting and I don't think the story would have been half as intriguing without it. I told a friend about it and she said "would that give spoilers?" but I think the order the events were revealed in kept me guessing. SO MANY PLOT TWISTS. The way the characters were revealed kept my attention and constantly shocked me.
My 4/5 star rating comes from not finishing the first time but liking it the second. Genuine Fraud doesn't go on my all-time favourites but it was definitely decent.
The main character Jule wasn't admirable, but she was pretty badass. Many of the things she did in the book would not be considered realistic but if I were to be the main character in a story I would love her skillset and mentality. Not healthy but badass.
The reverse chronology was very interesting and I don't think the story would have been half as intriguing without it. I told a friend about it and she said "would that give spoilers?" but I think the order the events were revealed in kept me guessing. SO MANY PLOT TWISTS. The way the characters were revealed kept my attention and constantly shocked me.
My 4/5 star rating comes from not finishing the first time but liking it the second. Genuine Fraud doesn't go on my all-time favourites but it was definitely decent.
Probably more like a 2.5...this book mostly turned out to just be sad, and I was disappointed by some of the “motivation” for one of the characters’ actions. It seems like a tired story.
What in the world did I just read?? Like I kind of know what happened but I don't get the motivation, and I don't get all the false stories, what was actually true and what wasn't true and why, just why.
Me resulta difícil no comparar con 'Éramos mentirosos', porque al final es un libro que me gustó y sorprendió a partes iguales. Pero es que... Lo hago. No me ha gustado demasiado, la verdad. No he conseguido que me gustara ninguno de los personajes, y la historia se ha ido diluyendo. El principio me ha gustado, pero al final me ha terminado pareciendo todo demasiado enrevesado (y eso que el orden de los capítulos y de la cronología inversa me ha gustado mucho). Mi problema es que no me ha generado demasiado intriga porque me olía lo que iba a pasar, y así ha sido. Lo bueno es que se lee rápido.
“men still walk around like the us of a is a big cake store and all the cake is for them.”
i love this book. i know that people have said it is very similar to the talented mr ripley, and i have not yet watched that (though i’m really excited to) but regardless, genuine fraud has a large theme of femininity, and discussions about the assumptions made about jule, and the other female characters based on their appearances, which i’m sure the film doesn’t have in the same way. i really enjoyed this the first time i read it, and surprisingly, for a thriller, it was just as good the second time.
the timeline can be hard to understand, but it was much easier to grasp with this reread, especially because i had some memory of what had happened. my favourite thing about this book though, is the little clues and details littered throughout, that subtly connect when you can pick up on them and remember them from something a character noted or said earlier, or timeline-wise, later on. i’m obsessed with easter eggs <3
This book is so problematic I don't know what to rate it
Hard to follow because of the layout of the book but interesting
Really enjoyed this however it was a bit confusing going back in time yet that also made it unique, I also wasn’t a huge fan of the ending, I felt it was left too open