The Party
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A taut psychological tale of obsession and betrayal set over the course of a dinner party, THE PARTY tells the story of two married couples who, in a single evening, will come to question everything they thought they knew about each other, as the long-buried secret at the heart of their friendship comes to the surface, culminating in an explosive act of violence. -- amazon.com
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Why? That's how I felt about this whole book. The main character Martin was the worst, which I think was part of the point of the book especially with the ending proving he was crazy, but... I simply don't really like reading about horrible people. I'd rather have a character I like in the book. Lucy was decent, but we didn't get nearly as much about her.
All in all the theme of the rich playing by their own rules and getting away with anything and everything was pretty boring. I feel like I've seen everything in this book, somewhere else.
I think I'm most upset that the book is compared to Clue on the back, which probably isn't the authors fault, so I was expecting more a whodunnit mystery going in. This wasn't really a much of a mystery at all, leaving me disappointed.
I will say the writing style itself is as very beautiful and I did find myself really enjoying certain descriptions and word use. So while this book may have not been for me, it's possible I would enjoy something else by this author if she has something written with more like-able characters.
