The Fury
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- Author：Alex Michaelides
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Summary
A masterfully paced thriller about a reclusive ex–movie star and her famous friends whose spontaneous trip to a private Greek island is upended by a murder ― from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Patient。
This is a tale of murder。
Or maybe that’s not quite true。 At its heart， it’s a love story， isn’t it？
Lana Farrar is a reclusive ex–movie star and one of the most famous women in the world。 Every year， she invites her closest friends to escape the English weather and spend Easter on her idyllic private Greek island。
I tell you this because you may think you know this story。 You probably read about it at the time ― it caused a real stir in the tabloids， if you remember。 It had all the necessary ingredients for a press a celebrity; a private island cut off by the wind…and a murder。
We found ourselves trapped there overnight。 Our old friendships concealed hatred and a desire for revenge。 What followed was a game of cat and mouse ― a battle of wits， full of twists and turns， building to an unforgettable climax。 The night ended in violence and death， as one of us was found murdered。
But who am I？
My name is Elliot Chase， and I’m going to tell you a story unlike any you’ve ever heard。
This is a tale of murder。
Or maybe that’s not quite true。 At its heart， it’s a love story， isn’t it？
Lana Farrar is a reclusive ex–movie star and one of the most famous women in the world。 Every year， she invites her closest friends to escape the English weather and spend Easter on her idyllic private Greek island。
I tell you this because you may think you know this story。 You probably read about it at the time ― it caused a real stir in the tabloids， if you remember。 It had all the necessary ingredients for a press a celebrity; a private island cut off by the wind…and a murder。
We found ourselves trapped there overnight。 Our old friendships concealed hatred and a desire for revenge。 What followed was a game of cat and mouse ― a battle of wits， full of twists and turns， building to an unforgettable climax。 The night ended in violence and death， as one of us was found murdered。
But who am I？
My name is Elliot Chase， and I’m going to tell you a story unlike any you’ve ever heard。
Reviews
jennifer
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3。5*format: tpbthis story has a very gossipy tone and occasionally addresses the reader， which some readers might not appreciate - i found it to be very entertaining and readable。 i would think， depending on the narration， the gossipy tone might lend itself to make an excellent audiobook。the tone of the story makes the story appear rather light hearted in nature; sprinkled in are some interesting psychological observations on childhood trauma specifically and human behavior in general; thoughts 3。5*format: tpbthis story has a very gossipy tone and occasionally addresses the reader， which some readers might not appreciate - i found it to be very entertaining and readable。 i would think， depending on the narration， the gossipy tone might lend itself to make an excellent audiobook。the tone of the story makes the story appear rather light hearted in nature; sprinkled in are some interesting psychological observations on childhood trauma specifically and human behavior in general; thoughts and questions on motivation and the ever so morally grey zone; the capability for cruelty， which， in the end， turns into tragedy。 。。。more
beth mclaren
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The FuryI read The Silent Patient and was impressed enough I ordered The Fury。 Which turned out to be a crushing disappointment。 The author uses an Agatha Christie trop - a group of people on an isolated island。 The story is related by Eliot a friend to all the visitors。 The story begins on a promising note - the people on the island are actors， who casually mix reality with fantasy。 The problems begin with the fact that the depiction of these people is overblown， unappealing， and ultimately bor The FuryI read The Silent Patient and was impressed enough I ordered The Fury。 Which turned out to be a crushing disappointment。 The author uses an Agatha Christie trop - a group of people on an isolated island。 The story is related by Eliot a friend to all the visitors。 The story begins on a promising note - the people on the island are actors， who casually mix reality with fantasy。 The problems begin with the fact that the depiction of these people is overblown， unappealing， and ultimately boring as they toggle between unhappy childhoods and current successes。 The author throws in the idea of an unreliable narrator but instead of focusing on one character， he spreads the idea of deception and lies among all the characters， leaving the reader confused and not a little annoyed。 None of the characters are either interesting or sympathetic enough to engage the reader for more than a couple of pages。 At times， the plot is completely lost amidst the temper tantrums thrown by the characters， whose significant is lost in the obscure reasoning of the primary narrator who is self congratulatory for no good reason as he reels off tricks he plans to play on his fellow cast mates。Generally， a murky and distasteful story with few redeeming qualities。 。。。more
softgirlontheverge
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Will update as soon as I can piece together what the hell I just read。。。
Moonkiszt
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Dear Reader， this won't be long - Upon opening The Fury， whether by opening the book's covers or by clicking your preferred device， be aware that you'll be having a book-long conversation with Elliot Chase。 He's charming， witty， wise even。 Don't be sucked in。 Listen closely， and do stay up。 Don't let the spaces between reading and not reading be long。 He'll be sure to take good care of you （he knows you've bought the book and so are invested in this tale）， although he digresses from time to time Dear Reader， this won't be long - Upon opening The Fury， whether by opening the book's covers or by clicking your preferred device， be aware that you'll be having a book-long conversation with Elliot Chase。 He's charming， witty， wise even。 Don't be sucked in。 Listen closely， and do stay up。 Don't let the spaces between reading and not reading be long。 He'll be sure to take good care of you （he knows you've bought the book and so are invested in this tale）， although he digresses from time to time。 Not that those digressions are unimportant。 。 。you might want to take a few notes。 。 。 After this read you might suffer from whiplash， need to strap your jaw back into place， and do something about those tall eyebrows and wide-open eyes。 。 。Other than that， happy reading， enjoy with a tasty beverage of your choice。 （And don't trust Elliot as far as。 。 。oh， wait。 jk。 jk。 。 。 。）*A sincere thank you to Alex Michaelides， Celadon Books， Macmillan Audio， and NetGalley for an ARC to read and independently review。* #TheFury #NetGalley 52:10 。。。more
Carrie Jacobs
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Not my favorite。 Just not a fan of an unreliable narrator if that's what this would be considered。 My 3rd book by this author and it isn't my favorite。 Not my favorite。 Just not a fan of an unreliable narrator if that's what this would be considered。 My 3rd book by this author and it isn't my favorite。 。。。more
Shelby Johnson
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You think you have it figured out， then there’s a twist within a twist。 It was shocking， enjoyed it though！
Shannon
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I read the Silent Patient this summer and enjoyed it， so I was excited to give this one a try！ It gave very strong Knives Out: Glass Onion vibes。 I enjoyed the retrospective view of the events with time jumps recalling different things。 The story itself was good。My one issue was reading from Elliot’s point of view。 I didn’t enjoy the character and struggled to connect with him or anyone else as told by him。 We’re only introduced to other characters through Elliot， so it’s hard to know what they I read the Silent Patient this summer and enjoyed it， so I was excited to give this one a try！ It gave very strong Knives Out: Glass Onion vibes。 I enjoyed the retrospective view of the events with time jumps recalling different things。 The story itself was good。My one issue was reading from Elliot’s point of view。 I didn’t enjoy the character and struggled to connect with him or anyone else as told by him。 We’re only introduced to other characters through Elliot， so it’s hard to know what they were actually like， as the narration was skewed。 I think the author had an interesting concept and purpose for writing it like that， it just didn’t work for me。 。。。more
Clay Wyllia
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The ending would have been better if the characters weren’t so awful and the narrator didn’t toss us back and forth between what COULD have happened and what ACTUALLY happened。
Kat
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I was excited for this book and really， really wanted to like it。。。 but after finishing it， I just feel irritated。 The longer I think about this the more frustrated I become。 The beginning was promising - the narrator was great， the starting section was really slow but had me intrigued。 This book is told from the perspective of Elliott， who admits in the beginning that he's not the most reliable narrator。 This is fine！ I love an unreliable narrator。 What was NOT fine was the way this was execute I was excited for this book and really， really wanted to like it。。。 but after finishing it， I just feel irritated。 The longer I think about this the more frustrated I become。 The beginning was promising - the narrator was great， the starting section was really slow but had me intrigued。 This book is told from the perspective of Elliott， who admits in the beginning that he's not the most reliable narrator。 This is fine！ I love an unreliable narrator。 What was NOT fine was the way this was executed， especially toward the end。 Elliott frequently addresses the audience， which did pull me out a bit every time it happened - but I was able to （mostly） look past this。 He goes on irrelevant tangents that add nothing to the narrative。 He has almost no real personality outside of being obsessed with Lana。I don't like being told how to feel or what to expect - and Elliott kept going "things are going to get CRAZY guys a TWIST IS COMING you WON'T BELIEVE THIS TWIST。" Like， okay。。。 get to it？？？ After building it up that much I had higher expectations。 Some of the "twists" made sense and were interesting， while others didn’t make much sense。 The ending segment was ridiculous - I was willing to give this a 3 star until we got to the ending。 My god。 "Here's the twist - but WAIT that didn't happen - HERE'S the twist - no no jk - now the ACTUAL twist - now here's ANOTHER twist！！！"I'm going to stop here before this devolves into a rant that makes me lower this to a 1 star。 Thank you to Macmillan for the audio ARC！ 。。。more
Melanie Morton
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I was so disappointed with this book。 I love Alex Michaelides’ other books so much。 This was a big let down。
Angel Novak
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So good！ So many unexpected twists。 Finished in 4 hours， was so hooked！
Sara
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Full review to come。 Thank you to Celadon books for this advanced review copy！
Chandie
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All I could think of while reading this was the "what a twist " guy from Robot Chicken All I could think of while reading this was the "what a twist " guy from Robot Chicken 。。。more
James Guevara
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What a fantastic novel to open up the 2024 reading year for myself！I literally flew through this book; I could not put it down。 It was fun and mysterious and eye opening！ I haven't read a novel （like EVER） with such an untrustworthy main character。 That alone really made me love this novel so much more than I expected to。This really reminded me of "We Were Liars" by E。 Lockhart in a way; just a fun mysterious read that takes place on an island away from the real world， where all the drama starts What a fantastic novel to open up the 2024 reading year for myself！I literally flew through this book; I could not put it down。 It was fun and mysterious and eye opening！ I haven't read a novel （like EVER） with such an untrustworthy main character。 That alone really made me love this novel so much more than I expected to。This really reminded me of "We Were Liars" by E。 Lockhart in a way; just a fun mysterious read that takes place on an island away from the real world， where all the drama starts to unravel itself。This made me think that some people will go CRAZY when they're in love; and sometimes we really have to be aware of our surroundings and pay attention to the little things。 This just made me want to be more aware to myself， others and my own surroundings。 。。。more
Carly
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Ok first of all I knew who the murderer was immediately and I hate that。 Then I was annoyed with this married woman for being besties with a weird guy who she knows is in love with her？ Then things got increasingly convoluted times infinity。
Megh Santella
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I hate writing reviews that aren’t nice but this was not for me。 Not a gripping one， too many plot twists were invited to the party
Jill Justine
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I was definitely hooked！ I love a salty narrator and a good murder mystery。 This one had a lot of twists and turns- some of them a bit unbelievable but some of them totally shocking and twisted。 Kept me on my toes！
Lauren Krause
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Quick and easy read。 Not bad but not great。 Not missing much if you skip this one。
Julie Akemann
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Solid 3。5 Stars。 I liked the different change in narrative tone and didn’t guess the （somewhat） far fetched ending。 Fast and entertaining。
Melissa Trombley
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Overall I'm left feeling dissatisfied。 The first half is slow going but then the second half picks up。 I almost was thinking the second half made up for the first half but then the ending disappointed me。 My least favorite so far。 Overall I'm left feeling dissatisfied。 The first half is slow going but then the second half picks up。 I almost was thinking the second half made up for the first half but then the ending disappointed me。 My least favorite so far。 。。。more
Lindsey Schoonover
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No lol
Tammy Rima
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I bought this book because so many people raved about The Silent Patient。 I hated it。 I gave absolutely no shits about ANY of the characters， I didn’t like the writing style， and I thought the ending was just trying too hard。 It wasn’t a poorly written book mechanically speaking and nothing in it outright offended me， which is the only reason it scored a 2。 Save your money。
Stephanie
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🎁 𝓐𝓡𝓒 𝓑𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓡𝓮𝓿𝓲𝓮𝔀 🎁2。75/5 🌟Ugh， what a bummer。 I was SO excited for this one - it was SO hyped up。 It’s a thriller， and a mystery， with a supremely unreliable narrator （my favorite kind！） but there were just so many versions of what was going on that I lost track。 I was truly engaged the first half， and I loved that the narrator， Elliot， was snarky and insufferable。 He was a version of Nick Carraway， or Truman Capote。 In this case， a writer trying to shed his past as a bullied and abused young b 🎁 𝓐𝓡𝓒 𝓑𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓡𝓮𝓿𝓲𝓮𝔀 🎁2。75/5 🌟Ugh， what a bummer。 I was SO excited for this one - it was SO hyped up。 It’s a thriller， and a mystery， with a supremely unreliable narrator （my favorite kind！） but there were just so many versions of what was going on that I lost track。 I was truly engaged the first half， and I loved that the narrator， Elliot， was snarky and insufferable。 He was a version of Nick Carraway， or Truman Capote。 In this case， a writer trying to shed his past as a bullied and abused young boy （if we can believe him） and get “in” with the glitterati。 He has befriended one of the world’s biggest movie stars， Lana Ferrar， after she left the Hollywood life behind。 Elliot and several others of Lana’s inner-circle are spending Easter on her private island in Greece， and one will end up dead， as Elliot has shared from the beginning。 But just who， and how， and why？ There was so much plotting and scheming and so many different POVs， that I got twisted up and eventually annoyed。 Alright already， what is the REAL story？ Not sure I know， even after finishing the book。 It was messy。 The first half intrigued me， for sure， and its a fast-paced read， but then it was just enough。 I think there are a lot of readers who will enjoy this， it just wasn’t for me。 Honestly I think this will be adapted for the screen and I’ll like it better that way！ Thank you to @netgalley and @celadonbooks for the ARC in exchange for my thoughts。 。。。more
Sidney
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A quick， easy read。 Enjoyed the plot twists and the perspective of the story。
Jill
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Elliot Chase was transformed the first time he saw Lana Farrar in a film。 He found her on-screen presence fascinating and watched all of her movies。 Years later， when he had made friends with wealthy and influential people， he was at a party where she made an appearance， and he got the chance to meet her。 They became fast friends， and eventually Elliot found himself in her inner circle。 So when Lana decided to go to her private Greek island over Easter， Elliot was invited。 Years passed， their fr Elliot Chase was transformed the first time he saw Lana Farrar in a film。 He found her on-screen presence fascinating and watched all of her movies。 Years later， when he had made friends with wealthy and influential people， he was at a party where she made an appearance， and he got the chance to meet her。 They became fast friends， and eventually Elliot found himself in her inner circle。 So when Lana decided to go to her private Greek island over Easter， Elliot was invited。 Years passed， their friendship cemented through Elliot becoming a successful playwright and Lana getting married。 And once again， Elliot finds himself invited to Lana’s island for Easter along with Lana’s husband and son and her best friend Kate， who is taking a break from rehearsals for the latest play she is starring in。 They get settled in on the island， surrounded by beauty， delicious food， and plenty of alcohol。 They relax and enjoy themselves， leaving their troubles behind。 But Elliot knows the truth about the weekend。 Lana has an agenda， a wrong she wants to make right。 And there is something he is hoping for as well。 But that’s only if everything goes perfectly。 And life rarely goes perfectly。 Before the weekend is over， there will be secrets， betrayals， relationships torn apart， a windstorm so strong that keeps them trapped on the island， and a killer。 Who will survive？Told by Elliot， The Fury goes back and forth through time， the narrative winding through the years of their lives， as the master storyteller slowly doles out just the information he wants his readers to know， when he wants them to know it。 Author Alex Michaelides masterfully lets his narrator control the story， giving away more clues than he realizes as he crafts his story。 I listened to The Fury on audio， narrated to perfection by Alex Jennings。 Jennings brought Elliot to life， his thoughts， his feelings， his disdain， his arrogance。 It all comes through as you listen to Jennings’s pitch-perfect reading of the story。 I thought it was the perfect way to enjoy the book。 I was so excited for a new book by Michaelides， because his previous books were so amazing。 And I spent much of The Fury being excited and wanting to hear more。 However， I was disappointed at the ending。 I had figured out who was not going to make it off the island， and I had figured out who the killer was。 But I found the specifics of the crime to be disappointing and not as elegant as the rest of the story。 It fit with the rest of the book， but after seeing how beautifully Michaelides can write， I thought he could have found a better way to wrap this one up。 It’s still a lovely thriller， with ups and downs， twists and turns。 It’s just not up to his usual standards。 An early copy of the audio Book for The Fury was provided by Macmillan Audio through NetGalley， with many thanks。 。。。more
Hannah McDermott
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✨This is a tale of murder。Or maybe that’s not quite true。 At its heart， it’s a love story， isn’t it？Lana Farrar is a reclusive ex–movie star and one of the most famous women in the world。 Every year， she invites her closest friends to escape the English weather and spend Easter on her idyllic private Greek island。I tell you this because you may think you know this story。 You probably read about it at the time ― it caused a real stir in the tabloids， if you remember。 It had all the necessary ingr ✨This is a tale of murder。Or maybe that’s not quite true。 At its heart， it’s a love story， isn’t it？Lana Farrar is a reclusive ex–movie star and one of the most famous women in the world。 Every year， she invites her closest friends to escape the English weather and spend Easter on her idyllic private Greek island。I tell you this because you may think you know this story。 You probably read about it at the time ― it caused a real stir in the tabloids， if you remember。 It had all the necessary ingredients for a press sensation: a celebrity; a private island cut off by the wind…and a murder。We found ourselves trapped there overnight。 Our old friendships concealed hatred and a desire for revenge。 What followed was a game of cat and mouse ― a battle of wits， full of twists and turns， building to an unforgettable climax。 The night ended in violence and death， as one of us was found murdered。But who am I？My name is Elliot Chase， and I’m going to tell you a story unlike any you’ve ever heard。✨Oh my lord…honestly at first。 I did not like the way that the book was written or laid out。 It is split into acts。 When you get to the fifth act…so many twist and turn…and then it all makes since。 Once i understood why the book was written like this and the back and forth of time…I LOVED IT！ 。。。more
Jenny Mauro
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I am coming to realize that I’m not a fan of this author’s writing style。 It always feels formal and heavy to me。 The short chapters helped to move the story along but it still moved slowly in parts。 It also didn’t help that none of the characters were the least bit likable。 This was just so-so for me。
Hannah Olofsson
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Idk… I wanted to like this book more than I did。 I loved both TSP and The Maidens so I guess the bar was pretty high for this one but I’m honestly a little disappointed。 It was an easy read and it was hard at times to put the book down but I just feel like the narrator and the whole story was too messy。 I very much enjoyed the epilogue tho LOL overall 3 stars ⭐️
tay
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3。5 ……。rating subject to change I can’t decide how I feel about this yet
Dana
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I love an unreliable narrator！！ It's an instant win for me。This is a slower paced thriller but I couldn't turn the pages fast enough and devoured this book in just two sittings。 The short chapters are great and the characters are crazy flawed。 The Silent Patient still takes the cake in my opinion， but The Fury was also really well done！My thanks to Celadon for my gifted copy。 I love an unreliable narrator！！ It's an instant win for me。This is a slower paced thriller but I couldn't turn the pages fast enough and devoured this book in just two sittings。 The short chapters are great and the characters are crazy flawed。 The Silent Patient still takes the cake in my opinion， but The Fury was also really well done！My thanks to Celadon for my gifted copy。 。。。more
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