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3.29 AVERAGE
3.29 AVERAGE
I thought this book was ok. I don't think it was "the next Gone Girl". Pretty predictable.
I thought that this was really interesting and written in a very different way from what I'm used to reading.
I think that this book could have been better in the plot, and could have had a better ending, which is why I gave it 4 stars.
I think that this book could have been better in the plot, and could have had a better ending, which is why I gave it 4 stars.
I can't say too much about this book without giving spoilers and this book is best discovered with no knowledge of what's to come. Ms Barton handles a difficult subject (child abduction) well and communicates the unutterable horror of losing your child without wallowing in the hideousness. From there we follow the major players in this mystery/thriller to a necessary conclusion.
I won't re-read this book but it is one that will stay with me for a long while.
I won't re-read this book but it is one that will stay with me for a long while.
After seeing The Widow was compared to Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train I was decidedly excited to dive right in. Unfortunately I found myself comparing it to the two books and was left unfulfilled. Maybe that is not fair but I couldn't really help it. Please do not get me wrong, I think for a debut novel The Widow was quite enjoyable but I was hoping for a little more. The story seemed to drag and was almost repetitive as some of the story lines overlapped.
The story follows Jean Taylor whose husband, Glen, is suspected of a horrific crime. Jean is unable to believe that her beloved husband commit such a crime and decides to stand by her husband. Together they face the police investigation and bombardment from reporters. Glen's alleged crimes are slowly revealed through the multiple perspectives (the widow, the reporter, the detective, the mother, and the husband). Then after Glen's sudden death, Jean finds herself under the scrutiny of the reporters again.
Did Glen commit the crime? Was Jean involved? Did she cover it up? Add The Widow to your TBR list and find out!
The story follows Jean Taylor whose husband, Glen, is suspected of a horrific crime. Jean is unable to believe that her beloved husband commit such a crime and decides to stand by her husband. Together they face the police investigation and bombardment from reporters. Glen's alleged crimes are slowly revealed through the multiple perspectives (the widow, the reporter, the detective, the mother, and the husband). Then after Glen's sudden death, Jean finds herself under the scrutiny of the reporters again.
Did Glen commit the crime? Was Jean involved? Did she cover it up? Add The Widow to your TBR list and find out!
This was not a thriller at all, everything is explained very quickly and there's no mystery to it. Goodreads also did a terrible job of summarizing this book as it portrays Jean as a master manipulator when she's just another victim of her husband. She doesn't try to manipulate anyone when it comes to telling her side of the story. Overall a sad story but not that thrilling and with an okay ending.
It's not going to win any literary awards, but The Widow is a thrilling story and an impressive debut.
This book was described to me as a good book, not great but good. I would agree, it is a good book with characters who aren't always what they appear to be and several twist and turns you don't see coming. I did get a little lost jumping from character to character and year to year. I couldn't stop reading once I got to the last 1/4 of the book. And for the record it is nothing like Gone Girl, so don't read it thinking it is.
3.75 *'s. The Widow is a very readable thriller that almost made it to 4 *'s for me. Jean Taylor's husband Glenn is killed by a bus. The press is particularly interested because he had been previously accused and then cleared in the disappearance of a toddler years before. This story jumps back and forth between the current time and the time that the toddler disappears and the continued investigation of that crime. It is told from multiple viewpoints including The Widow, The Reporter, and The Detective. The marriage of Glenn and Jean is interesting and I would have loved to have seen even more detail into the psychology of their relationship. I also liked The Detective's story line and his refusal to give up on finding the toddler, Bella. This is a solid, well-executed debut novel. I would have liked to see more character depth. I will definitely be reading Fiona Barton's next novel The Child, which is out now. I expect to see Fiona Barton's growth as a writer.
2.5
This wasn't as good as [b:The Child|32054095|The Child|Fiona Barton|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1493648453s/32054095.jpg|52694767] but it was at least a quick read where I had to keep turning the pages to see what happens.
This wasn't as good as [b:The Child|32054095|The Child|Fiona Barton|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1493648453s/32054095.jpg|52694767] but it was at least a quick read where I had to keep turning the pages to see what happens.
Couldn’t finish. Was about a suspected child killer.