Thursday, April 26, 2018

The Elizas by Sara Shepard


Eliza and Dot - one is a real person, and the other is a character in Eliza’s book.

The similarities are striking and a bit confusing.

We follow both Eliza and Dot as they move through situations both in real life and in Eliza's book.

The book begins as Eliza was pulled out of a swimming pool, and no one believes that it was an accident since she previously tried to commit suicide.  Doctors and family members also question her story and her memory about many things, but are they just trying to make her think she can’t remember things?

THE ELIZAS was odd, but interesting.  The characters seemed to be trying to put Eliza in a bad light even though Eliza’s publicist met with her and said the stunt with the pool was a brilliant tactic for publicity.

Were they really worried about Eliza or their book sales? Was anyone really worried about Eliza or just themselves?

Eliza couldn't let everyone think she had purposely jumped in the pool and was more interested in clearing up the story the police are telling everyone about the pool incident than worrying about publicity for her book.

Each chapter was titled Eliza or Dot, and the ending of the chapters about Eliza seemed to have someone questioning her memory. When Eliza asks a question about a situation since she can't remember, the other characters confirm that it is someone she knew or a situation that had happened.  Each chapter parallels each other with a similar situation for each character. 

THE ELIZAS was a psychological fest.  Did I or didn't I do that?  Did I or didn't I remember that situation?  Is the character in my book really me? 

THE ELIZAS was a bit confusing at first and kept me guessing. Once a few things were revealed, the tension mounted and things came together, but the oddness continued.

More than one story seemed to be going on at once throughout the book.

Be patient and read carefully when you read THE ELIZAS. You never know who may be lurking.  4/5

This book was given to me free of charge and without compensation by the publisher and NetGalley in return for an honest review.

11 comments:

  1. Would you read this book?

    Thanks for stopping.

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  2. That does sound a bit confusing but interesting too. I'd probably give it a try.

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    1. It was different.

      Thanks for commenting, Kathy.

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  3. I definitely like books that are not easy to figure out.

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    1. Then you will like this one, Lloyd. :)

      Thanks for commenting.

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  4. I've been noticing this one a lot lately. I'm still not sure about it. Thanks for sharing.

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    1. It isn’t something we usually read, Laurel, but not bad.

      Thanks for commenting.

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  5. Interesting. I have this one for review and will be reading soon. I am glad you liked it. I will keep on my toes when reading this one.

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    1. :)

      You will definitely need to keep on your toes. :)

      Thanks for commenting, Heidi.

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  6. Eliza-beth, this book sounds unique and puzzling (in a good way). Terrific review!

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    1. Love how you typed my name. :) Very clever. THANKS.

      Thanks for commenting, Suko.

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