The Most Dangerous Thing Audiobook

" I thought I had it pegged but had a nice not black and white ending "

" Pretty good book about 5 childhood friends who share a traumatic episode and how this affects their lives as adults. Plot flows nicely and characters are believable. "

" Most of the Lippman books I read were mysteries, but this one was more suspense than mystery. It took me a long while to figure out what the book was actually going to be about. Once everything became clear, it did pull me in, but it took a while. "

" I had never read this author. It was not a true mystery. More accurately, it was a tale of interweaving melodramatic character exposes, held loosely to a murder in the woods. I really did not care for any of the characters in the book. It was a waste of time. "

" I liked the story. Five kids growing up and growing apart, but one death draws them all back together again. "

" Just OK - took too long to get interesting. "

" Really disappointing. The plot is paper thin and patchy, while the resolution is weak at best, unbelievable at worst. The entire novel is really just a series of character sketches revolving around a group of kids and their parents in the 80s and in the present day. I typically like character-driven novels, but these characters had nowhere to go, and at least two of the characters seemed superfluous, although if the plot had been stronger I might have been able to overlook it. "

" Well written with good character studies, but it never really grabbed me. The ending was a big "so what" for me. I've loved previous Lippman stand-alones so I certainly won't write her off, but this is no "Power of Three." "

" I enjoyed this book. Subject matter was hard and I did have a hard time connecting to / liking the characters but I think that was part of the plot. Interesting twist at the end and great character study as well as a great look at group psychology. "

" I liked this book - a compelling summer mystery, which I found hard to put down. "

" Lippman's Tess Monaghan has a cameo role in this book. Years ago, five children were friends who grew apart as time past. But they still shared a deep secret. Now one of them, Gordon, has died and there is the possibility the secret may be exposed. What is the most dangerous thing? The truth? "

" Struggled with this one. Not what I thought it would be, but also struggled with it because I hate moral gray areas. Kind of feeling like I did when I finished Girl In Translation.... the decisions the characters made are so foreign I can't wrap my head around it all. "

" I absolutely love this author. Her writing style is amazing, so real. I can't put these books down once I've started. "

" Well written and quite gripping, but super-predicatbale. "

" Such a good book, I luv Laura Lippman ~ she never dissappoints!! "

" Not in love with it. Sounds better than it was. Half way through thought about giving up, but wanted to know how it ended. Hate those kind of books. "

" This was really good, couldn't put it down, and couldn't tell how it was to end. "

" I enjoy Lippman's writing style and this book was my favorite so far. Good read! "

" Last Laura Lippman book I will pick up - too many words with too little action and extremely predictable! "

" an interesting look at three families and a childhood secret that continues to impact lives many years after the facts "

" I love Laura Lippman novels but this one was slower than most. Still worth the read. "

" Started a little slow and a liitle strange at times but I ended up liking it. Not an easy read. "

" Not one of my favorite books by Lippman. Just not that interesting. "

" I enjoyed this book very much. I was unfamiliar with this particular author, but I will definitely take a look at her previous works. "

" This book was well written. However, this may be a book that I will not think deeply about or even remember much about in the future. However I am glad I read the book--a pleasure to read. "

" Interesting and perceptive look at friends growing up amid a transforming event they experience. I am not sure, though, that childhood friends really understand each other to the depth that this author depicts. "

" Engagingly written, but the story wasn't all that interesting to me. "

" I liked the book better, frankly, until the end. The back story, once fully explained, didn't hold true to the characters. And neither did their reactions to learning the truth. "

" This was a tough one to get through for me, very slow moving storyline and in the end not all that interesting. A lot of build up for a less than exciting reveal. "