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Snakes
Snakes | Sadie Jones
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"The Snakes is many things--a parable and an ancient drama where a father's greed devours his children, a police procedural, an avid take on tabloid venality, and a bitter comedy, superbly observed, where behind a woman's eyes she is 'all movement inside herself, like a wasp in a glass.' I admit that I'm still shaken by parts of this novel. Sadie Jones writes with pitiless aplomb and corrosive intelligence." --Louise ErdrichA chilling page-turner and impossible to put down, THE SNAKES is Sadie Jones at her best: breathtakingly powerful, brilliantly incisive, and utterly devastating.Recently married, psychologist Bea and Dan, a mixed-race artist, rent out their tiny flat to escape London for a few precious months. Driving through France they visit Bea's dropout brother Alex at the hotel he runs in Burgundy. Disturbingly, they find him all alone and the ramshackle hotel deserted, apart from the nest of snakes in the attic.When Alex and Bea's parents make a surprise visit, Dan can't understand why Bea is so appalled, or why she's never wanted him to know them; Liv and Griff Adamson are charming and rich. They are the richest people he has ever met. Maybe Bea's ashamed of him, or maybe she regrets the secrets she's been keeping.Tragedy strikes suddenly, brutally, and in its aftermath the family is stripped back to its heart, and then its rotten core, and even Bea with all her strength and goodness can't escape.
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readingjedi
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I really hated this. Firstly, because it fooled me into thinking it had an interesting storyline with, maybe, I don't know, a point. And secondly, because it inflicted upon me against my will the most senseless, unsatisfying and gruesomely gratuitous ending that left me feeling dirty and depressed.

So cross I didn't DNF.

Cuilin I feel your pain. Felt this way with Migrations. Stylistically manipulative!! 7mo
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Clwojick
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Bailed at 50%. Wasn‘t checking any of my boxes.

ChaoticMissAdventures Love to bail!! Moving on to better things! 13mo
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Clwojick
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Day 1 of #marchmadness and #middlegrademarch was a success! I had to cram in as many books as possible before I start my stretch of 6 overnight shifts tomorrow. My favourites of the bunch were Cold, The Wild Robot, and The Flamingo. Just starting the tagged audiobook.

ChaoticMissAdventures Did you like Siren Queen? I read it last year and thought it was inventive. I love magical realism though. 13mo
Clwojick @ChaoticMissAdventures it was a soft pick for me. I gave it a 3/5. Not something that will stick in memory for long. 13mo
DieAReader Great start!!🥳🥳🥳 13mo
Andrew65 Wow! Way to go 👏👏👏🙌 13mo
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AllDebooks
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Our ginger gal, Gertie needed an upgrade!! Checking out her new log. She's so pretty 😍
Is there a #snakesoflitsy 🤔

Edit - OMG 😲 there actually is 😁🐍

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rachaich
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A surprise ending!
I didn't anticipate the end st all, it really accelerated in the last 80 pages or so, changed tactic in some ways.
I liked the characters, the subtle ways they revealed parts of themselves. An odd story in many ways, yet riveting.

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rachaich
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This is a riveting read. Only started last night and finding it hard to put down!
Dysfunctional family who are brought together unexpectedly and then it all seems to go to pot...

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DarkMina
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JoScho
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Iola thank you so much for this beautiful book! I have like maybe two signed copies in my collection so this is extra special. I appreciate you and your kindness 🖤🐍🥰

Hazel2019 You‘re welcome! Glad you like it! 😊 4y
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GinnyDuffell
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They were mothers. They had crossed into a place of mortal danger and beauty. P259

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JillR
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I love Sadie Jones - like Maggie O‘Farrell and Kate Atkinson, I‘ll read anything she writes - and I loved this. Family, grief, money and greed, a bit of horror in there too. Great writing and page-turningly compelling. Just what I needed.

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twinkletoes74
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Bailedbailed

This book was awful. No idea what was going on at the end.

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whatrebeccasread
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Mehso-so

“The Snakes” is a compelling family drama about the hidden secrets of one dysfunctional family. If you‘re into a slow burning read, this is for you!

My full review is up on my blog now 📚

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BookishTrish
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Still travelling. Solid page turner. Wholly misleading about the number of snakes.

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BookishTrish
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Flight delay = great excuse to buy a new book

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I had a hard time putting this one down. My feelings were mixed regarding the ending, but it was probably the most honest depiction of real life. Family drama, narcissistic parents, and how easily one choice can ruin everything. It‘s interesting how it‘s not usually the greedy who suffer the consequences. What makes someone a good person isn‘t always as simple as it seems.

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Kazzie
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Terrible ending!

TheNerdyProfessor I picked up and put down this book at two different bookstores. Your review made me feel affirmed in my decision! 5y
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jhod
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A fun final last week, only got to 65k steps, so off my target but had my first ever swim in Lake Windermere and read three books - loved the tagged including the controversial ending!
Thanks so much @wanderinglynn for organising us in #bfc.

Congrats to all participants!

Freespirit What a gorgeous place , 5y
wanderinglynn Way to go! 🙌 A fantastic week! 🎉 But I'm going to delete the “only“ and rewrite your sentence to say “I got 65K steps!“ (complete with exclamation point). It's good to strive for more and maybe it was below your goal, but celebrate what you accomplished! 65k steps is AWESOME! Plus, great photo! 5y
Crazeedi Awesome picture and awesome job!!👏👏 5y
Cathythoughts 😁seizing the day again I see 👍🏻♥️ 5y
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RedbagReadbooks
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3.5/5🐍. “Attention taken to its highest degree, is the same thing as prayer.” Bea and Dan travel to France after deciding to take a 3 month holiday. Dan is unaware that Bea is worth millions, but she refuses to use it. While in France they travel to a hotel being run by her brother Alex. A tragedy breaks Bea‘s life wide open. The story examines family, love, and money and what people will do for it. Would recommend.

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Rhondareads
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A perfect way to start the week The Snake by Sadie Jones love the cover rave reviews yay book mail,

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Mirandareads
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This was a devastating but oh so beautifully written novel. I loved it.

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unabridgedchick
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Okay, friends, if you want something that is a total beach read -- family dysfunction, a marriage challenged, tragic death, decaying French hotel -- but with a slightly literary style, I highly recommend The Snakes by Sadie Jones. Just finished it this morning and OHEMGEE. I'm practically shaking. Read it in two days because it's that compulsively terribly irresistible.

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LauraJ
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If you like your endings wrapped up in a tidy little bow, this book is not for you. After a sudden death in the family, an heiress who rejects her parents and their money questions the ways that wealth has shaped who she is. Good writing and characters. It‘s a 3.5/5.

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LauraJ
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Finally got the app working again. I missed you, Littens!
I was about to read this ARC because it sounds wonderfully eerie, but Cecil has other ideas.
#catsoflitsy

bookseller_cate Pretty kitty! 😻 5y
BookishTrish Cecil is not having any of it! 5y
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