Reconstructing Amelia
Books | Fiction / Women
3.7
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Kimberly McCreight
New York Times Bestseller“Like Gone Girl, Reconstructing Amelia seamlessly marries a crime story with a relationship drama. And like Gone Girl, it should be hailed as one of the best books of the year.” — Entertainment WeeklyThe stunning debut novel from Kimberly McCreight in which a single mother reconstructs her teenaged daughter Amelia’s tragic death, sifting through her emails, texts, and social media to piece together the shocking truth about the last days of her life.Kate's in the middle of the biggest meeting of her career when she gets the telephone call from Grace Hall, her daughter’s exclusive private school in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Amelia has been suspended, effective immediately, and Kate must come get her daughter—now. But Kate’s stress over leaving work quickly turns to panic when she arrives at the school and finds it surrounded by police officers, fire trucks, and an ambulance. By then it’s already too late for Amelia. And for Kate.An academic overachiever despondent over getting caught cheating has jumped to her death. At least that’s the story Grace Hall tells Kate. And clouded as she is by her guilt and grief, it is the one she forces herself to believe. Until she gets an anonymous text: She didn’t jump. Reconstructing Amelia is about secret first loves, old friendships, and an all-girls club steeped in tradition. But, most of all, it’s the story of how far a mother will go to vindicate the memory of a daughter whose life she couldn’t save.
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Author
Kimberly McCreight
Pages
400
Publisher
Harper Collins
Published Date
2013-04-02
ISBN
0062225456 9780062225450
Ratings
Google: 4
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"Didn't finished the book without tears coming down my face. Great book but so sad"
Amy Emery
"Really loved this book even though it was so sad. I love how there’s both point of views from Amelia and her mom. Kept me hooked the whole time and I really didn’t expect the ending. 5/5 ⭐️"
Jazmine
"hard to trudge through but i loved the murder mystery. i would definitely recommend. "
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ellie
"Lots of unanswered questions at the end. Took me a while to get through this one. "
Paola B
"Listen.. If your looking for a book with a happy ending then this is not the book for you. It a demonstrative book that unveils the power of social media and technology, combined with the qualms of adolescents and top it off with kids whose parent have too much money and spend too little time with their kids."
Tanya Grayson Andoniadis
"The ending was a bit underwhelming but the twists were pretty good. Some you could see coming and some came out of nowhere. I did like the different points of view and it points to the fact we are completely different people based on who we are with and what we share about ourselves."
Kim
"Interesting story. I was more than a bit distracted by the formatting (texts, Facebook, etc) and a little confused by the point of view at times. How was Amelia retelling and recounting her story, particularly in those final moments? it's a quick read and does hold interest, though some of the mysterious plot points are fairly easy to see where they're headed."
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Paul Garcia
"This book has been compared to Gone Girl in a lot of the reviews I read. So I thought I'd give it a shot. I would be lying if I said I didn't enjoy it. I was reading thinking, "Okay, one more chapter.." It's a good read. Some say the writing was bad. I didn't think it was bad. I thought the flow of the book was nice. I could read a couple chapters without having to go back and read it again. <br/><br/>However, I was kind of hoping for a bigger conclusion. To be fair, I did not care for Gone Girls ending either. Towards the end of this one, I kept thinking, "This is getting good." But it fell flat for me. I still think it was worth reading. I will be recommending it to friends even if it's only to see their reactions towards the end."
Amber Rosinski
"I could not put this book down. I did find a few things in the book a little far fetched but it didn't matter. The way the author portrayed the high school dynamics and events were so accurate and plausible it made me even more relieved that I didn't grow up during the age of facebook and cell phones. And the other reviewers are correct - it did remind me a lot of Gossip Girl."
"Wow - I couldn't sleep until I finished this book. When I first started the book, I was kicking myself for picking some coming of age story, because that is not what I was in the mood for. But this book was different. As a new mom, my heart soared and broke over and over again as I read. I found this book suspenseful and a shockingly true portrayal of the hardships teens face when bullied and pressured by their peers."
Julie Wiser
