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The Husband's Secret
A #1 New York Times Best Seller, The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty, the author of Big Little Lies, is a modern day take on the story of Pandora and her box. It details the lives of three women who are impacted by the murder of a teen girl that happened nearly thirty years ago. The end of the novel includes an ironic twist as author Moriarty shows how tiny decisions can change the scope of dozens of lives. The novel's three stories are intertwined in many ways. While timing plays a significant role in the characters' lives, it is the guilt that is carried within each that determines their ultimate fate.
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Story: 4
Writing: 4
Learning: 3
Characters: 4
Overall Entertainment: 4.5
Bookclub (after). I loved "What Alice Forgot", so I decided to read more of Liane Moriarty's books, and I have not been disappointed. While I did not find this book quite as clever or compelling as WAF, I did enjoy it very much. Ms. Moriarty has a talent of taking a theme - in this case secrets - and weaving it through the story. It's subtle and well formed. The other thing I like is how she writes her female characters. I guess it's because I find them very believable - so many times I think how I could have said or thought the same thing as one of them. This ability to create real characters makes the whole story, premise, and other characters more believable. I would recommend this book to all my reader friends.
Writing: 4
Learning: 3
Characters: 4
Overall Entertainment: 4.5
Bookclub (after). I loved "What Alice Forgot", so I decided to read more of Liane Moriarty's books, and I have not been disappointed. While I did not find this book quite as clever or compelling as WAF, I did enjoy it very much. Ms. Moriarty has a talent of taking a theme - in this case secrets - and weaving it through the story. It's subtle and well formed. The other thing I like is how she writes her female characters. I guess it's because I find them very believable - so many times I think how I could have said or thought the same thing as one of them. This ability to create real characters makes the whole story, premise, and other characters more believable. I would recommend this book to all my reader friends.
So at first I wasn't sure how I felt about this book, then halfway through the book, it actually started to get good. However I will say that this book could have been cut by a hundred pages.
I give Moriarty credit for cleverly weaving three completely different lives into one story with a building climax toward the end of the book. Also find that the husband's secret was somewhat predictable before getting to the actual letter.
I will say that this book does make us think about the reality of our situations and the choices we make. What "would have happened" becomes the underlying motto in this book and makes us question our own "what if?" moments in our lives.
Other than that I would say that the ending was quite fitting and the last chapter was actually very well written and cleverly done.
I'm actually interested in reading some of her other works because there is something unique about the way she intertwines different perspectives.
I give Moriarty credit for cleverly weaving three completely different lives into one story with a building climax toward the end of the book. Also find that the husband's secret was somewhat predictable before getting to the actual letter.
I will say that this book does make us think about the reality of our situations and the choices we make. What "would have happened" becomes the underlying motto in this book and makes us question our own "what if?" moments in our lives.
Other than that I would say that the ending was quite fitting and the last chapter was actually very well written and cleverly done.
I'm actually interested in reading some of her other works because there is something unique about the way she intertwines different perspectives.
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