A review by mugsandmanuscripts
The Fury by Alex Michaelides

adventurous dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I’m having such a hard time with my emotions about this book: I hated the narrator from the beginning to the end. I think that was the author’s goal, but I just never got to the point where I felt like I was enjoying it.

This is a well-done novel featuring a pretty classic unreliable narrator. A way oversimplified summary: One (cheating) man is loved by two women, and
one woman is loved by two men.
Characters drink heavily (and occasional use drugs recreationally). Someone is murdered.

I feel like I can’t say much about the end without spoiling it, so instead all I will say is that I had some major whiplash from the last 50 pages. It was definitely clever and unexpected, but ultimately I think this just wasn’t my cup of tea.
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