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Big Little Lies
Big Little Lies
Author: Liane Moriarty
From the author of Truly Madly Guilty and The Husband's Secret comes a novel about the dangerous little lies we tell ourselves just to survive. — A murder...A tragic accident...Or just parents behaving badly? What's indisputable is that someone is dead. — Madeline is a force to be reckoned with. She's funny, biting, a...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780399587191
ISBN-10: 0399587195
Publication Date: 2/7/2017
Pages: 512
Edition: Mti
Rating:
  • Currently 4.3/5 Stars.
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4.3 stars, based on 25 ratings
Publisher: Berkley
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
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thameslink avatar reviewed Big Little Lies on + 723 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 8
I was very put off initially by the writing device of letting you know a little of the ending and then starting at the beginning and letting the story unfold, with a further disclosure about the ending at the end of every chapter. My irritation lasted for the first third of the book until I was finally so caught up in the story that I was eager to keep reading. When the ending did come, despite all the hints, I was caught completely off guard and it all worked. Ultimately, it was a very satisfying read for me.
jodymcgrath avatar reviewed Big Little Lies on + 110 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
This is a story about a murder. This is also a story about three women and the love, pain, and lives they live. Jane, Celeste and Madeline all have children starting kindergarten at the same time. Their friendship blooms, but do they dare reveal their real lives to each other?

Liane Moriarty is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors. He books have suspense and intrigue, but they are character driven, which I love. This is not a fast paced action book. This is a book about people. The people are flawed and real. They are not perfect. Sometimes you like them and sometimes you don't understand why they do what they do. Just like real life.

I definitely recommend this book! Great story!
reviewed Big Little Lies on + 12 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Excellent book! I finished this story a week ago and cannot stop thinking about it and talking about it. I had a very (surprising to me!) visceral response when the big secret was revealed. The beginning of the book was so high-school and blah, blah, blah, BUT! It is a necessary set up so that when you get to the exciting parts you understand why it is so amazing. I read it as a book on CD and loved the reading of this story. I lent this CD set to another person in my book club to read and she told me she was "chained" to the CD player! I HAD! warned her. Read the beginning knowing that there is something great at the other end of it. This is seriously a MUST READ!!!
ClareS avatar reviewed Big Little Lies on + 87 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Great book! I read it and passed it along to Angie.
reviewed Big Little Lies on + 329 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This was such an enjoyable book. It starts out with knowing somebody has been murdered but does not reveal who. Then we go on to meet young women who become good friends and are there for each other though it all. Serious topic but still had moments of humor in it. I highly recommend this book. It was a super read...
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pussreboots avatar reviewed Big Little Lies on + 24 more book reviews
It has the same narrative structure as Those People but with way more time spent on the run up to the actual event. Nearly 400 pages of this book is flashback. This isn't a mystery. It's petty people being horrible.

It's a gender swapped Lullaby of Broadway (as seen in Gold Diggers of 1935, not the up tempo retooled version for the 1980 stage play version of 42nd Street).

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