by Lisa Jewell
First published in 2019
Date read: 28 Jan 2024
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Disclaimer 2: What follows is not a very flattering post. Which is au contraire to the amount of flattery cramped into the book. Jump to the other sections in this post for some value add.
Some thoughts
This book is a classic example of don't judge a book by it's cover.
The synopsis aka the blurb made me expect a wonderful murder mystery.
[Did you sense a 'but' here? Well, there is. I am (re)writing my true thoughts in the last section of this post, much like this book.]
Parallel timelines, multiple narratives.
A few things that that were on my mind as I read the book:
brownstone houses in New York, specifically like the house Sherlock stays in in the show Elementary.
how awesome Agatha Christie is and how it's been a long time since I read her books.
everything other than what I was reading.
they have Chupa Chups in Europe?! [I feel dumb for thinking this, a quick Google search shows me that it's a Spanish brand].
people valuing superficiality, material things, and beauty over substance [this was reinforced in each page of the book; each page].
how does homeschooling work exactly?
what's with all the fancy names?
everything seems "shocking".
not enough bathrooms in their house.
how long can plants be dead for?
how to not get distracted?
when is this book going to end?
this book has a sequel.
You'll like this book if
Time investment & optics (for whomsoever it may concern)
Quick vocab booster (by no means comprehensive or exhaustive, simply adjusted for context)
Possible recipes (for those with the stomach to explore)
A few remotely memorable lines from the book (in order of appearance)
Real Thoughts
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