Narrated by: Caroline Lee
Length: 16 hours
Big Little Lies is a story of murder, lies and betrayal. As the celebration in Priwee Public Schools annual Trivia Night ends in tragedy with one person dead and a riot breaking out, the townsfolk tries to collect themselves after the events. However, it appears that all is not what initially appears to be and what appears to be an unfortunate accident may in fact be cold blooded murder. Big Little Lies dives into the issue of broken families, broken relationships and parenting in this thought provoking fiction from bestselling author Liane Moriarty.
Caroline Lee is able to breathe life to this bestselling novel and fill it with pure emotion that will surely have you at the edge of your seat and leave you pondering the story’s message.
My thoughts: Hmmm...I had to do a lot contemplation to figure out how I felt about this book. There were many elements to it that had me engaged but others that had me rolling my eyes and almost not continuing with the audiobook. I liked and disliked the book.
Why I liked it: First off, I liked the way the story was told. The book started off with a death and then it jumped back a few days before the death. The plot was told as an interview style as the police were trying to solve the case. This built up the suspense all the way to the death on Trivia Night. Next, once some issues from the three main characters were brought up, I could not stop listening to the story. I was eager to learn what was going to happen to Madeline's daughter, how was Celeste going to survive her husband, and how Jane was going to stand up to the parents for accusing her son of bullying. Last, I was kind of glad knowing who was the person who died. I guessed it a few chapters before it was revealed but I was still glad that it was that certain character.
Why I disliked it: Ugh...many of my pet peeves were in this book! I dislike reality shows, like The Real Housewives. I don't like the silly drama, the shallowness of people, the gossiping, the assumptions and lies, and simply the complains of "rich people problems." Yes, we all have problems and we all have a right to complain but I find it silly that some people make it a big issue of something trivial. And how many women in the book assumed things of others and how easily they lied about others was irritating! Another reason why I disliked this book was how it dealt with some intense stuff: bullying, rape, domestic abuse, and child pornography. The way these issues were described did not make the reader flinch, but at the same time it was too light, especially the severity of the rape. It was almost played off as it was the victim's fault for being young and stupid. It almost made me question if it even was rape.
Now, Caroline Lee narrated this audiobook production. She did a fantastic job capturing all of the characters. She had great pacing and great intonation. This was a very long book but she helped make the story run smoothly and fast. She kept me engaged and determined to finish listening to it.
As a whole, this was a decent book that I had a battle with it. There were reasons why I liked it and other reasons why I didn't like it. I'm glad I listened to the audiobook because I'm not sure I would have finished it if I read the physical copy. I rate it:
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