Before the Fall | 
pickA private jet with eleven passengers takes off from Martha's Vineyard on its way to New York. Sixteen minutes later, it crashes into the ocean. The only survivors are Scott, the artist who was invited along at the last minute because he was meeting with art galleries in NY, and JJ, the 4 year old son of one of the wealthy couples on the plane. ⬇️
I‘m continuing to read books from the bottom of my TBR and so, up next, one I don‘t even remember acquiring.
pickWow! Great read/listen. Scott and a 4 year old boy are the only survivors of 11 people in an airplane crash into the ocean. After swimming miles into shore carrying the child with him, Scott becomes the lead suspect. The media vilifies him and tries to set him up. Fast paced.
pickGrabbed this from a donated bookshelf at my office six years ago…finally read it this month, thanks to #Roll100 - this is a slow burn story of the aftermath of a private plane crash with two survivors: a “starving artist” and a child of those chartering the flight. How the media twists the focus to make headlines, no matter the cost, no matter the truth. 3.75 ⭐️
pickThe was on my bookshelf forever. There were times I was very disturbed by this tragic event but I thought that it was well done focusing on the outsider who was likely the most reliable. All had their issues but sometimes it is something simple that drives the action. The reason for the accident tragic and simple.
pickThis is an interesting story about how what is perceived isn't always the truth and there are many different layers to every situation. Also, there are many ways to spin a story to align with your perception but that's not always the truth. I liked most of the characters & was a bit surprised by the ending, although I can see how it would fall short for other readers. I love the way Hawley writes too, so that didn't hurt! Lol
I love the way Hawley writes but he really got me by referencing the PBS shows Word Girl and Word World!!! 💜💜
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so-so⭐️⭐️⭐️• There‘s something lazy about the plot and writing. And I really hated having to listen to Scott‘s inner thoughts. In general, so many men…waxing philosophical. But fine!
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Prompt: Final Destination
panIt isn‘t often that I actively hate a book, but I HATED this one. It is an overwritten mess, with way too much irrelevant filler/backstory and some truly awful metaphors. And there are so many inconsistencies and errors that should have been caught in editing.
It is basically a story about rich people behaving badly (but not in an entertaining way) and there is so much sexism and misogyny.
Full review: https://bit.ly/3EZ7Ke9
1⭐️
pickFabulous book from the first word till the last. A group of people fly in a private jet that crashes. Told in a nonlinear fashion about each person on the plane including passengers, pilot and crew. We follow the investigation and hear exactly what the investigator hears from the recovered black box.
pickThe reader knows the private jet goes down from the start but what we don‘t know is why. Everyone on the plane has something in their background that may provide a clue — or not. Wanting answers kept me up late. I‘d liken the experience of reading it to binge watching a mystery/suspense tv series…occasionally a bit cheesy but entertaining.
This was my @TheAromaofBooks #bookspin for June.
so-soFinished this one for a book club and it was a page turner, but I thought the ending was a dud. 3⭐️
It's an interesting story but there is a lot of exposition/wandering/focusing on strange details that makes it kinda drag.
Four hours of a work meeting was enough zoom for me today! No book club tonight. I also bailed on the book. A story involving a Fox News like company and a grating TV personality isn‘t really appealing right now.
I‘d like to finish this before book club later in the week.
1. Buy more cat treats.
2. White cheddar popcorn.
3. Evening because I‘m done with work.
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I have been debating about this book for a long time. I saw so many mixed reviews on this story about the before, during, and after of a chartered plane crash told by everyone involved.
I did not connect with any character. It was heavily into plot, which was a little all over the place, but I think that was to confuse the reader on why the plane crashed happened.
pickOne of my favorite books to-date. The story itself wasn‘t how the plane crashed, but how everyone was there collectively- how it was both inevitable and yet avoidable, in some way or another. I found myself not obsessed with what happened, but how every character got to that exact point in their lives. A mere coincidence, existing within several people, creates this type of bond that is unspoken and sometimes unknown. Bravo, Hawley. A masterpiece
He understands that they want him to be special. It‘s important to people that he be special, because we need special things in our lives. We want to believe that magic is still possible.
so-soThis was a page turner at times but I hesitate to call it “good.” I enjoyed it. The ending pissed me off. A lot of the characters were exceedingly flat, even tropes, especially the women. But some of it was beautiful. I don‘t regret the read but don‘t recommend picking it up.
I cannot wait to bash the ending at book club tho. Cuz I know some coworkers are gonna defend [redacted spoiler].
2020 progress. finished the latest today in the sun. more and more being added to my tbr. haven‘t felt wowed by a book in a while but hoping one of these next few does it.
hope you are all staying healthy.
bailedUgh. I‘ve tried this before, and I‘ll probably try it again.
I can‘t do it. Before I hit 10% of the audiobook, I came on a plot hole so large and stupid the book is ruined for me. AND I frogged my shawl. I ran out of yarn, so I‘m redoing it with something else. Argh.
I‘ve been meaning to read this, and I guess now is the perfect time! And since I‘m listening, I‘m working on my Virus Shawl. #quarentinereads
pickReally enjoyable book about the price of unwanted fame in the wake of a disaster (all while overcoming the trauma of that disaster) I think the ending stumbled a bit but overall the premise and story was strong. And the characterization of the main characters was particularly well done.
pickI raced through this book while #audioworking. The ending was not what I expected, but it was chilling. This book focuses on each character in turn in a slow build to discover what happened to cause a private plane to crash in the ocean. Worth the read! #Audible
pickI stayed up way past my bedtime to finish this fast-paced novel about the aftermath of a private plane crashing into the Long Island Sound.
Suspenseful and character-driven, it has one of the most realistic endings to a thriller I‘ve ever read (though no less horrific).
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Genre: Thriller, Suspense, Mystery, and Literary fiction.
Date Started: December 8, 2019 - December 18, 2019
I decided to pick this book becuase the cover was breathtaking
As the plane began to leave Martha‘s Vineyard on a foggy night, there was 11 on board. As everything was going very smooth on the plane, the plane suddenly crashed in the Atlantic, with only 2 survivors left. They then began to live on and the book ended up being all a dream.
so-soThe beginning and ending of this book really captured me, but there was a lot of detail throughout the middle of the book that often caused my focus to drift. Really suspenseful mystery that had me guessing all along what truly caused the crash.
so-soInteresting story and format, I suspect I‘ll think about this one for a bit and that may turn it into a pick (it is close). It left me wanting fewer story threads that went deeper and while the male characters felt layered and complicated, the female characters seemed like hasty sketches, not fully formed. I didn‘t love that. I listened on audio, if it had been in paper, I don‘t think I would have finished it.
Look how much I have improved in 2 years!! Also the first book I ever DNFd
It's okay so far , I don't hate it but I don't love it yet 🤷🏾 #beforethefall
pickWow this was interesting. A quick read and a good thought provoking book about the 24 hour news cycle and social.
pickA good fast paced thriller that leaves you guessing till the end. Well developed characters and narrative... I enjoyed it very much!
1. Before the fall by Noah Hawley
2. Pumpkin spice but maple is a close second
3 “Fucking A right,” says Bill and walks out to his town car.
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A bit late to this one, but I chose this for our family book club read this month. Hopefully it is good!
Picked up these beauties at the Saratoga Book Warehouse, where every single book is $1 and paying is by the honor system — you put cash in a lockbox as you leave. The three rooms of books are not organized in any discernible way, so shopping there is like a treasure hunt! 📚
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I really enjoyed this one....
1. Before the Fall by Noah Hawley 📖
2. Up in the Air with George Clooney & Vera Farmiga 🎥
3. Leaving on a Jet Plane sung by Peter, Paul & Mary (written by John Denver) 🎶
*a belated #manicmonday
pickGreat book that is both a fast narrative and slows a little in between to let you catch your breath
Characters are wonderful
If you want to discuss that ending let me know
Would love to cause I‘m still on the fence about the whole thing
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