
The Fury
Reviews

A fun little murder mystery. 100% got me out of my reading slump


Michaelides is an expert in the ~twist~ and “The Fury” is no exception. Glass Onion-esque and plenty of morally questionable behavior to go around, this one is underrated and a hell of a time.

This story was incredibly stretched by the narrator's inner dialogues for NOTHING. I know Alex did it to keep the suspense going but instead of doing that, he should've thrown some worthy twists, instead of simple word play (that wasn't even written well). I disliked this thing about Alex's style of writing during "the silent patient" also - last minute twist and unnecessarily long inner monologue by the narrator. Atleast it was justified in that book by the plot twist, this time the plot twist(s) was so dumb, the characters were so underdeveloped (even though he wastes tons of words describing them), as if they have been picked up from already existing books. Don't bother picking this one up, it's not going to add any value to your shelf. The only reason I kept reading it because as much as I hated sitting through the silent patient I can't deny the twist was brilliant. But this is not true in this case; when the book finally started taking turning events, it began to spiral. Going round and round about the same things, as if it's a sitcom plot. Even then, I can think of a hundred ways to make it more atmospheric and Alex couldn't, that's what's shocking to me.

Amo um mistério que corre de maneira rápida e faz com que você perca o fôlego durante as páginas. Alex faz um personagem no qual não podemos confiar como ninguém e ainda não superei um de seus melhores livros, qual ganha uma pequena saudação no final e me deixou extremamente satisfeita, como uma leitora fiel que é saudada com um gesto singelo ao passar por um conhecido na rua.

The book was so intriguing and made you question and wonder the whole time and then the ending just kinda happens and it’s boring and you’re like oh, ok? I did enjoy it though.

This author is so good at writing from the perspective of such an unreliable and uncomfortable man that I cannot put the book down


glad that was over!


Alex does it again with another unpredictable ending. The twist that this took was absolutely insane. Jaw on the floor by the end. Must read.


late review…. i throughly enjoyed the story telling in this book. it was very theatrical metaphorically and literally. I loved the twists but the end left me wanting a bit more? maybe I’m able to predict Alex. Either way, I loved!

This book has a very slow start and I did not love the narration style. The ending left me unsatisfied and I did not feel emotionally invested in the story or the characters. My immediate feelings were that I disliked it but I felt like I was missing something. As I digested the story I realized there are links to the silent patient, which made me want to read the maidens. If this book didn’t keep me thinking about connections to his other books and the feeling that I’m missing the big picture, I would have given it a lower rating.

SO GOOD! Such a great story and loved all 200 twists but I do wish the story was more linear. I didn’t really enjoy having to reimagine the scenes so many times but I do understand that this adds to the plot and character personality. I hate Kate don’t ask me why I think it’s the accent I imagined for her

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My first five star rating and I’m so glad it’s Alex. This book literally proves that good writing completely changes the reading experience and makes it so much fun. Please DNF the book you can’t get through to read more stories like this.
Given it’s his third book, I can tell he had so much fun writing this. In comparison to “Silent Patient” and “The Maidens” this book was slightly more tragic but still light hearted at the same time.
His storytelling is beyond impressive and had me locked in for the 5 hrs to finish it. He included all my favorite elements of a good thriller and I absolutely LOVE how he paid homage to classic tragedies (he’s def a theatre kid) which warmed my theatre heart. I caught a few references but I’m sure I missed others: As You Like It, Sleuth, Who’s afraid of Virginia Wolfe?, Hamlet, The Glass Menagerie, and Medea 🤍
Please read this it’s actually so important that you do.
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A modern-day Greek tragedy is set to occur on a private Greek island. There are rich people, famous people, and everyday people. Love, lust, envy, and hatred collide to create a storm of murder and terror. Welcome to The Fury.
Alex Michaelides is one of my favorite authors because he combines a love for things he knows (psychology, theater) with a deep love for Golden Age detectives and Greek tragedy to write perfectly taut, unique, exciting novels. This was no exception.







Highlights



I wish I knew how you felt about me, right now. Are you slightly charmed, even beguiled, as Lana used to be? Or, like Kate, do you find me irritating, self- dramatizing, self-indulgent?
Yup, I am Kate in this case.

“I know telling you to love yourself is a big ask,” Mariana used to say. “But learning to love, or, at least, have compassion for, the child you once were, is a big step in the right direction.”