The Maidens - Worthy Second or Sophmore Slump?

Escape with Me Bookclub

English - June 13, 2022 15:05 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MB
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After the massive commercial and critical success of his first book, Alex Michaelides could no longer write a good book, he would have to write a GREAT book. Thanks in huge part to the good will from The Silent Patient, The Maidens became a New York Times Instant Bestseller. But, was the second book worthy of the first? Or will the goodwill quickly run out?

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00:00 Intro

00:39 Background

00:49 Age Rating

00:56 Content Warning

01:27 Judge a Book by It's Cover

03:15 Discussion

53:17 General Thoughts

55:40 One Question for the Author

57:29 Rating

57:52 Read Again?

59:07 Outro

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