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When I was in college, I begrudgingly read Lolita because it was required. I, personally, am not a fan of creepy fiction... So when I had nightmares about Lolita, I knew the book did its job. Same feeling as Flowers in the Attic from middle school... And later Little Children.

The writing of this book, with the descriptions and teasing playful pop of colorful descriptions, the naïveté of the unreliable narrator (being an innocent 13 years old), and the sinking feeling you MAY know what's going on, but no...no... That's just me being gross.

There were several times I had to put the book down and get myself together. I wanted to shake some of the characters. I found myself rereading whole chapters just to make sure that I read what I thought I had.

The end of the book, I had chills. I had crazy chills, the ones that let me know that there is this whole world out there that I do not understand. People out there that are odd... And creepy... The sick feeling I have now, like Lolita and the other novels I mentioned: this book... It did its job.

Proceed with caution. Excellent book! Great writing, great story, but not for the weak.


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The End of Everything Megan Abbott Emily Bauer 9781441781727 Books Reviews

This was a very disturbing story. But it was so beautifully written and so very real. Megan Abbott captured the inner thoughts and desires and confusions of young teenage girls amazingly well. It made me remember how deeply friendships affect you in your youth- this was the beautiful part. The disturbing part was the intense desire to feel loved by the men in their lives. I wanted to talk to someone after reading this book but did not want to recommend it to anyone who has an adolescent daughter - I would be a mess ! Not a happy book, but it was so touching. I was deeply involved in this book and have another Megan Abbott book on my must read list.
This novel blew me away. Its psychological depths are infinite. The story is gripping, building patiently to its beautiful, devastating conclusion. It’s a concise work of unaffected, sensitive, literary genius. No false notes, no false sentimentality, no forced/formulaic twists. Profound, authentic, haunting and beautiful. This was the first of Megan Abbott’s books I’ve read. If she’s written anything else approaching the brilliance of The End Of Everything (and I’ll be exploring her other novels), omg. That’s all I can say. Read this novel—be moved, and amazed.
If you are a lover of creepy noir (as am I), then this is your book. The plot and characters are dissected in other reviews so I'll tell you why I liked it. Liked? No, loved it.

(1) Unreliable narrator One of my favorite points of view is first person. The narrator here tells us things which may or may not be true. She inserts herself into a bizarre situation, creating more drama. She lies. She connives. She tampers with evidence!

(2) The narrator bluntly explores her own burgeoning sexuality, in many ways making herself distasteful. Who says all the characters in a novel have to be sweet and kind? She says things that we don't want to hear.

(3) The surprises do not end until the last page of the story. Why write a story, a poem, or a song if you don't have surprises?

(4) The book gave me bad dreams. Ah! Success.

Megan Abbott has me hooked.
WOW! This is the first Megan Abbott book I have read. While this may be more of a 4 star book, it gets a 5 from me! I simply adore Megan Abbott! The beginning of this book had me all smiley and nostalgic. Never have I heard girl pubescence so exquisitely described. The scabs and bruises, the racing abandon, the deep desire to know of the elusive adult secrets. And damn, if Abbott didn't take me right down the road of these secrets. It gets dark, very dark.

The story is told by 13 year old Lizzy. Her best friend is Evie, with whom she is inseparable, Evie's older sister Dusty, who oozes with all things girl, and also Mr. and Mrs. Verver. It is about how Lizzy idolizes their family and is completely drawn into what life is like outside her own. When Evie goes missing, Lizzy thinks she knows Evie to her core, yet can anyone really know another completely, and can she ever know the full dynamics of another's family? To quote Abbott, "And with Evie gone, I can see things have been changing for who knows how long. It was like the scar on her thigh, the one I could feel beneath my own fingers had slithered from my own leg back to hers."

So much centers on Evie's disappearance and what happens after. At times, it reminded me of Lolita. While I haven't read this book, I do know the backstory. What I marveled at was how emotionally advanced girls are at this age. The real power they possess in many ways. How this power cannot be fully understood. Wanting more and not understanding the dangers in the wanting. Abbott shows that girls have a strong intuition, a knowing she infuses throughout this story.

All I can say is I was all smiles in the beginning, then ricocheted into a tale that had my heart pounding and didn't let up! I loved it!
Wow. What a read. This is not, of course, a feel good story; after all, it centers on the abduction/disappearance of a young girl. The real plot, so to speak, lies in the emotional needs of young women, their relationships with older men and boys their own age, and the sometimes very dark secrets within a family.
Yes, the protagonist, 13 year old Lizzie, is feeling the stirrings of sexuality. If that puts you off, you should avoid the book. I suspect no one would be shocked to hear that 13 year old boys have such feelings. Well, so do girls. And, yes, girls can develop unwholesome fixations on their fathers. Again, not really surprising news.
What makes this a five star book is the gorgeous writing and the intelligence with which the author probes those forbidden feelings - all from the perspective of a girl trying to figure out the world and herself.
When I was in college, I begrudgingly read Lolita because it was required. I, personally, am not a fan of creepy fiction... So when I had nightmares about Lolita, I knew the book did its job. Same feeling as Flowers in the Attic from middle school... And later Little Children.

The writing of this book, with the descriptions and teasing playful pop of colorful descriptions, the naïveté of the unreliable narrator (being an innocent 13 years old), and the sinking feeling you MAY know what's going on, but no...no... That's just me being gross.

There were several times I had to put the book down and get myself together. I wanted to shake some of the characters. I found myself rereading whole chapters just to make sure that I read what I thought I had.

The end of the book, I had chills. I had crazy chills, the ones that let me know that there is this whole world out there that I do not understand. People out there that are odd... And creepy... The sick feeling I have now, like Lolita and the other novels I mentioned this book... It did its job.

Proceed with caution. Excellent book! Great writing, great story, but not for the weak.