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A review by niclantsov
The Fury by Alex Michaelides
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I feel Michaelides' books went downhill after The Silent Patient. Truthfully Silent Patient was one of the best thriller books I've ever read, and knowing it was a debut I decided to follow the author's works henceforth hoping to find a good thriller book with twisty turn and dark compelling story, but to no avail.
In The Fury we follow an unreliable narrator who amused us with the story of a murder in a remote island in Greece. It said in the beginning it's not a whodunnit but a whydunnit mystery. So it really focuses on the character rather than the plot. When I said unreliable I mean the narrator would tell us the occurrence of the event and later stated that it was what the narrator would hope the outcome would be (it's a lie), which I think it's annoying hehe.
When they all finally arrive on the island was when everything unfolds. Lies. Betrayal. Affair. Every noun you could think of to describe a remote island mystery. And of course someone is dead.
[SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER]
Having read Silent Patient, I see right through this book (if you know what I mean), I wasn't even trying.
In The Fury we follow an unreliable narrator who amused us with the story of a murder in a remote island in Greece. It said in the beginning it's not a whodunnit but a whydunnit mystery. So it really focuses on the character rather than the plot. When I said unreliable I mean the narrator would tell us the occurrence of the event and later stated that it was what the narrator would hope the outcome would be (it's a lie), which I think it's annoying hehe.
When they all finally arrive on the island was when everything unfolds. Lies. Betrayal. Affair. Every noun you could think of to describe a remote island mystery. And of course someone is dead.
[SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER]
Having read Silent Patient, I see right through this book (if you know what I mean), I wasn't even trying.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Murder, and Gun violence
Moderate: Drug use and Bullying