3.8 AVERAGE


I've so enjoyed everything written by Liane Moriarty. This book pulled me in based on the summary/premise of the "open in case of my death" letter. But it was about so much more, and the second and third story lines were a pleasant surprise, and then the way they overlapped and grew together was just delightful to me. Yes, some of the coincidences were perhaps a little far-fetched, but I found myself completely captivated, especially the big reveal about half-way through (which literally made me gasp out loud). Great book.
challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

Pretty slow to start but enjoyed how all the characters were intertwined!

Então, amei a história. Fala sobre ação e consequência. Sobre como nossas atitudes e escolhas reverberam nos acontecimentos seguintes da nossa vida, embora isso seja bem óbvio, mas no livro isso acontece de uma forma mais intensa e complicada.

Embora a parte da Tess, Felicity e Will seja extremamente gordofóbica, do tipo que eu já não aguentava mais o tanto que falavam da prima ser ex-gorda, ao meu ver, não comprometeu a história do livro. Mas eu já tinha entendido muito bem, logo no início, que a Felicity era gorda e emagreceu, não tinha a menor necessidade de toda hora falarem isso. Isso foi o que me fez tirar uma estrela da nota.

Eu gostei das três histórias. Cecília também é uma personagem bem interessante. E tudo o que aconteceu com ela foi bem triste. O marido dela, sei lá, acho que ele sofreu o bastante, mas não sei se eu fosse a Rachel perdoaria. Só que entra naquele dilema: eu quero justiça ou vingança. Apesar de horrível tudo o que aconteceu, meio que ele pagou pelo que fez. Na verdade, não ele exatamente, todo mundo. Aí, que complicado!

Gosto de livros assim, que te deixam em dúvida do que pensar. Que abre a nossa cabeça para diversos questionamentos e não nos diz o que é certo, nos faz acessar nossa própria bússola moral para chegar a uma opinião.

Enfim, um ótimo livro, história excelente, personagens muito bem desenvolvidos, trama que que prende a atenção, reviravoltas ótimas... O único erro foi a forma gordofobica que falavam de Felicity, de resto, excelente! Recomendo!
dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging reflective tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This was such an intriguing read! Three different women, with completely different lives. The story evolves with their diff POV, and for a while you stay intrigued, wondering where's the connection. Then slowly, page by page, the author reels you in and involves you in the plot, and the diff storylines start to mesh. Makes you wonder about fate, what-ifs, consequences, and the grey areas of what's really the right thing to do. The book doesn't grab you at the beginning because the author introduced so many facts and storylines that the phrase "word diahrrea" came to my mind. Later, the story tightens and the real fun of the twister plot comes alive. The end and the epilogue were very surprising!

This book was enthralling. Liane Moriarty brilliantly develops each character in a manner to make you love and hate them. I constantly found myself routing for a character and then despising them within the next twenty pages.

Slow start but good read. A bit different then what I’ve gotten use to.