This book fills the Brain Candy square on my bingo card. That’s not to say it isn’t a great read, cause it really is, but I read Moriarty’s books when I want something good but also light and not depressing. Like a really good pastry for the brain. I think this one is one of Moriarty’s better books, as she manages to tread the line between making a character sympathetic even though their actions are reprehensible. The titular hypnotist is Ellen O’Farrell, who recently started […]
Episode 1-30: The Kids Aren’t Alright
https://killingmykindle.com/2018/08/13/episode-1-30-the-kids-arent-alright/ Wherein I review: 116. Marlena by Julie Buntin 117. Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty 118. The Money Shot (Teddy Fay #2) by Stuart Woods Kids are the f–king worst! Marlena reads like an AA confessional, part ghost story, that really has no third act. Big Little Lies gave me the chance to read a novel that has been turned into a television show where I know one of the actors. Weird, but fun, especially since the original is Australian, so now I’m picturing […]
All glory to the hypnotoad.
You guys, I may have lost perspective on whether Liane Moriarty is a good author or not. I kinda don’t care; I’ve been devouring her novels like cupcakes. If you’re looking at the nutritional info on a cupcake, you’re doing cupcakes AND nutrition wrong. There was a long weekend, I was at the beach, and I certainly didn’t feel like A Brief History of Time. Anyway, this book centers on middle class life in Australia, so it’s a real departure for Moriarty. (I honestly wonder […]
Dammit, liane.
Ive been on a Liane Moriarty kick recently, and this is solidly middle of the pack. I enjoyed reading it – her books are nothing if not enjoyable – but this one felt a bit like a first draft. I don’t want to give away the big secrets here – Moriarty does an amazing job with keeping her readers entertained with the how of a whodunit as much as the who and the why – but the actual twists are enjoyable to read even as […]
You could jump so much higher when you had somewhere safe to fall.
Spoil yourself for this book before you read it. The number one complaint I read in the reviews for it were that people got frustrated trying to figure out what happened at the barbeque, and since that’s the least important thing about the book, they were underwhelmed when it finally did happen. So yes, spoil yourself, and then go in and read Truly Madly Guilty, Moriarty’s book about friendship, trauma, and how trauma shapes our lives. Non-spoilery summary as follows. Three couples have a barbeque […]
A Unique Perspective on a Tired Premise
I bought this looking for something fluffy for a plane ride and was surprised by how much I enjoyed it. I mean really, amnesia? That’s such an old horse that there’s nothing left to beat, it’s done, it’s over, even soap operas are tired of it. But while no one is nominating Moriarty for a Pulitzer, this was a much better book than one could have expected from the synopsis. I’m lucky I bought it on name recognition and dove right in; I had no […]
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