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Loading... The Guest List: A Novel (original 2020; edition 2021)by Lucy Foley (Author)
Work InformationThe Guest List by Lucy Foley (2020)
  
No current Talk conversations about this book. Unfortunately Lucy Foley is not for me... (  ) MerrylT | May 18, 2023 |  The Guest List 4 Stars Friends and relatives gather for a celebrity wedding on an isolated island off the coast of Ireland. Soon old squabbles resurface, petty rivalries emerge, and dangerous secrets are exposed. By the end, someone is dead and everyone else is a suspect. Who is the victim and why were they killed? Slow to start, but well worth it in the end. An Agatha Christie-style who-dun-it in which each and every character is just awful enough to be either the victim or the perpetrator. The narrative is presented from five alternating perspectives - the wedding planner, the plus one, the bride, the bridesmaid, and the best man - with each providing additional information and detail that ultimately form a cohesive picture of events leading up to murder. The gothic atmosphere of the setting and the shifting points of view increase the tension as the story unfolds toward its inevitable climax and resolution. All in all, a well-written and compelling tale for fans of Agatha Christie and Robert Galbraith. (  ) Lauren2013 | May 5, 2023 | I didn't like the way the author kept switching the points of view. With so many characters, it became a useless distraction. The characters were mostly self-centered, shallow and unlikeable people. The story kept me interested, even though it was a bit predictable. ( ) ReomaMcGinnis | May 3, 2023 | I was in a reading rut and this provided me with the excitement I needed to get out of the rut. It’s the first book I read by Lucy Foley so I wasn’t expecting all the twists and turns. A fun page turner of a read. ( ) kayanelson | Apr 21, 2023 | I didn't like the way the author kept switching the points of view. With so many characters, it became a useless distraction. The characters were mostly self-centered, shallow and unlikeable people. The story kept me interested, even though it was a bit predictable. ( ) RomyMc | Apr 16, 2023 |
Foley...outdoes herself again with this page-turning thriller; it's like experiencing Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express and And Then There Were None rolled into one ... The island and the ancient folly where the wedding party stays are themselves characters, adding to the feeling of almost supernatural mystery and the unease that something is lurking in the shadows and getting ready to strike ... Only a handful of thriller writers can accomplish what Foley does here: weave a complex plot from the perspectives of eight characters plus an omniscient narrator without causing confusion or reader exhaustion when the plot bounces from one person to the next. Fans of Christie, Louise Penny, and Ruth Rendell will absolutely love this book, which doesn't reveal its secrets until the very last page. Foley defers disclosing the murder victim’s identity until quite late, but she undercuts the suspense with obvious indications of who it is. The tension of the setup isn’t quite matched by the reveals, though the nicely creepy setting compensates somewhat. Readers seeking thrills will find plenty. Is contained in
On an island off the coast of Ireland, guests gather to celebrate two people joining their lives together as one. The groom: handsome and charming, a rising television star. The bride: smart and ambitious, a magazine publisher. It's a wedding for a magazine, or for a celebrity: the designer dress, the remote location, the luxe party favors, the boutique whiskey. The cell phone service may be spotty and the waves may be rough, but every detail has been expertly planned and will be expertly executed. But perfection is for plans, and people are all too human. As the champagne is popped and the festivities begin, resentments and petty jealousies begin to mingle with the reminiscences and well wishes. The groomsmen begin the drinking game from their school days. The bridesmaid not-so-accidentally ruins her dress. The bride's oldest (male) friend gives an uncomfortably caring toast. And then someone turns up dead. Who didn't wish the happy couple well? And perhaps more important, why? No library descriptions found. |
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