I
don’t usually choose a book because of the huge media blitz behind it. This
novel has had a good bit of that. Nowadays, anyone can say something is
brilliant and who are we to argue? Social Media has its pitfalls in that
regard. But something about the description of this book intrigued me, i.e. a
mystery, a tense psychological thriller, a young couple, a desert island. You
get the picture. At the very least, I thought it would be a fun, “beach-read.”
The
aforesaid couple, newlywed, is on the perfect, luxurious, honeymoon. Although
outward appearances seem to indicate a wonderful life, all is, we have already learned,
not ideal. During an outing, the couple
randomly discovers “something in the water.” However,
long before that discovery, from the first page of the book, we know there is
trouble in paradise. From that beginning, the narrator skillfully takes us back
to where things go wrong. Full of twists and turns and unexpected
complications, the author takes us on a wild ride. It’s pretty heart-stopping.
I
had a hard time not wanting to choke certain characters for their repeated,
ridiculous and foolish choices. I kept thinking, “Are you kidding me?” But the most interesting facet of the novel was
the examination of the concepts of human error, greed, and rationalization and
how those aspects of human behavior and unconnected random events can alter
utterly a life trajectory.
Fun.
Kind of. Disturbing.
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