Social Creature
Description
For readers of Gillian Flynn and Donna Tartt, a dark, propulsive and addictive debut thriller, splashed with all the glitz and glitter of New York City.
They go through both bottles of champagne right there on the High Line, with nothing but the stars over them... They drink and Lavinia tells Louise about all the places they will go together, when they finish their stories, when they are both great writers-to Paris and to Rome and to Trieste...
Lavinia will never go. She is going to die soon.
Louise has nothing. Lavinia has everything. After a chance encounter, the two spiral into an intimate, intense, and possibly toxic friendship. A Talented Mr. Ripley for the digital age, this seductive story takes a classic tale of obsession and makes it irresistibly new.
They go through both bottles of champagne right there on the High Line, with nothing but the stars over them... They drink and Lavinia tells Louise about all the places they will go together, when they finish their stories, when they are both great writers-to Paris and to Rome and to Trieste...
Lavinia will never go. She is going to die soon.
Louise has nothing. Lavinia has everything. After a chance encounter, the two spiral into an intimate, intense, and possibly toxic friendship. A Talented Mr. Ripley for the digital age, this seductive story takes a classic tale of obsession and makes it irresistibly new.
My Review
I have seen this book making its way around the internet. I just had to check it out. Well, I am going to say that I was not overly excited about this book but it was not bad either. There was something about it that kept me reading and hanging on until the very last page. This is a feat as I didn't find the characters endearing or the storyline that intriguing. In fact, I thought that the characters for the most part were too self absorbed for my own taste and people I would not want to hang out with or be friends with.
Louise was too desperate to want to hang out and be like Lavinia. This was sad as I got to know who Lavinia really was, her life was one big 'show'. Yet, this story is realistic in the fact that we are all human and can't help but compare ourselves to others that we think have a better life. However, if you strip away the "filters and photoshopping" on the internet, you will find that no one is perfect.
It was amazing that everyone just went along with Louise's explanation of what happened to Lavinia. Again "self absorbed". As I stated previously that author, Tara Isabella Burton has a way with storytelling that makes me want to read more from this author.
Louise was too desperate to want to hang out and be like Lavinia. This was sad as I got to know who Lavinia really was, her life was one big 'show'. Yet, this story is realistic in the fact that we are all human and can't help but compare ourselves to others that we think have a better life. However, if you strip away the "filters and photoshopping" on the internet, you will find that no one is perfect.
It was amazing that everyone just went along with Louise's explanation of what happened to Lavinia. Again "self absorbed". As I stated previously that author, Tara Isabella Burton has a way with storytelling that makes me want to read more from this author.
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