hogwartsprof's reviews
1096 reviews

An edge-of-your-seat psychological thriller. My coworker recommended it to me and I am so glad she did!

This New York Times Bestseller and Random House Reader's Cicle book had a lot to live up to. It was one of the top five books of 2010 and was a debut novel for author Tom Rachman. The novel reads more like a series of short stories, each highlighting a different person who works at a Rome newspaper. As the title suggests, the characters all lead no-so-perfect lives despite having careers that strive to reach perfection.

Overall, the book was good. The chapters are quite long because each holds its own plotline. I was left disappointed at the end of the book, wishing that I knew what happened to many of the characters. I did not like the ending at all.

This is the perfect pool-side-reading book for any Sex And the City Fan. The story follows three nearly-thirty-year-old women who are eager to get married and settle down. Through a series of upsets, they find that in order to make yourself happy, you need to do what is right for you- not what is right for someone else.

This book is unlike any other I've ever read. The first two chapters were really slow moving and I couldn't get into them. I was pleasantly surprised with the third and forth chapters that kept me on the edge of my seat. Overall, the ending was a bit boring. The storyline does make you think, and stays with you for a long time.

This book was suspenseful and twisted, making it difficult to put down. It centers arounda group of very rich people called The Alliance, who hire a killer to videotape executions for their entertainment. Because the chapters were very short, it was easy to pick up and read for a few minutes at a time.