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Jessica Knoll

Autor(a) de Luckiest Girl Alive

4 Works 3,428 Membros 181 Reviews 1 Favorited

About the Author

Jessica Knoll has been a senior editor at Cosmopolitan, and the articles editor at SELF. She grew up in the suburbs of Philadelphia and graduated from The Shipley School in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, and from Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, New York. Her book's Luckiest Girl Alive and mostrar mais The Favorite Sister made The New York Times Bestseller List. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
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Obras de Jessica Knoll

Luckiest Girl Alive (2015) 2,423 cópias
The Favorite Sister (2018) 501 cópias
Bright Young Women (2023) 501 cópias

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Conhecimento Comum

Sexo
female
Nacionalidade
USA
Ocupação
journalist

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That was not the ending I was expecting! Based on the beginning of the book, I had expected something completely different to happen. There were a lot of catty people in this novel, all trying to get what they wanted, no matter the cost to others. I look forward to reading more of Jessica's work in the future.
 
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Shauna_Morrison | outras 37 resenhas | Mar 16, 2024 |
A really well-done book that deserves its Edgar nomination.
The brilliant serial-killer is bad enough in genre fiction, but when it seeps into media coverage of actual real life crimes. It is appalling.
The author alternates between the narrative of a victim and that of a survivor, giving some flesh and blood to the victims, the ones whose names no one remembers, while everyone knows “the defendant.”
There is a sub-plot regarding family treatment of a lesbian character that is also moving.
The author is trying to right many wrongs at once, and doing a pretty remarkable job at it
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cspiwak | outras 18 resenhas | Mar 6, 2024 |
I listened to this book and really enjoyed it. I think I enjoyed it more when I realized it was based on Ted Bundy. I just ordered a physical copy of this book because I want to reread it. But I just love how this book was done and how it was all about the survivors and they never one mention his name, but rather call him "The Defendant" It bounces back and forth between two POVs and a few times I got a little confused and had to check to see if it was from Ruth's perspective or Pamela. The fact that this takes place in the 70s is also interesting and how the times have changed - hopefully. How Ruth's mom acted was just terrible. This would be a great book to annotate and actually research to see what is true and what is fiction. It's one of those books I enjoyed while I was listening to it, but I did think about it afterwards and looked it up and almost made me like it more after. I'm sure I'll have a second review once I read the physical book and deep dive into this a bit. I may wait till next year when the audiobook isn't so fresh.… (mais)
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Mav-n-Libby | outras 18 resenhas | Feb 19, 2024 |
Recommended: sure
For people who like reality tv shows, for female drama and secrets, definitely NOT for any kind of mystery aspect

Thoughts:
Well, I really thought this would be more of a mystery than it was. Told primarily in flashbacks, we are occasionally brought to the current time where Brett is dead, as is mentioned in the blurb. Most of the story, however, alternates viewpoints from the past where we learn about each of the women in the show and try to ferret out the complexities of their relationships. Each has their own secret that could pretty much destroy their business, making them cutthroat towards each other.

Although I knew the premise involved a reality tv show, I didn't think it would actually so closely mimic watching one. That's not something I'm interested in, so I was somewhat disappointed in the book as it was not at all what I expected. That said, it was still interesting and engaging, just not in the ways I had hoped.

The character relationships are all kinds of twisted. Every one of them is desperate to keep their business thriving, and to stay featured on the show that helps keep their business thriving. That's the heart of the matter we get here. How do they all scheme to put themselves forward? How do they bargain and blackmail and try to take the others down?

Although the mystery aspect was nothing what I expected (ie. a murder investigation, which really took a backseat and only came around to the forefront in the last few chapters), the secrets each women held were DEFINITELY shocks to me. Huge kudos for that, because I really did not see them coming! More than anything, that's what made this book still enjoyable for me: I truly did not know what to expect. I was kept hanging the whole way through.

But also, y'all, I didn't like a single character. They're all awful. I know that's the point; I know that's intentional; and Knoll hit that one out of the park. But if you like to have someone to cheer for in a book, be aware that it probably won't happen with this one.

Another aspect to be aware of is how stereotypical the women are. They're the epitome of manipulative, cruel women who fake their way through relationships and life. All about the image. Even the eventual reveal of details around Brett's death were sort of underwhelming for me. Personally, that bothers me. After reading [b:Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men|41104077|Invisible Women Data Bias in a World Designed for Men|Caroline Criado Perez|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1550931169l/41104077._SY75_.jpg|64218580] I'm more aware of issues women face, and this book just played into it more.

PS: you should totally read [b:Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men|41104077|Invisible Women Data Bias in a World Designed for Men|Caroline Criado Perez|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1550931169l/41104077._SY75_.jpg|64218580].
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Jenniferforjoy | outras 37 resenhas | Jan 29, 2024 |

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Obras
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