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Wow! This is such a fascinating and mind-bending mystery with mystical, dramatic, and philosophical elements. It delivers a powerful message, challenging readers to live their lives fully in their limited time.
This is by far my favorite Liane Moriarty novel. I've read two of her other books and I liked them but this book shot to the top of the list. It was emotional, deep, witty, and in some parts I laughed out loud. The characters had depth to them, and make you really care about what happened to them .
The story follows a group of people flying on a plane from Hobart, Indiana to Sydney, Australia. A "psychic" names Cherry boards the plane. Cherry then stands up during a delayed flight and counts to three. As if in a trance, she begins predicting the dying age and cause of death for each passenger. This unnerving display is a shock to the random people on the flight.
Some of her predictions are truly terrifying, like the one for the beautiful Indian flight attendant Allegra Patel, who is predicted to die at 28 from self-harm on her 28th birthday. Or Paula Binici, who learns that one of her children will live to 100, while little Timmy will die at age 7 from drowning.
The honeymooners still wearing their wedding attire, Dom and Eve. Dom is predicted to live until 100, while Eve is told she will be killed by Dom at a young age. Could this really be true?
When three people die as Cherry predicted, the remaining passengers on the plane become nervous, especially those predicted to die in a few months.
I really enjoy books that make me contemplate life and how precious it is, and this book surely did that. The book deals with a lot of death, the author has a beautiful writing style that makes it easy to digest. With the authors humor and wit, I would highly recommend this book.
Many thanks to NetGalley, Crown Publishing and author Liane Moriarty for sharing this amazing digital copy with me.
This is by far my favorite Liane Moriarty novel. I've read two of her other books and I liked them but this book shot to the top of the list. It was emotional, deep, witty, and in some parts I laughed out loud. The characters had depth to them, and make you really care about what happened to them .
The story follows a group of people flying on a plane from Hobart, Indiana to Sydney, Australia. A "psychic" names Cherry boards the plane. Cherry then stands up during a delayed flight and counts to three. As if in a trance, she begins predicting the dying age and cause of death for each passenger. This unnerving display is a shock to the random people on the flight.
Some of her predictions are truly terrifying, like the one for the beautiful Indian flight attendant Allegra Patel, who is predicted to die at 28 from self-harm on her 28th birthday. Or Paula Binici, who learns that one of her children will live to 100, while little Timmy will die at age 7 from drowning.
The honeymooners still wearing their wedding attire, Dom and Eve. Dom is predicted to live until 100, while Eve is told she will be killed by Dom at a young age. Could this really be true?
When three people die as Cherry predicted, the remaining passengers on the plane become nervous, especially those predicted to die in a few months.
I really enjoy books that make me contemplate life and how precious it is, and this book surely did that. The book deals with a lot of death, the author has a beautiful writing style that makes it easy to digest. With the authors humor and wit, I would highly recommend this book.
Many thanks to NetGalley, Crown Publishing and author Liane Moriarty for sharing this amazing digital copy with me.
This book is a must-read. I love the descriptive language used to describe the characters and established settings throughout the stories. How a mathematician predicts dates of death based on probability. Come to think about it... it makes perfect sense. It made me feel bad for Cherry and how lonely and meaningless her life was at some points. I expected a better ending. But I was glad to know that Timothy found passion in swimming.
This book had me worried I was running out of pages for everything to come together. I didn't need to be worried, once I finished it I just sat and took it all in. So exciting with the perfect ending. 10 out of 10
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