Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty
If you didn't know by now, this story starts at the barbecue. And by the end of the story, I am so over the barbecue I can't even begin to express that feeling in a polite manner. I'm a huge fan of Liane Moriarty so I couldn't wait to read her latest, Truly Madly Guilty. Half way through I couldn't wait for it to end.
Erica and Clementine have been friends since childhood. Erica is being raised by a dysfunctional single mother. Clementine's perfect family, takes the poor child under their wing. As adults are the women still really friends? Nothing about the way the act would lead me to believe that. I have some experience in this regard, having a dear and wonderful friend for over 50 years. We met in the fourth grade. Our lives have taken twists and turns down far different paths, but neither of us would ever consider treating the other in the rude and inconsiderate manner that these two characters did.
Truly Madly Guilty had so many insignificant sub plots that the story became cluttered. I couldn't care about anyone in this story. As a writer myself, I felt the author had been pressured into a quick book by her publisher in the name of the almighty dollar. I adored The Husband's Secret and What Alice Forgot, both with rich story lines, humor and likable characters. Truly Madly Guilty truly left me mad without any guilt to be found.
If you didn't know by now, this story starts at the barbecue. And by the end of the story, I am so over the barbecue I can't even begin to express that feeling in a polite manner. I'm a huge fan of Liane Moriarty so I couldn't wait to read her latest, Truly Madly Guilty. Half way through I couldn't wait for it to end.
Erica and Clementine have been friends since childhood. Erica is being raised by a dysfunctional single mother. Clementine's perfect family, takes the poor child under their wing. As adults are the women still really friends? Nothing about the way the act would lead me to believe that. I have some experience in this regard, having a dear and wonderful friend for over 50 years. We met in the fourth grade. Our lives have taken twists and turns down far different paths, but neither of us would ever consider treating the other in the rude and inconsiderate manner that these two characters did.
Truly Madly Guilty had so many insignificant sub plots that the story became cluttered. I couldn't care about anyone in this story. As a writer myself, I felt the author had been pressured into a quick book by her publisher in the name of the almighty dollar. I adored The Husband's Secret and What Alice Forgot, both with rich story lines, humor and likable characters. Truly Madly Guilty truly left me mad without any guilt to be found.
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