Tag: gone girl

• Book Review: We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

  We Were Liars by E. Lockhart Rating: 5/5   I rarely rate new books a 5/5, but this one more than fit the bill. All of the things that challenged me about Antonia Lively Breaks the Silence and Gone Girl made me love We Were Liars. I loved the unreliable narrator, the sudden twist close to…

  alexandrap529

  June 27, 2014

  Book Review, Books

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• (Quick) Book Review: The Shining Girls

  The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes Rating: 3/5 Were you a fan of Gone Girl? Or maybe you really liked Devil in the White City ?

  alexandrap529

  March 24, 2014

  Book Review, Books

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• Focus On: Unlikeable Narrators

  Have you ever read a book where you hate all of the characters? How about one where the narrator is so annoying you’re tempted to abandon the book entirely? Over the past two weeks I’ve stumbled across two books that fit this description. They suffer from what I’ll call “the Gone Girl effect.” Don’t get…

  alexandrap529

  June 7, 2013

  Book Review, Reviews

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• Book Haul: July 11

  Being in NYC where there are so many independent bookstores is really awful for my wallet! I can’t set foot in an indie bookstore and not buy something — supporting local is really important to me. Before you think that I just spend like a fiend, one great thing about indies is their sales! Most…

  alexandrap529

  July 11, 2012

  Book Haul, Book Review

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