The End of Everything
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Megan Abbott
From the award-winning author of The Turnout and Dare Me: a "mesmerizing psychological thriller" about a teenage girl who disappears during a 1980s suburban summer (Los Angeles Times).Thirteen-year old Lizzie Hood and her next door neighbor Evie Verver are inseparable. They are best friends who swap bathing suits and field-hockey sticks, and share everything that's happened to them. Together they live in the shadow of Evie's glamorous older sister Dusty, who provides a window on the exotic, intoxicating possibilities of their own teenage horizons. To Lizzie, the Verver household, presided over by Evie's big-hearted father, is the world's most perfect place.And then, one afternoon, Evie disappears. The only clue: a maroon sedan Lizzie spotted driving past the two girls earlier in the day. As a rabid, giddy panic spreads through the Midwestern suburban community, everyone looks to Lizzie for answers. Was Evie unhappy, troubled, upset? Had she mentioned being followed? Would she have gotten into the car of a stranger?Lizzie takes up her own furtive pursuit of the truth, prowling nights through backyards, peering through windows, pushing herself to the dark center of Evie's world. Haunted by dreams of her lost friend and titillated by her own new power at the center of the disappearance, Lizzie uncovers secrets and lies that make her wonder if she knew her best friend at all.
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Author
Megan Abbott
Pages
256
Publisher
Little, Brown
Published Date
2011-07-07
ISBN
0316175099 9780316175098
Ratings
Google: 3
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"Great book all the way to the end !"
Lisa k
"More stunning writing from Megan Abbott. This book was ****** up, though. I enjoyed it, but it deals with some heavy subjects. I still stand by my opinion of Megan Abbott being the queen of writing about girls growing up."
Emily
"Found this at a yardsale and gave it a try, such a good little mystery with a good twist at the end but also so heartbreaking! Had me tearing up at the end."
Emily Ruark
"Less about solving a mystery and more about young girls' burgeoning sexuality. And very questionable relationships with older males/father figures."
Liesl Prentice
"The audio narration of this book absolutely killed any hope this novel had for me. I understand the narrator was supposed to be a young girl but her voice was so exaggerated and annoying. A friend that caught a snippet of this while in my car immediately pointed out how terrible it sounded. I stuck with it in hopes the plot would make up for it but, sadly, this didn't do it for me. I don't believe I would have liked it any more reading a hard copy myself. <br/><br/>You could tell the author was using language and metaphors to try to create these "beautiful" images in the reader's mind but it was WAY too forced to actually work (for me personally). While the book had some good moments the overall story was underdeveloped and lacking the thrill and mystery that make a really good thriller. Skip this one."
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