The Little Things
June 10, 2015

Big Little Lies, by Liane Moriarty has been on my “to read” list since this past December, so when it FINALLY came up from my holds list for my Kindle (and just in time for my trip to Florida!) I was thrilled. The premise of the book didn’t necessarily sound interesting to me, but I knew that people loved it, and I’d heard great things, so I decided to jump on board.

Big Little Lies is about a group of kindergarten moms, and follows a year of their lives. The book starts by setting the scene: there’s been a murder, and a number of moms are being interviewed by a detective. Then the book jumps back a year and the story unfolds, interrupted at moments by brief phrases that the various men and women used in their interviews with the detective. The catch is that the author doesn’t tell the reader who has been murdered or who was the murderer until almost the very end, so I was kept guessing throughout the entire book. There were several shocking moments, and my cousin even heard me yell “OH MY GOSH” as I was sitting reading one morning as she was getting up. The book was funny, suspenseful, and felt pretty realistic in many ways to me.

Big Little Lies Book

Here are a few notable quotes that provide the back drop to the tensions, and ultimate murder, within the group:

“They say it’s good to let your grudges go, but I don’t know, I’m quite fond of my grudge. I tend it like a little pet” (page 25) <- How many of us do the same thing?!

“All conflict can be traced back to someone’s feelings getting hurt, don’t you think?”

“It was just so very surprising that the good-looking, worried man who had just offered her a cup of tea, and was right now working at his computer down the hallway, and who would come running if she called him, and who loved her with all of his strange heart, would in all probability one day kill her.”

I gave Big Little Lies a 4 on goodreads, but would’ve given it a 4.5 if the website would allow it! The first few pages were sort of strange to read, but within the first 20 or so I was hooked, and fell asleep multiple nights while reading, not wanting to put it down. I can’t wait to read more books by Moriarty (I’ve already added several to my “to read” shelf on goodreads and am in the middle of reading What Alice Forgot right now).

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Now it’s your turn to share! Have you read anything by Moriarty yet? What’s the last book you read that captured your interest almost immediately? 

2 responses to “Big Little Lies Book Review”

  1. I’m reading this right now and just having the hardest time getting into it!