Yippie Skippy, picking up like nobodies biznaz. Comin' atcha with books #7 and #8, both of which I've already completed leaving me in the process of debating which of the three unread books I have from my birthday to pick next.
What can I say about this little number? For one, it was absolutely nightmarish. After Gone Girl I was thriller hungry and tried scrounging up every last novel that had a glimmer of the jaw dropping and heart palpitating moments Gillian gave me. This book was published in 2016 after my psycho hunt had ended but luckily Angelique stumbled upon it and let me in on the deets. I think the title and tagline make it clear there is an issue within a marriage that is unknown to anyone else. But boyyyyyyyyyyyyy is it terrifying how different the problem turned out to be. I was uneasy and horrified the entire time and it was only made worse knowing that there are people who have endured something similar. If you are a fan of either Gillian Flynn or Paula Hawkins I highly recommend this book to you. Feel free to badger me if you read it and end up hating it.
My next decision was solely based on the new Netflix series.
This novel went undetected from my radar until I saw the series as a new release on Netflix. Maybe it all dwindles down to me being a glutton for punishment, but when I see people raving about a movie or show and I find out it's roots began as a novel, I absolutely love to give the author credit first. Do I understand that even when they do an amazing job it's never as good as the book? Yes. But hey, they took one book and turned it into a thirteen hour series so I find it hard to believe that any details are going to be ill presented.
When I added this book onto Goodreads, the first things I read were the first few sentences of the top most rated reviews by other individuals and they were a mix of, "oh my god I loved this story so much! Such a good representation of missed signs" to "wow, I can't believe this book is so popular since it glamorizes teen suicide." Now that I have finished the book I can see both sides. I can see the reviews as coming from someone compassionate towards mental illness and from those that are not. Tonight I finally slip into the film version with Clay and the individuals who tore Hannah Baker down.
Olly-olly-oxen-free!
Leia
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