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The Last Secret The Last Secret (2009)

by Mary Morris(Favorite Author)

3.1 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0307451283 (ISBN13: 9780307451286)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Shaye Areheart Books

review 1: I didn't really connect with this book. The main character is, by her own description, cold and bossy, and you never really get to see a soft side that makes you care about her. The premise was interesting - the man from her past arriving when her life is falling apart - but then the story takes an odd turn and the protagonist becomes even less likeable. All the characters left me cold, actually, and the story was pretty depressing.
review 2: I think we all have days when we wake up hating the world and wanting everyone in it to be as miserable as we are. For me these days usually coincide with the first two of my period. This book is perfect for those times. Also for right after (or before) a break-up or when you specifically dislike someone and want them t... moreo suffer in fiction. Gorge yourself on schadenfreude! Warning: I don't recommend reading the entire book at once or undiluted by other books, as you may end up feeling disgusted with yourself.So, the plot is pretty cliche: woman married into a wealthy New England family, thinks she has everything, finds out husband is cheating, world falls apart, blah, blah. There's also the "secret from her past" - passages from the point of view of her crazed blackmailer, which I found unreal and boring. The thing that I love about this story is that the protagonist is so unfailingly stupid and whiny that you want bad things to happen to her, which the book certainly delivers. There's a long wind-up to the point where she finds out about the affair, and since the reader already knows what he's going to tell her, this just makes you impatient for the bomb to drop. I was listening to the audiobook, and found Nora (not the reader, just the character) so irritating, that when it finally hit her, I was celebrating in a very undignified, unfeminist, "take that bitch!" kind of way. It just goes on like that. She does annoying, stupid things which make you groan with frustration, then celebrate once the excrement hits the ventilator. Anyway, not a book for people who are perky, chipper and 100% mentally well-adjusted. Great book for the cynics, and for the times when you meet someone stupid, smug, and successful, and wish for a little come-uppance.Also, the eponymous "Last Secret"? Obvious from the beginning. How long the affair was going on is a huge hint. less

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