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3.34 AVERAGE
3.34 AVERAGE
I wanted to love this book. The Silent Patient was one of my favorite books of 2023, a Five Star. I thought the premise and characters were good and the first-person POV interesting, but I didn't love the last 100 pages. I'm most likely being too critical because I didn't like the tragedy of it (and it really is a Greek tragedy). I did like the Agatha Christie references and I was appreciative of the epilogue, but I'm too much of a romantic to have given it 4 or 5 stars.
I have loved [a:Alex Michaelides|17621440|Alex Michaelides|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1526317750p2/17621440.jpg] from the very beginning and I always seem to enjoy his books more than most. I am sure there is a name for it, but whatever writing style he used in [b:The Fury|123206645|The Fury|Alex Michaelides|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1684763144l/123206645._SX50_.jpg|144528265] is my favorite, and I loved that we were in Elliot's head but also not completely. This was a very twisty and suspenseful read for me and it came SO close to being a 5 ⭐ read, had Michaelides not lost me a bit at the end/climax. There is an eclectic mix of elements and genres at play in this story and we have a little bit of everything including obsession and illusion. I thought it all worked incredibly well together and it made this one humdinger of a thriller.
The audiobook is narrated by Alex Jennings who was clearly the best possible choice, and he completely nailed his performance and embodied the character of Elliot. It seems only fitting that he has worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company, and it played into his narration in the best possible way. Michaelides did a great job of leading the reader in various directions to the point where it was basically impossible to know what exactly was going on, and this in turn threw suspicion on everyone. The twists never stop coming, and if you are a fan of Michaelides, The Fury is a must-read.
Thank you to the publishers for my advanced listening and reader copies of this book. All opinions and thoughts are my own.
The audiobook is narrated by Alex Jennings who was clearly the best possible choice, and he completely nailed his performance and embodied the character of Elliot. It seems only fitting that he has worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company, and it played into his narration in the best possible way. Michaelides did a great job of leading the reader in various directions to the point where it was basically impossible to know what exactly was going on, and this in turn threw suspicion on everyone. The twists never stop coming, and if you are a fan of Michaelides, The Fury is a must-read.
Thank you to the publishers for my advanced listening and reader copies of this book. All opinions and thoughts are my own.
SO SO SO GOOD!!!!! I’m surprised by the mixed reviews, but can see where people wanted to sit at the edge of their seat, when this book doesn’t give that. It’s pretty gut wrenching, especially if you’re reading in between the lines. In a short summary, it details the life of a very lonely person. I thought this was excellently written, and I seriously couldn’t put it down
3.5. A little too many back and forths for my liking.
fast-paced
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I loved the formatting and structure of this book, the narration aspect is what makes it so interesting and intriguing.
this is very character driven and they were definitely moments where I way shook!
Overall would recommend
this is very character driven and they were definitely moments where I way shook!
Overall would recommend
This book was quite entertaining, and fast paced! I think, naturally, it gets compared to the silent patient a lot, which has led people to rate it lower than they normally would. It is not as good as the silent patient in my opinion, but its hard to compare to that masterpiece. I still think The Fury was an excellent book. Alex Michaelides' prose is simply so well done. Reading line to line is enjoyable, and the overall plots he twists are also amazing.
There were a lot of similarities between the The Silent Patient and The Fury as well. This author clearly likes to get into the psychological aspects of human behaviour. Once again, he has the narrator be our antagonist, and our narrator in this book is especially unreliable, although this was clear from the start. "We are all the unreliable narrators of our own lives."
A few random thoughts:
- I loved the ending with regards to Barbara (I was worried we wouldn't get closure on this issue)
- I wonder what exactly was in his notebook about Lana... I wish we got a little bit more detail there as to how disturbing or not disturbing it truly was. It is clear from the beginning he is obsessed with her. It leaves the reader wondering, is he so obsessed with her, and therefore he thinks everyone else is, or is everyone truly that entranced with her (you noticed he purposely makes every single character obsessed with her in some way)??? Interestingly though, early on in the book, I felt that Elliot was gay? Idk if anyone else got that vibe from his narrative? I wondered if it was simply an obsession with her as a person, but as the book went on it was clear it was a romantic love he had for her. I wonder if Alex Michaelides did that on purpose or if that was subconcious? Or perhaps I am way off base for thinking that.
- Niko's part in the story was in many ways, pointless in my opinion? I'm really not sure what he added to the story, but would love to hear others' thoughts
- In general, what do people think "The Fury" represents? The storm that brews within us during our childhood which can erupt at unpredictable times? That's my take but again would love to hear others' thoughts
Overall, very entertaining.
There were a lot of similarities between the The Silent Patient and The Fury as well. This author clearly likes to get into the psychological aspects of human behaviour. Once again, he has the narrator be our antagonist, and our narrator in this book is especially unreliable, although this was clear from the start. "We are all the unreliable narrators of our own lives."
A few random thoughts:
- I loved the ending with regards to Barbara (I was worried we wouldn't get closure on this issue)
- I wonder what exactly was in his notebook about Lana... I wish we got a little bit more detail there as to how disturbing or not disturbing it truly was. It is clear from the beginning he is obsessed with her. It leaves the reader wondering, is he so obsessed with her, and therefore he thinks everyone else is, or is everyone truly that entranced with her (you noticed he purposely makes every single character obsessed with her in some way)??? Interestingly though, early on in the book, I felt that Elliot was gay? Idk if anyone else got that vibe from his narrative? I wondered if it was simply an obsession with her as a person, but as the book went on it was clear it was a romantic love he had for her. I wonder if Alex Michaelides did that on purpose or if that was subconcious? Or perhaps I am way off base for thinking that.
- Niko's part in the story was in many ways, pointless in my opinion? I'm really not sure what he added to the story, but would love to hear others' thoughts
- In general, what do people think "The Fury" represents? The storm that brews within us during our childhood which can erupt at unpredictable times? That's my take but again would love to hear others' thoughts
Overall, very entertaining.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
slow-paced
mysterious
tense
fast-paced