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A review by thebooksatchel
Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty
Enjoyed this book about nine strangers in an isolated wellness retreat.
What i enjoyed?
- The Liane Moriarty magic
- The cult-ness
- The backstories of the nine characters. The story of the couple and their daughter who checked in to the retreat was my favorite. Their son died by suicide and the guilt and sadness weighs differently on each of them—the mother, the father, and sister. I loved how the story unfolded. And even shed a few tears.
- Found myself chuckling and also feeling incredibly sad for the romance novelist who fell for a romance scam and is now very much troubled by a bad review of her book even though she is a successful novelist. I enjoyed her dyanamic with the daughter mentioned above.
The bad bits
- All's alright for about 70% of the book. And then I lost all interest. It seemed bizarre and slightly boring, hence disappointing.
- The plot is quite unbelievable. I kept wondering 60% into the book, why are these people not reacting? Why are they going along the ride?
-Honestly not sure how you can simply drug people? Wouldn't they sue the retreat? Why take that risk? Also why were these people not outraged enough after finding out they've been drugged? Or are rich people stupid?
What i enjoyed?
- The Liane Moriarty magic
- The cult-ness
- The backstories of the nine characters. The story of the couple and their daughter who checked in to the retreat was my favorite. Their son died by suicide and the guilt and sadness weighs differently on each of them—the mother, the father, and sister. I loved how the story unfolded. And even shed a few tears.
- Found myself chuckling and also feeling incredibly sad for the romance novelist who fell for a romance scam and is now very much troubled by a bad review of her book even though she is a successful novelist. I enjoyed her dyanamic with the daughter mentioned above.
The bad bits
- All's alright for about 70% of the book. And then I lost all interest. It seemed bizarre and slightly boring, hence disappointing.
- The plot is quite unbelievable. I kept wondering 60% into the book, why are these people not reacting? Why are they going along the ride?
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