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Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty
4.5
4.5 stars
I had such a good time with HERE ONE Moment by Liane Moriarty, and it publishes September 10, 2024. This novel has the vibes of Moriarty's WHAT ALICE FORGOT in the sense that there's no murder or big mystery, but the topic is more related to THE MEASURE.
On a flight from Hobart to Sydney, an older woman passenger gives people her prediction for their cause and age of death. The novel follows several of the characters who received near death dates as well as one whose baby received a death sentence at age 7.
The author created some fantastic characters! I found each of the passengers and the one flight attendant so interesting, and I particularly enjoyed how carefully she crafted the Paula character post plane flight. I could definitely see myself reacting how Paula did.
The structure of the novel switches between 5-7 characters, but at a certain point every other chapter becomes the "Death Lady's" (Cherry's) POV. She is a quirky, socially awkward woman who is the daughter of a psychic. While I was entertained by her POV some of the time, it's definitely a chunk of this novel. Moriarty gives her a large dose of wry humor and keen observations, but I do think her story could have been cut down a bit. I actually would have appreciated more pages devoted to the other passengers' stories (it felt like some of their stories might have been cut instead of Cherry's).
I felt the big question of whether destiny or fate can be circumvented, as evidenced by how the passengers react to Cherry's predictions, was a thought-provoking question to take on in this novel. I think this would be a good book club book.
I had such a good time with HERE ONE Moment by Liane Moriarty, and it publishes September 10, 2024. This novel has the vibes of Moriarty's WHAT ALICE FORGOT in the sense that there's no murder or big mystery, but the topic is more related to THE MEASURE.
On a flight from Hobart to Sydney, an older woman passenger gives people her prediction for their cause and age of death. The novel follows several of the characters who received near death dates as well as one whose baby received a death sentence at age 7.
The author created some fantastic characters! I found each of the passengers and the one flight attendant so interesting, and I particularly enjoyed how carefully she crafted the Paula character post plane flight. I could definitely see myself reacting how Paula did.
The structure of the novel switches between 5-7 characters, but at a certain point every other chapter becomes the "Death Lady's" (Cherry's) POV. She is a quirky, socially awkward woman who is the daughter of a psychic. While I was entertained by her POV some of the time, it's definitely a chunk of this novel. Moriarty gives her a large dose of wry humor and keen observations, but I do think her story could have been cut down a bit. I actually would have appreciated more pages devoted to the other passengers' stories (it felt like some of their stories might have been cut instead of Cherry's).
I felt the big question of whether destiny or fate can be circumvented, as evidenced by how the passengers react to Cherry's predictions, was a thought-provoking question to take on in this novel. I think this would be a good book club book.