A review by corkspork
The Fury by Alex Michaelides

dark sad slow-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

2.0

The blurb about this book reminded me of Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, and consequently I think I was comparing this book to that movie the whole time, and found the book wanting (and also disagreeing with David Baldacci's assertion that The Fury is "highly original"). I got tired of the way the narrator kept alluding to the terrible events yet to come rather than just telling us what they were, and I was underwhelmed by all of it.  Ultimately I think the book was fine and I didn't resent my book club for chosing it (though I did lower my rating from 2.5 to 2.0 as I wrote this review).
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