The Guest List

A Novel

hardcover, 320 pages

Published June 2, 2020 by William Morrow.

ISBN:
978-0-06-286893-0
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(72 reviews)

9 editions

Review of 'The Guest List' on 'Goodreads'

Fantastic premise and execution! I loved puzzling out how all the pieces fit together; relishing my accuracy, and delighting even more when the story twisted away!

There's a minor error in the first half of the book, which tripped me up and made me think there would be a supernatural twist later:
the morning of the wedding, when Hannah's legs are stuck and sinking in the peat, she clearly identifies Duncan and Pete as her rescuers.
A few chapters later, when the lads are venturing out during the power outage, Duncan remarks (to Pete, who is now stuck!) how he and Femi had unstuck Hanna.

...I was waiting for that other shoe to drop, a la bodysnatcher-cum-groomsmen.
Ah, well. Maybe in the next book ;)

Review of 'The Guest List' on 'Goodreads'

This murder mystery that takes place during an extremely pretentious, extravagant wedding, and surprise, the bride and groom are both thoroughly unlikeable. Also, some of this story is predictable, while other parts seem like wild coincidences. And yet, I enjoyed this very much. The manner in which each character's story unfolds, and then how they come together, is effective and satisfying.

This was fun, and I do recommend it.

Review of 'Guest List' on 'Goodreads'

A predictable yet fast-paced suspense novel, The Guest List is my first and likely last book by Lucy Foley. Given all the hype here on Goodreads and elsewhere, this had been on my list for a while. Real life is stressful and busy at the moment, so I wanted a read that wasn’t too complex and would read quickly—this at least fits that bill. However, on the mystery/thriller front, this book left a lot to be desired. It is a solidly mediocre book for me—it could have been better, and it wasn’t terrible enough for me to quit it, but I can’t justify it winning a Goodreads award. It is no great novel, and had a lot of similar issues to The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides, yet somehow did not annoy me as much. Maybe because my expectations were not that high to begin with.

All of the characters …

Review of 'The Guest List' on 'Goodreads'

I really need to stop trying to read thrillers. Why have I not learned, yet, that I'm never going to like anything from this genre. As far as these stories go, this one was fine. I was parricularly enjoying the attention to the female gaze: towards make beauty, male aggression, and other women. That may have been interesting enough to bump this up to 4 stars but I also didn't really get engaged in the central mystery, even more so once ebeuthingbwas revealed. So this was probably a really good example of this kind of book, I'm just never going to be the audience for it.

Review of 'Guest List' on 'Goodreads'

Op de achterkaft van The guest list (2020) van de jonge Engelse schrijver Lucy Foley vergelijkt een kennelijk bekend persoon het boek met het werk van Agatha Christie (1890-1976). Nu heb ik sinds mijn jeugd een zwak voor het werk van Christie, dus de verleiding was groot. Helaas maakt het boek de verwachting niet waar: het is beslist vlot geschreven en halverwege wilde ik per se weten hoe het plot in elkaar stak, maar daarvoor moest ik me wel met ergernis door de clichés, stereotypen en gezochte verhaallijnen heen banjeren.

Het verhaal opent met een gil tijdens het huwelijksfeest van Jules en Will, twee veel te knappe en geslaagde – dat feit wordt tot vervelens toe herhaald – jonge mensen die elkaar nog maar kort kennen en elkaar desondanks het ja-woord willen geven. Het huwelijk vindt plaats op een afgelegen eiland aan de kust van Ierland; uiteraard is juist op …

Review of 'The Guest List' on 'Goodreads'

Fantastic premise and execution! I loved puzzling out how all the pieces fit together; relishing my accuracy, and delighting even more when the story twisted away!

There's a minor error in the first half of the book, which tripped me up and made me think there would be a supernatural twist later:
the morning of the wedding, when Hannah's legs are stuck and sinking in the peat, she clearly identifies Duncan and Pete as her rescuers.
A few chapters later, when the lads are venturing out during the power outage, Duncan remarks (to Pete, who is now stuck!) how he and Femi had unstuck Hanna.

...I was waiting for that other shoe to drop, a la bodysnatcher-cum-groomsmen.
Ah, well. Maybe in the next book ;)

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