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Would you guys rather see this book play out in a show or a movie? (I’m team show with each episode being 1 husband [possibly 2 episodes for lengthier sections] with a final episode following Monique)
Who are y’all’s top fancasts for the iconic characters?
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The Memory Collectors
Dete Meserve
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This was meh. There were parts of this book that were just too convenient like when a loose end is so easily tied up. [like one second the mom is annoyed about something and complains about it but then the next second she’s fine with it??] The premise was cool but I didn’t love the execution. I did love “None of This is True” by her though!
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The Phone Booth at the Edge of the World
Laura Imai Messina
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I just feel like the writing was amateurish and I couldn’t get into it despite reading 30% of the book. Sucks because the premise was so cool.
Post from the The Odyssey forum
I really want to try reading this book but I suck at reading classics usually because the language is way too verbose and confusing. Is this book like that? Or is there a better version/retelling?
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tantan finished reading and wrote a review...
I should be reading my textbook but here I am reading a mystery book. This was such a solid thriller with turns at every step. I really like how the book is interspersed with podcast episodes that give an insight into people’s versions of the murder. The ending had an amazing climax filled with action and suspense and thrill and everything. This book kinda reminded me of None of This is True by Lisa Jewell bc that book was also podcast-esque.
tantan finished reading and wrote a review...
I don’t think this book was for me. Sometimes the prose is beautiful but sometimes it’s overly flowery and confusing. I’m not christian, so the biblical anecdotes got tiresome real fast since I didn’t understand any of the backstory. The premise was interesting with the whole murder but some parts confused me. Idk if I just didn’t understand it or if there were some purposeful plot holes. Didn’t like this one.
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I feel like one of those people who drink wine or coffee and remark on the flavors- There’s a distinct taste of “The School for Good Mothers” With some notes of “I Who Have Never Known Men” And a base of Emily St. John Mandel