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Nine Perfect Strangers

Nine Perfect Strangers

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  • Create Date：2021-08-22 00:21:00
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  • Author：Liane Moriarty
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Now a Hulu original series

“If three characters were good in Big Little Lies， nine are even better in Nine Perfect Strangers。” —Lisa Scottoline， The New York Times Book Review

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Big Little Lies

Could ten days at a health resort really change you forever？ In Liane Moriarty’s latest page-turner， nine perfect strangers are about to find out。。。

Nine people gather at a remote health resort。 Some are here to lose weight， some are here to get a reboot on life， some are here for reasons they can’t even admit to themselves。 Amidst all of the luxury and pampering， the mindfulness and meditation， they know these ten days might involve some real work。 But none of them could imagine just how challenging the next ten days are going to be。

Frances Welty， the formerly best-selling romantic novelist， arrives at Tranquillum House nursing a bad back， a broken heart， and an exquisitely painful paper cut。 She’s immediately intrigued by her fellow guests。 Most of them don’t look to be in need of a health resort at all。 But the person that intrigues her most is the strange and charismatic owner/director of Tranquillum House。 Could this person really have the answers Frances didn’t even know she was seeking？ Should Frances put aside her doubts and immerse herself in everything Tranquillum House has to offer – or should she run while she still can？

It’s not long before every guest at Tranquillum House is asking exactly the same question。

Combining all of the hallmarks that have made her writing a go-to for anyone looking for wickedly smart， page-turning fiction that will make you laugh and gasp， Liane Moriarty’s Nine Perfect Strangers once again shows why she is a master of her craft。

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Reviews

Anita ，

This story grew on me as I went along even though I felt it dragged at times。 In some ways it is a cautionary tale about the self-improvement industry。 But more fundamentally it is a series of character studies。 One takeaway for me is how the image we project to others may be completely different from what we think we are communicating。 I liked that there were various ages and genders in the mix of characters who voluntarily sign up for the 10 day transformative retreat。 I stayed with it to the This story grew on me as I went along even though I felt it dragged at times。 In some ways it is a cautionary tale about the self-improvement industry。 But more fundamentally it is a series of character studies。 One takeaway for me is how the image we project to others may be completely different from what we think we are communicating。 I liked that there were various ages and genders in the mix of characters who voluntarily sign up for the 10 day transformative retreat。 I stayed with it to the end， but I can't say it would make my "transformative read" list。 。。。more

Heather Adams ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I love happy endings。

Lola ，

I got really into this book at the beginning， I enjoyed the in depth character profiles and totally wanted to escape this retreat。 About half way the goodies happen and this is something that is very new age， current and relevant。 Not sure where the story was going it did become rather far fetched。 Looking forward to now watching the series though！

Pachy Pedia ，

La historia en general me ha gustado， pero me parece que tiene partes muy lentas。 Además， se centra mucho en algunos personajes y a otros los deja bastante de lado， lo que hizo que casi me olvidara de ellos y tuviera que pensar para recordar cuál era su historia。 Además， tiene demasiados comentarios negativos sobre las mujeres， sus cuerpos y lo que unas mujeres piensan sobre el cuerpo de otras。

Azzurra Sichera ，

È stata una lettura incredibilmente deludente， “Nove perfetti sconosciuti” di Liane Moriarty， della quale invece avevo apprezzato molto “Piccole grandi bugie“。 Sull’onda di quell’entusiasmo， e sapendo che in questi giorni sarebbe uscita la serie tv， mi sono convinta a leggerlo， ma ho fatto davvero una fatica enorme a terminarlo。Faccio fatica a dirvi cosa non mi è piaciuto perché non c’è nemmeno un elemento che salverei。 I personaggi sono banali， la trama non esiste perché non succede nulla （i pr È stata una lettura incredibilmente deludente， “Nove perfetti sconosciuti” di Liane Moriarty， della quale invece avevo apprezzato molto “Piccole grandi bugie“。 Sull’onda di quell’entusiasmo， e sapendo che in questi giorni sarebbe uscita la serie tv， mi sono convinta a leggerlo， ma ho fatto davvero una fatica enorme a terminarlo。Faccio fatica a dirvi cosa non mi è piaciuto perché non c’è nemmeno un elemento che salverei。 I personaggi sono banali， la trama non esiste perché non succede nulla （i primi cinque giorni vige il silenzio assoluto， e per il resto del libro sono chiusi in un’unica stanza）， ci sono chiacchiere a vuoto sempre sugli stessi tre argomenti in croce。 Della serie， abbiamo capito， non potremmo passare oltre？Non c’è nessuna epifania， nessuna evoluzione significativa， nemmeno un attimo di paura。 La puzza di finzione si sente bella forte。Non ha alcun senso il brusco cambiamento di Masha， la direttrice di questo fantomatico centro benessere， che non è nemmeno in linea con il personaggio tracciato lungo il romanzo。 La sua non è una parabola discendente， che viene raccontata per gradi， ma un improvviso cambio di rotta che non ha nemmeno una causa scatenante。 Non entro troppo nel dettaglio， ma per una persona determinata e risoluta come Masha， un primo errore non può arrivare a destabilizzarla così tanto。Trovo che non abbia senso il buonismo del finale， in cui sembra che ogni cosa vada a posto。 Mi sarei aspettata almeno un colpo di scena per farmi ridestare dalla noia di quelle pagine e invece， niente， nemmeno quello。Ambientazione non pervenuta， così come nemmeno un qualche gioco stilistico da parte dell’autrice che ha deciso di raccontare non solo “Nove perfetti sconosciuti” ma anche tre membri dello staff di Tranquillum House dando a tutti la stessa voce。L’unico capitolo che salvo di tutto il libro è il 51， in cui， finalmente， qualcuno agisce e rompe lo schema。 Per il resto， per me è stata solo una cocente delusione。Ho visto il trailer e la serie tv sembra di gran lunga più interessante anche perché succedono cose di cui， nel romanzo， non c’è traccia。 E certo， come avrebbero potuto girare una fiction con gli attori in silenzio？ 。。。more

Cat Powell ，

i really wanted to love this book， but it was too slow of a roll for me。 the characters are well developed， and the story really brings you in （it’s a page turner for sure！） but in the end it fell a little flat for me。 i would give it 3。5 stars if i could。

Janani ，

Nine people - not perfect strangers， considering two are married and another 3 and parents and daughter - visit an overpriced 10-day health retreat。 Tranquilium House is just a bit more intense than they're used to， compulsory daily blood tests， midnight meditation sessions and customised meals form part of the package。 Still， our nine characters start to confront the things that caused them to attend the retreat in the first place。 Masha， the owner of the retreat， decides to push them further i Nine people - not perfect strangers， considering two are married and another 3 and parents and daughter - visit an overpriced 10-day health retreat。 Tranquilium House is just a bit more intense than they're used to， compulsory daily blood tests， midnight meditation sessions and customised meals form part of the package。 Still， our nine characters start to confront the things that caused them to attend the retreat in the first place。 Masha， the owner of the retreat， decides to push them further in their journey of self discovery and does some crazy things， pushing them to their limits。 And then。。。。Absolutely nothing happens。 I mean， things happen， the story moves， characters change and do things and confront the past。 But nothing that happens feels enough。 The story is always on the verge of some big twist which never comes。 It feels too tame and boring， not the kind of writing that you expect from Liane Moriarty。 The writing is good， the characters are engaging but they weren't pushed to the extent they could have been， and that's a shame。 。。。more

Alayna H ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Slow beginning but the last half is a page turner。 I love how the characters were wrapped up - Tony and Frances got married， author alluded to Ben and Zoe getting together and having a baby， surprisingly masha got her book deal and publicity。

Roma Murphy ，

this combined w the new lorde album does make me wanna destroy the wellness industry and everything it stands for but alas i do enjoy a good smoothie

Nanuka Kharabadze ，

Perfect summer read， with twists and turns that leave readers compelled。

Darian Mitchell ，

I thought I would hate this book。 But I was so pleasantly surprised。 Such a page turner。 Brilliant character development。 I devoured it。 Great book ❤️

Kristen ，

It was creative and different， but nothing about the plot really drew me in。 Was mostly waiting for something to happen the entire time。 The characters are likable though。

Shelby Brizzolara-Dove ，

Honestly I really liked this book。 It was a unique concept to convey different ideas， stories and characters。 The story didn't develop in the way I was expecting which made things that much more interesting。 Each character had moments where I loved them and moments where I hated them and the way they interacted was really fun to read。 I think I could have gone for a bit more detail with a few of the characters （Ben and Jessica） and a little less detail about Francis' trip。 I am not a fan of ambi Honestly I really liked this book。 It was a unique concept to convey different ideas， stories and characters。 The story didn't develop in the way I was expecting which made things that much more interesting。 Each character had moments where I loved them and moments where I hated them and the way they interacted was really fun to read。 I think I could have gone for a bit more detail with a few of the characters （Ben and Jessica） and a little less detail about Francis' trip。 I am not a fan of ambiguous endings so it was nice to have things wrapped up a bit at the end。 Overall， this was a super quick read with enough intrigue and suspense to keep you locked in。 。。。more

Trisha ，

2。5 Stars - I rounded up because I like Francis。 I struggled to finish this one。 It was trying to be exciting and yet it wasn’t。 I liked some of the character development but the plot was not totally there for me。 I might have high expectations for Liane Moriarty - I loved Big Little Lies and enjoyed The Husband’s Secret and got through Three Wishes faster than this one。 This took me over five weeks of constant putting down。 I actually read other books while trying to finish this one which is no 2。5 Stars - I rounded up because I like Francis。 I struggled to finish this one。 It was trying to be exciting and yet it wasn’t。 I liked some of the character development but the plot was not totally there for me。 I might have high expectations for Liane Moriarty - I loved Big Little Lies and enjoyed The Husband’s Secret and got through Three Wishes faster than this one。 This took me over five weeks of constant putting down。 I actually read other books while trying to finish this one which is not like me。 。。。more

Haileynicolle ，

⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 A little sometimes， then would pick up the pace， then back to slow。 Can't say I loved it。 But I will definitely be watching the show on Hulu！ ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 A little sometimes， then would pick up the pace， then back to slow。 Can't say I loved it。 But I will definitely be watching the show on Hulu！ 。。。more

Maureen Hennessy Pekosh ，

Lots of layers。 I enjoyed the twists I didn't see coming。 Lots of layers。 I enjoyed the twists I didn't see coming。 。。。more

Jessica ，

4。5 stars rounded up！I loved this book because it was unique in many ways。 It's sorry line， setting， and the way the narration moved from character to character but stayed on the same story line。 It's did move sort of slow but I definitely kept reading with anticipation！ Highly recommend！ 4。5 stars rounded up！I loved this book because it was unique in many ways。 It's sorry line， setting， and the way the narration moved from character to character but stayed on the same story line。 It's did move sort of slow but I definitely kept reading with anticipation！ Highly recommend！ 。。。more

Sara Pinkerton ，

I have mixed feelings about this one。 There’s plenty to like: the shifting perspectives， the characters， the concept。 But I never felt like I had to keep reading…

Aelat ，

3。5

Cassandra Fischer ，

i was very confused for most of the book and it took me longer to read than i would have liked haha。 read it mostly so that i can watch the new show， which i think i’ll like as well。 Not my favorite book but not bad either。 I think i genuinely would have gone with a slightly different ending？？ but oh well it was still captivating！！

Heidi DiEugenio ，

Great beach read。 Fast paced， great character development。 Only gripe is it is clearly written with the intention to be a Nicole Kidman vehicle。

Lynn Cornelissen ，

This had interesting parts to it， but not my favourite Moriarty by miles。 The different characters and jumping narrators gets confusing sometimes （I have to say the audible narration I listened to didn't help， possibly reading the book is a better experience）。 The events near the ending felt rushed and too drastically different to the rest of the book。 Kinda predictable and not as thrilling as I hoped for。 I expected more from the author， however I do think she did an accurate job describing how This had interesting parts to it， but not my favourite Moriarty by miles。 The different characters and jumping narrators gets confusing sometimes （I have to say the audible narration I listened to didn't help， possibly reading the book is a better experience）。 The events near the ending felt rushed and too drastically different to the rest of the book。 Kinda predictable and not as thrilling as I hoped for。 I expected more from the author， however I do think she did an accurate job describing how perspectives can shape realities。 Just meh。 。。。more

Megan ，

Three and a half stars？

Melyssa Williams ，

Three stars， rounded up。 I love Moriarty's novels， some more than others， but this one is my least favorite。 The writing is fine and some of the characters you really come to like， but the plot is so far-fetched it became silly and ludicrous。 I think it had potential， with a little more work， but it fell flat。 Masha was completely unbelievable by the end， like a cliche of the villain descending into madness， but I am looking forward to seeing the miniseries with Nicole Kidman playing her。 Three stars， rounded up。 I love Moriarty's novels， some more than others， but this one is my least favorite。 The writing is fine and some of the characters you really come to like， but the plot is so far-fetched it became silly and ludicrous。 I think it had potential， with a little more work， but it fell flat。 Masha was completely unbelievable by the end， like a cliche of the villain descending into madness， but I am looking forward to seeing the miniseries with Nicole Kidman playing her。 。。。more

Mary Jo ，

Enjoyed the book and now looking forward to seeing the movie to see ho close it will be。 My experience has been that the book is usually better。 We’ll see！

Carolina Medero ，

This was an interesting read。 I enjoyed it。 It kept me engaged and I wanted to keep reading to find out more。 It was fun reading about these 9 people and seeing them interact with each other and go through this crazy retreat。 Really liked the psychological aspects。 Can’t wait to watch the show。

Rebecca ，

Love this audible narrator。

Nicole ，

Not my favorite from her， but not bad either。 The story concept was a little out of my interest level but characters as usual were so her。

Cathy ，

I thoroughly enjoyed Big， Little Lies， The Husband’s Secret， and Truly， Madly， Guilty by Liane Moriarty， so I was looking forward to reading this novel。 However， compared to her other works， this one fell a little flat。 I gave it three stars because the story did hold my interest and it had Ms。 Moriarty’s usualy blend of humor and poignancy， but it just didn’t have the emotional impact that I’ve come to expect from her work。 I received the electronic version of this book through a Goodreads give I thoroughly enjoyed Big， Little Lies， The Husband’s Secret， and Truly， Madly， Guilty by Liane Moriarty， so I was looking forward to reading this novel。 However， compared to her other works， this one fell a little flat。 I gave it three stars because the story did hold my interest and it had Ms。 Moriarty’s usualy blend of humor and poignancy， but it just didn’t have the emotional impact that I’ve come to expect from her work。 I received the electronic version of this book through a Goodreads giveaway。 My first one， yay！ Thank you， Goodreads。 。。。more

Ashley ，

A really fun easy read for my days on the beach 😊

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