I lost this book on the airplane about halfway through reading it and couldn’t be bothered to retrieve it. See, I had put it down to get water or arrange something in my carryon bag and it slipped down between the wall of the plane and my seat in such a way that I couldn’t easily get to it*. I just didn’t care enough to stay on the plane in order to get it back. It’s fine, I guess, but it’s hardly Moriarty’s best work, […]
And sorry I could not travel both and be one traveler
What Alice Forgot is a very claustrophobic novel, in that it feels like a tight enclosed space with very little air to breathe. I was never quite sure if I wanted Alice to regain her memory, and thus return to the rather horrible woman we learn she has become from her family and friends but also never really knowing her children and why she became who she became. It is an interesting look at memories and how they shape us, while also being a novel […]
Another great book by Liane Moriarty
It’s clear that the target reader for Liane Moriarty’s books is primarily female and, most likely, a parent and married woman. So I’m not sure why I gravitate to her books so much—I am female, but I am neither a parent nor married—but damn if I do love her stuff. When I start one of her books I am pulled in immediately and swept along the entire story. She does a fairly brilliant job of drawing up fun, interesting and complex characters, and keeping the […]
Are there any Liane Moriarty holdouts here?
I know that CBR participants are pretty fond of Liane Moriarty in general, but is anyone here still not sure if she’s for them? Let me help you. Do you like… Books with an ensemble cast where each character is more nuanced and developed than most books with a single protagonist? Books with multiple subplots, all absolutely engrossing, that are tied up so satisfyingly at the end, one by one, that it’s like popping bubble wrap, but are almost never too tidy? Adorable Australian lingo? […]
Not Quite As Dramatic As The Title Suggests
This book is the story of Ellen, a hypnotist living in Sydney. She meets a man named Patrick and starts dating him. But Patrick has a past! On their fourth date, Patrick tells Ellen that he has a stalker from a past relationship. We are introduced slowly to Saskia, the stalker, and there are chapters from her point of view, as well as the point of view from Ellen. As Ellen and Patrick grow closer, Saskia seems to grow more desperate and does more crazy […]
Pirriwee Public School holds a killer Trivia Night Fundraiser
Prior to reading Big Little Lies, I had never read a Liane Moriarty novel before. But, I have to say, it was pretty good. It was a quick, engaging read but not empty fluff like quick reads can often be. I will say though that after the first chapter, I was worried that it was going to be empty fluff. I mean, the name of the school is Pirriwee Public School and while I know elementary schools are often given twee names, that’s an awfully twee […]
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