The Lost Night: A Novel
What really happened the night Edie died? Years later, her best friend Lindsay will learn how unprepared she is for the truth in this “impressive debut” (People) from the New York Times bestselling author of the Reese’s Book Club pick We Were Never Here.
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In 2009, Edie had New York’s social world in her thrall. Mercurial and beguiling, she was the shining star of a group of recent graduates living in a Brooklyn loft and treating New York like their playground. When Edie’s body was found near a suicide note at the end of a long, drunken night, no one could believe it. Grief, shock, and resentment scattered the group and brought the era to an abrupt end.
A decade later, Lindsay has come a long way from the drug-addled world of Calhoun Lofts. She has devoted best friends, a cozy apartment, and a thriving career as a magazine’s head fact-checker. But when a chance reunion leads Lindsay to discover an unsettling video from that hazy night, she starts to wonder if Edie was actually murdered—and, worse, if she herself was involved. As she rifles through those months in 2009—combing through case files, old technology, and her fractured memories—Lindsay is forced to confront the demons of her own violent history to bring the truth to light.
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY BuzzFeed • Glamour • Real Simple • Marie Claire • Library Journal • Booklist • CrimeReads
In 2009, Edie had New York’s social world in her thrall. Mercurial and beguiling, she was the shining star of a group of recent graduates living in a Brooklyn loft and treating New York like their playground. When Edie’s body was found near a suicide note at the end of a long, drunken night, no one could believe it. Grief, shock, and resentment scattered the group and brought the era to an abrupt end.
A decade later, Lindsay has come a long way from the drug-addled world of Calhoun Lofts. She has devoted best friends, a cozy apartment, and a thriving career as a magazine’s head fact-checker. But when a chance reunion leads Lindsay to discover an unsettling video from that hazy night, she starts to wonder if Edie was actually murdered—and, worse, if she herself was involved. As she rifles through those months in 2009—combing through case files, old technology, and her fractured memories—Lindsay is forced to confront the demons of her own violent history to bring the truth to light.
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The Lost Night by Andrea Bartz
311 pages
What’s it about?
This psychological thriller takes us to present day New York City. Lindsey is a fact checker for a large men's magazine. As 2019 approaches she starts to look back at her first year in New York and the group of friends she has since left behind. It has been almost ten years since her best friend Edie committed suicide. Lindsey and Edie had been a part of a "hipster" group of young adults living in Brooklyn in 2009. Lindsey just wishes she could remember what happened to Edie the night she died. Why does she always feel so guilty when she thinks of that night? Was she responsible somehow? Her quest leads her down a path of broken memories and fractured thoughts. How did Edie really die?
What did it make me think about?
This book was a story from a writer of a certain generation. From the hipster vibe to the references to Ritalin being prescribed in childhood. I kept thinking someone had taken the cast of "Friends" and turned them into drug-addled alcoholics and then written a story about them.
Should I read it?
This book was a somewhat different take on a psychological thriller. The story took turns I did not always expect. I feel like the copious amount of dialogue somewhat got in the way of the flow of the plot, but I still kept turning the pages. If you like a psychological thriller then this may be your summer book!
Quote-
"When you pull up a memory, you're actually recalling the last time you remembered it- not the event itself."
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The Lost Night by Andrea Bartz
311 pages
What’s it about?
This psychological thriller takes us to present day New York City. Lindsey is a fact checker for a large men's magazine. As 2019 approaches she starts to look back at her first year in New York and the group of friends she has since left behind. It has been almost ten years since her best friend Edie committed suicide. Lindsey and Edie had been a part of a "hipster" group of young adults living in Brooklyn in 2009. Lindsey just wishes she could remember what happened to Edie the night she died. Why does she always feel so guilty when she thinks of that night? Was she responsible somehow? Her quest leads her down a path of broken memories and fractured thoughts. How did Edie really die?
What did it make me think about?
This book was a story from a writer of a certain generation. From the hipster vibe to the references to Ritalin being prescribed in childhood. I kept thinking someone had taken the cast of "Friends" and turned them into drug-addled alcoholics and then written a story about them.
Should I read it?
This book was a somewhat different take on a psychological thriller. The story took turns I did not always expect. I feel like the copious amount of dialogue somewhat got in the way of the flow of the plot, but I still kept turning the pages. If you like a psychological thriller then this may be your summer book!
Quote-
"When you pull up a memory, you're actually recalling the last time you remembered it- not the event itself."
If you like this try-
Tangerine by Christine Mangan
The Caretaker by AX Ahmad
The Girl on a Train by Paula Dawkins
Bearskin by James A. McLaughlin
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