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The Last Thing He Told Me
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Rating: ⭐⭐
Genre: Mystery Thriller????
One of my reading goals for 2023 is to read a few books that received Goodreads awards in various categories. The Last Thing He Told Me has been on my radar for some time, as many of my friends loved it, and it also won the Goodreads award for best mystery thriller in 2021.
"The Last Thing He Told Me" by Laura Dave is a novel that tells the story of a woman named Hannah, whose husband, Owen, suddenly goes missing. Hannah realizes that she didn't truly know Owen as well as she thought she did when she works to piece together what happened to him. Along the way, she gets closer to his teenage daughter, Bailey, and the two strike up an improbable connection. Soon enough, she uncovers some terrible secrets about Owen's history. The story delves into topics such as marriage, family, and the lies that individuals tell one another about themselves and others. In the end, Hannah will have to face the facts about her husband and come to terms with the person he actually is in order for her to be able to go on with her life.
My initial thought was always, "How is this book classified as a mystery thriller?" I just couldn't wrap my head around it. This is more or less a piece of general fiction, but it does have some aspects of a mystery. This work doesn't have any of the tension and suspense that one would expect from a mystery novel. This should never have been categorized under "mystery thriller" in the first place because it is not one. The fact that it was voted the best thriller is something that has me scratching my head. The writing was decent, but the plot moved at an extremely snail's pace, thus the overall effect was more of a slow burn. Even if you consider it to be a work of general fiction, the narrative itself is not very intriguing and has moments that are hard to swallow since they are so far-fetched. The conclusion was not at all satisfying, which leads one to wonder what the point of the whole thing was in the first place. I'm confused as to the reason behind all of the hype. My expectations were just not met by this in any way.
“Protect her” “Protect her” “Protect her”
I was the one who needed to protect my nerves to avoid having a nervous breakdown!
Genre: Mystery Thriller????
One of my reading goals for 2023 is to read a few books that received Goodreads awards in various categories. The Last Thing He Told Me has been on my radar for some time, as many of my friends loved it, and it also won the Goodreads award for best mystery thriller in 2021.
"The Last Thing He Told Me" by Laura Dave is a novel that tells the story of a woman named Hannah, whose husband, Owen, suddenly goes missing. Hannah realizes that she didn't truly know Owen as well as she thought she did when she works to piece together what happened to him. Along the way, she gets closer to his teenage daughter, Bailey, and the two strike up an improbable connection. Soon enough, she uncovers some terrible secrets about Owen's history. The story delves into topics such as marriage, family, and the lies that individuals tell one another about themselves and others. In the end, Hannah will have to face the facts about her husband and come to terms with the person he actually is in order for her to be able to go on with her life.
My initial thought was always, "How is this book classified as a mystery thriller?" I just couldn't wrap my head around it. This is more or less a piece of general fiction, but it does have some aspects of a mystery. This work doesn't have any of the tension and suspense that one would expect from a mystery novel. This should never have been categorized under "mystery thriller" in the first place because it is not one. The fact that it was voted the best thriller is something that has me scratching my head. The writing was decent, but the plot moved at an extremely snail's pace, thus the overall effect was more of a slow burn. Even if you consider it to be a work of general fiction, the narrative itself is not very intriguing and has moments that are hard to swallow since they are so far-fetched. The conclusion was not at all satisfying, which leads one to wonder what the point of the whole thing was in the first place. I'm confused as to the reason behind all of the hype. My expectations were just not met by this in any way.
“Protect her” “Protect her” “Protect her”
I was the one who needed to protect my nerves to avoid having a nervous breakdown!
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Jan 29, 2023 04:34PM
Honest review, Constantine! I enjoyed this more than you, but I can understand the issues you had with it.
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Meredith (Slowly Catching Up) wrote: "Honest review, Constantine! I enjoyed this more than you, but I can understand the issues you had with it."Thank you very much, Meredith. I'm glad you enjoyed it more than I did. My opinion is very unpopular because this book is loved by many readers. It just wasn't for me.
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“Protect her” Constantine!!!!! 🤣 I definitely enjoyed it more than you did although I don't know how it won the award though. The second half wasn't believable to me. Terrific review!!
