Gina’s Review: Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty

Truly Madly Guilty
written by Liane Moriarty
published by Flatiron Books, 2016

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Disclosure: I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Did I enjoy this book: This book started SLOW, but once it picked up, I liked it a lot. It wasn’t as good as Big Little Lies, but this one had characters that kept me curious. They had interesting lives and even the secondary characters intrigued me. I sat many nights with a glass of wine and read chapter after chapter.

The book touches on everything: PTSD, parenting, hoarding, and even infertility. I never thought those topics could blend as well as they did, but they all made sense. This book is full of emotion. It’s not all happy. It’s not all sad, but it’s raw and real. I’m finding that a lot of Moriarty’s books have a way of making me think and feel. This book will stay with me for a while.

GOLDEN LINE

“It was interesting that fury and fear could look so much the same.”

 

Would I recommend it: Yes, definitely.

 

About the book – from Goodreads: Six responsible adults. Three cute kids. One small dog. It’s just a normal weekend. What could possibly go wrong?

Sam and Clementine have a wonderful, albeit, busy life: they have two little girls, Sam has just started a new dream job, and Clementine, a cellist, is busy preparing for the audition of a lifetime. If there’s anything they can count on, it’s each other.

Clementine and Erika are each other’s oldest friends. A single look between them can convey an entire conversation. But theirs is a complicated relationship, so when Erika mentions a last minute invitation to a barbecue with her neighbors, Tiffany and Vid, Clementine and Sam don’t hesitate. Having Tiffany and Vid’s larger than life personalities there will be a welcome respite.

Two months later, it won’t stop raining, and Clementine and Sam can’t stop asking themselves the question: What if we hadn’t gone?

In Truly Madly Guilty, Liane Moriarty takes on the foundations of our lives: marriage, sex, parenthood, and friendship. She shows how guilt can expose the fault lines in the most seemingly strong relationships, how what we don’t say can be more powerful than what we do, and how sometimes it is the most innocent of moments that can do the greatest harm.