Book Review: The Fury by Alex Michaelides
March 11, 2024
I am starting this review while I am only 3/4 the way finished because I know I will have a hard time not giving something away if this is even half as twisty as The Silent Patient was in the end.
I have really loved this book. It is a really easy read and I have flown through this book so far. The whole story is narrated by a man named Elliot who happens to also be one of the characters in the book. The book takes place in both London and a little island off the coast of Greece. In London, we meet the characters in the book: Kate, Jason, Leo, Agathi and, most importantly, Lana. The story revolves around Lana and the private island that she invited all of her closest friends (and family) to when there is a murder.
This tale is about relationships, love and loyalty. It is about dreams that have been made and lost and given up for things more worthy of our time. It is about grief, growth and learning about ones self. It is about obsession, adoration and betrayal.
Even if I were to not read anything else, I would highly suggest this book. Very entertaining and thought provoking.
Update: please proceed with caution if you would like to read this book. I will do my best not to reveal anything, but I cannot be sure that what I have to say won’t allude to the ending of this book. I have just finished the book and I was wrong in thinking it was not going to have twists and turns and a shocking ending. The whole book seems as though it is not going to be like The Silent Patient, but much like The Silent Patient, the end was nothing like I could have even kind of expected.
If you have read other reviews of mine, you know that I am generally pretty good at figuring out twists in books and movies, but Alex Michaelides is so good at the final twist that I had no clue what was coming in this book. This book just came out this year, and I almost regret reading it right after it came out, because now I have to wait for his next book. I have yet to read The Maidens, but I have suggested it as a book to read for my bookclub, and need to have a little self control and not read it right away.
I may have a favorite author. I will say, I did like the style of The Silent Patient more than I like the style of this book, but still such a good, and thrilling, read.
