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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Behind Closed Doors, the first novel by B. A. Paris, is a Domestic Noir thriller that catapults your interest. Told first person by Grace, in alternating chapters set in the present and the past, the story has psychological intensity. It's hard to put the book down; I read it in one day.
Grace and Jake Angel are the perfect couple. Jake's movie star looks and successful career as a lawyer is combined with a never flagging interest in making sure everything is perfect for his newly wed wife Grace. He even embraced Grace's upcoming custody of her younger sister Millie, who has Down's syndrome. Grace's past lovers couldn't handle her commitment to Millie's guardianship.
Grace's happiness didn't last past her wedding night, when she discovers the nightmare of her new reality.
During their rare socialization with other couples, the other wives note that Grace has given up a career she loved and doesn't carry a cell phone or use the computer. They don't really buy her line that keeping house and waiting for her man to come home is filling her days and fulfilling her every need. But Grace can't reach out for their help, for with every act of escape brings punishment. As the day of Millie's coming to live with Grace and Jack nears, Grace must figure out how to free herself, and save her sister, from Jack's control.
The novel is not without its faults. I would have liked a more subtle and measured revelation of Jack's background and character. Cold and dispassionate with an evil scientist intellect, Jack's restraint, given his professed obsession, is remarkable. He is a character readers will love to hate; he is one sick puppy without a redeeming trait. Jack is more about threat than acts, and his most heinous acts are off camera--thankfully, because I can't deal with graphic violence!
Grace suffers isolation and starvation but her amazing strength makes her a modern heroine that female readers will appreciate.
Millie is a savvy girl who relishes Agatha Christie murder mysteries. She knows how to play the game and ultimately suggests a solution to Grace's dilemma. The story has a quick wrap up and a neat ending.
The novel is a best seller in England.
Read the first five chapters at
http://us.macmillan.com/static/smp/behind-closed-doors/
I received a free book from the publisher in exchange for a fair and unbiased review.
Grace and Jake Angel are the perfect couple. Jake's movie star looks and successful career as a lawyer is combined with a never flagging interest in making sure everything is perfect for his newly wed wife Grace. He even embraced Grace's upcoming custody of her younger sister Millie, who has Down's syndrome. Grace's past lovers couldn't handle her commitment to Millie's guardianship.
Grace's happiness didn't last past her wedding night, when she discovers the nightmare of her new reality.
During their rare socialization with other couples, the other wives note that Grace has given up a career she loved and doesn't carry a cell phone or use the computer. They don't really buy her line that keeping house and waiting for her man to come home is filling her days and fulfilling her every need. But Grace can't reach out for their help, for with every act of escape brings punishment. As the day of Millie's coming to live with Grace and Jack nears, Grace must figure out how to free herself, and save her sister, from Jack's control.
The novel is not without its faults. I would have liked a more subtle and measured revelation of Jack's background and character. Cold and dispassionate with an evil scientist intellect, Jack's restraint, given his professed obsession, is remarkable. He is a character readers will love to hate; he is one sick puppy without a redeeming trait. Jack is more about threat than acts, and his most heinous acts are off camera--thankfully, because I can't deal with graphic violence!
Grace suffers isolation and starvation but her amazing strength makes her a modern heroine that female readers will appreciate.
Millie is a savvy girl who relishes Agatha Christie murder mysteries. She knows how to play the game and ultimately suggests a solution to Grace's dilemma. The story has a quick wrap up and a neat ending.
The novel is a best seller in England.
Read the first five chapters at
http://us.macmillan.com/static/smp/behind-closed-doors/
I received a free book from the publisher in exchange for a fair and unbiased review.
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Жить - это бить лапками по сливкам.
Я люблю, когда жертва не овечка. Когда она все равно продолжает бить лапками и сбивает таки сливки в масло)
Тут были оправданы эмоциональные качели, когда героиня у нас то пытается сбежать, то смиряется, то снова начинает действовать. Наверное, самое лучшее в книге, что период бездействия не проходит бесследно. Девушка у нас делает выводы о своем поведении в прошлом, наблюдает за мужем, делает выводы о том, как он действует. Она не бездействует, она думает. Очень легко на таком этапе скукситься и ничем не заниматься и на самом дела довольно сложно именно думать, саму себя перестраивать, принимать решения и думать очень быстро. Да, надеяться на чудо, но продолжать работать со сливками и шевелить лапками.
Да, она не одинока, ей помогают, но в этом и красота, что ты никогда не одинок. Если ты не плакса, то у тебя всегда останутся друзья или же появятся новые.
Балл сняла с книги за родителей. Не, родители-ушлепки есть всегда, но тут как-то очень уж они быстрые какие-то. В такое поведение людей верится с трудом. О них было мало написано, их самих совсем не было, и больше на какие-то наговоры похоже то, что говорят герои о родителях главной героини. А еще сильно странно, что главный герой вообще выводил в свет свою женушку. Но героиня - умница.
Я люблю, когда жертва не овечка. Когда она все равно продолжает бить лапками и сбивает таки сливки в масло)
Тут были оправданы эмоциональные качели, когда героиня у нас то пытается сбежать, то смиряется, то снова начинает действовать. Наверное, самое лучшее в книге, что период бездействия не проходит бесследно. Девушка у нас делает выводы о своем поведении в прошлом, наблюдает за мужем, делает выводы о том, как он действует. Она не бездействует, она думает. Очень легко на таком этапе скукситься и ничем не заниматься и на самом дела довольно сложно именно думать, саму себя перестраивать, принимать решения и думать очень быстро. Да, надеяться на чудо, но продолжать работать со сливками и шевелить лапками.
Да, она не одинока, ей помогают, но в этом и красота, что ты никогда не одинок. Если ты не плакса, то у тебя всегда останутся друзья или же появятся новые.
Балл сняла с книги за родителей. Не, родители-ушлепки есть всегда, но тут как-то очень уж они быстрые какие-то. В такое поведение людей верится с трудом. О них было мало написано, их самих совсем не было, и больше на какие-то наговоры похоже то, что говорят герои о родителях главной героини. А еще сильно странно, что главный герой вообще выводил в свет свою женушку. Но героиня - умница.
Holy Moly!! This book is BEYOND disturbing. Once the main idea started, I should have just stopped reading. But like a train wreck, I couldn't turn away. Not sure why this is an "International Sensation "?? This will not be a book I lend to others or recommend for others to read.
dark
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No