Kimberly McCreight
Hardcover | Pages: 382 pages Rating: 3.83 | 118153 Users | 11326 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Reconstructing Amelia |
| ISBN: | 006222543X (ISBN13: 9780062225436) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | New York City, New York(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | Anthony Award Nominee for Best First Novel (2014), Edgar Award Nominee for Best First Novel (2014), Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Mystery & Thriller (2013) |
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In Reconstructing Amelia, the stunning debut novel from Kimberly McCreight, Kate's in the middle of the biggest meeting of her career when she gets the telephone call from Grace Hall, her daughter’s exclusive private school in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Amelia has been suspended, effective immediately, and Kate must come get her daughter—now. But Kate’s stress over leaving work quickly turns to panic when she arrives at the school and finds it surrounded by police officers, fire trucks, and an ambulance. By then it’s already too late for Amelia. And for Kate. An academic overachiever despondent over getting caught cheating has jumped to her death. At least that’s the story Grace Hall tells Kate. And clouded as she is by her guilt and grief, it is the one she forces herself to believe. Until she gets an anonymous text: She didn’t jump. Reconstructing Amelia is about secret first loves, old friendships, and an all-girls club steeped in tradition. But, most of all, it’s the story of how far a mother will go to vindicate the memory of a daughter whose life she couldn’t save. Fans of Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl will find Reconstructing Amelia just as gripping and surprising.Itemize Epithetical Books Reconstructing Amelia
| Title | : | Reconstructing Amelia |
| Author | : | Kimberly McCreight |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 382 pages |
| Published | : | April 2nd 2013 by HarperCollins |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Fiction. Thriller. Young Adult. Mystery Thriller. Contemporary |
Rating Epithetical Books Reconstructing Amelia
Ratings: 3.83 From 118153 Users | 11326 ReviewsAssessment Epithetical Books Reconstructing Amelia
3.5 stars / Recommend / fast, easy read / enjoyed the characters and the story / suspected what actually happened to Amelia and a few other mysteries / was happy with the ending / no real wow factor for me but all in all it was a very good readTime to deconstruct Reconstructing Amelia. I think I must have enjoyed this book. After all, I never considered not finishing it. So it kept me engaged. I had no problems switching from Amelia to Kate and back to Amelia. And I had no problems reading current time and 1997. I wanted to know the whole backstory.This was not, however, a perfect book. I really objected to how Lew the Lieutenant let Kate get so deeply involved in the investigation. She was the one poring over what was on Amelia's
The premise behind this book was intriguing but I find myself deeply unsatisfied by the end. The format itself was interesting by showing so many different mediums, though at times confusing.Throughout the book, I was interested to know the truth about what happened to Amelia. Did she commit suicide or was it foul play? Were the Magpies involved? Who was really her father? Who is Ben? But in the end I found so many or the answers disappointing that it made the journey feel like a waste as well.
This book has a great setup and a horrible ending. Kate's daughter Amelia supposedly commits suicide, but alas someone sends Kate a text insinuating it was murder. The book goes back in forth between Amelia's life before she died, Kate in present, and Kate in the past (when she realized she was pregnant with Amelia). One of the chief problems with this book is character development. Really, there isn't any and you don't get to know any of the characters well enough to really care except for
I gave this the old college try of 75 pages and then read the ending. UGH. I think this is actually a YA book and I found reading texts and Facebook pages just down right annoying. The story is not original, the writing is trite and nothing appealed to me. I worry how I will discuss this at book club without hurting the feelings of the person recommending it. This was not for me and there are just too many good books for me to read to waste my time on this.
O-M-G! I'm so glad that I was a teenage girl way before the arrival of the internet. These girlies take bullying to a whole new level!
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