Social Creature
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Tara Isabella Burton
One of the Best Books of the Year: Janet Maslin, The New York TimesVultureNPR"Social Creature is a wicked original with echoes of the greats (Patricia Highsmith, Gillian Flynn)." —Janet Maslin, The New York TimesFor readers of Gillian Flynn and Donna Tartt, a dark, propulsive and addictive debut thriller, splashed with all the glitz and glitter of New York City.They go through both bottles of champagne right there on the High Line, with nothing but the stars over them... They drink and Lavinia tells Louise about all the places they will go together, when they finish their stories, when they are both great writers-to Paris and to Rome and to Trieste...Lavinia will never go. She is going to die soon. Louise has nothing. Lavinia has everything. After a chance encounter, the two spiral into an intimate, intense, and possibly toxic friendship. A Talented Mr. Ripley for the digital age, this seductive story takes a classic tale of obsession and makes it irresistibly new.
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Author
Tara Isabella Burton
Pages
288
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published Date
2019-06-18
ISBN
0525436413 9780525436416
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"Social Creature was a very enjoyable read! I finished this book within 24 hours, and was hooked the whole time. <br/><br/>This book is labeled as a thriller on the back, but I really consider it to be more of a suspenseful drama. I think you will enjoy this book much more if you don't go into it expecting a thriller. <br/><br/>Tara Isabella Burton's writing is so gorgeous, and I would love to read more from her. I was captivated by her story and characters. <br/><br/>Social Creature is one of the books that I like to call Grown-Up Gossip Girl style - I recommend this one if you enjoyed books like The Last Mrs. Parrish, The Favorite Sister, Best Friends Forever, or The Wife Between Us."
Emily
"This was a stressful doozy. Content warning: sexual violence, drug and alcohol use, toxic friendships, disordered eating, discussions of weight"
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Sarah Bear
"Really great book - insane twists! A great thriller of the Upper East Side. You’d be shocked who the villain turns out to be! "
Shea Cirbee
"Very middle of the road thriller for me. The writing feels manic (intended) but also made it less enjoyable to read and felt like I was rushing through. Predictable with one surprise twist. All of the characters are unlikeable but yet I couldn’t stop reading."
Anne Curbow
