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The Fury by Alex Michaelides

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thissagreads's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

This book was slower paced than any of Michaelides other books, and for that it got bunked down to a 2.75 rating. I thought the plot twists were decent

like when Elliot tells the reader that none of what he just told us was true, and tells us what ACTUALLY happened. But then it happened again, and again, and I honestly don’t know what to think! Is Lana alive or dead? Did Elliot kill her?! Was he ACTAULLY beat up and found out that he was trying to get Jason killed just to be romantically involved with Lana??!! Did he push Barbara down the stairs and steal her story or did she just naturally die, and he stole the story?

Michaelides LOVES an unreliable narrator, but I liked this book the least.

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maryconney's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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davschi's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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skyfluff's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

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rd77's review against another edition

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mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The twist was pretty clear coming up but I feel like in general the last few chapters were actually very well written which still made it engaging despite the predictability. It reminds me a LOT of the second knives out movie but overall a good quick read.

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sabrinaleaf's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

2.5 ⭐️

While I found myself constantly coming back to this, not being able to put it down, I found the writing style to be nonsensical. It switches from 1st person to 3rd person in the same paragraph, confusing the reader. At some parts, I had no idea what was happening.

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whoiscelena's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

At first I didn’t like the breaking of the fourth wall but then it became really interesting. Lots of twists and turns in the book. Wish it was a bit longer to explain the ending more but I guess that’s a part of the mystery. The book had me on the tip of my toes!!

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