Reviews with content warning for Stalking - The Fury

Compulsively readable as the NYT book people like to say. I loved the twists and the call-back to Michaelides’s previous books. I wanted to empathize more with the characters though and I didn’t feel that.

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aaannina's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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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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justagir1's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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timlucier's review against another edition

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funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.75

I have to give the Fury a few marks:

EXCELLENT cover art. Really drew me in.
I really appreciated Michaelides' humorous writing style and his prose- particularly at the beginning when speaking of the wind on the Greek isles.
Certainly an interesting twist on an Agatha Christie-like tale... Reminiscent of the Glass Onion in a few ways. As a theatre person I appreciate that actors and writers dominated the story and spoke of their situations like a play.. Originally, I loved that Elliott "imagined" the other's scenes, truly my first time seeing an unreliable omniscient narrator.

Now then: I have to say for a book that I was sucked into from the first page, I really felt let down by the end. I enjoyed none of the characters, (especially not the protagonist, but maybe that was the point.) I found the story heavy on the British characters and storyline from home and light on the Greek influence, which I expected more of from the cover art, description, and author's name.

Halfway through the book, I was ready for it to end. Certainly, there are some fun twists but altogether I just found them a bit depressing to read rather than witty. I was glad it was relatively short. All in all, a good set up but I can't help but feel it was not for me by the end- definite nosedive.

I listened to the audiobook and found Alex Jennings to be a good reader - though I will contradict other reviewers and say I did not find his "Greek accented" characters to sound particularly Greek. Not a big deal, but saw other reviewers praise it and.... Have to disagree.

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summerofsoaps's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.25

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