“All conflict can be traced back to someone’s feelings getting hurt, don’t you think?” What the show did so great was to paint these women in such an interesting light that you could not help but root for them anyway. Self-centered people like the characters portrayed in Liane Moriarty’s world live all around the planet. It’s the reason this book is so memorable and different in the first place. Yes, it was certainly uncomfortable at times, but that was the entire point of the novel. We got to know every little shade of their souls, and even with the uncomfortable subjects which are placed at the heart of the story, it felt comforting to place oneself in their neighborhood and watch their conflict-disquieted lives unravel. It’s a formula which could not have worked better, though one aspect certainly helped: the fact that the characters were so vibrant. “They say it’s good to let your grudges go, but I don’t know, I’m quite fond of my grudge. The plot works brilliantly by using a very interesting formula: take the lives of several characters who appear to be so perfect and oh-so-normal from the outside and throw them into a difficult situation in order to reveal their true characters by showing how they deal with the situations and then reveal the dark secrets shadowing their seemingly perfect lives. I have turned page after page in one sitting alone, it didn’t take long for me to finish the novel. Liane Moriarty’s novel Big Little Lies has become a sensational bestseller and one of the best books by women in recent years, only supported by its critically acclaimed and immensely watchable HBO adaptation starring Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley and Laura Dern among others (which features some of the best casting choices I’ve ever witnessed in a book-to-film/TV adaptation).īig Little Lies by Liane Moriarty is absolutely addictive. īook Review : Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty They both take Jane under their wing – while careful to keep their own secrets under wraps.īut a minor incident involving the children of all three women rapidly escalates: playground whispers become spiteful rumours until no one can tell the truth from the lies. On the first day of the school run she meets Madeline – a force to be reckoned with, who remembers everything and forgives no one – and Celeste, the kind of beautiful woman who makes the world stop and stare, but is inexplicably ill at ease.

She’s got her little boy in tow – plus a secret she’s been carrying for five years. Three mothers, Jane, Madeline and Celeste appear to have it all, until they find out just how easy it is for one little lie to spiral out of control. Narrator: Third Person Omniscient point of viewīook Summary: Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

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