I loved everything about Big Little Lies from the unique way that it was written, to the characters, to the plot. Every thing.
The story is told in a unique way, both past and present or future and present, depending on how you look at it. There are small paragraph “eyewitness” accounts told by different characters - hinting at a tragic event that occurs during trivia night at Pirriwee Public School. In addition to these small paragraphs, there are full chapters which are essentially telling the story that leads up to and after the trivia night. It is an interesting technique and works wonderfully for this story.
The story opens with Mrs. Ponder, an elderly woman who lives near the school, witnessing a fight outside the school on the balcony. As she is deciding whether or not to call the police, she hears a siren coming close. This is followed by several “eyewitness” accounts about what happened, followed by the next chapter which begins six months before the trivia night.
The book addresses several issues, bullying and domestic violence in such a believable way. I almost can understand the reasoning behind someone staying in a violent situation.
The characters are well developed and the plot is intricately woven, with a few surprise turns that I did not see coming at all. It held my interest from beginning to end.
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JessicaJ says
Adding to my reading bucket list! 🙂
Marjie says
The last book I reviewed was written from both the perspective of the 1940s and 1980s. I love it when books are written that way (and I love movies made with flashbacks, too).
Glad you had such a great October and November!
Sippitysup says
Ah. You're back and with a book no less. GREG