The Fury | By Alex Michaelides

The Fury is experimental and innovative in its narration. It keeps breaking the fourth wall, making you a passive part of the story. While I loved the concept, when you try something new like that, you need to deliver strong in terms of plot and the twist. That’s where this book fell short. It wasn’t as unpredictable as it tried to be. At least for me, it wasn’t.

The story goes back and forth each time, revealing a new information to us. While some of it held my interest, others didn’t. Towards the end, the pacing lags and the author even calls it out. The Fury just stretched the unreliable narrator trope to thin.

There were definitely some intriguing characters in the story. But this would have benefitted a lot if we got the multiple povs instead of the protagonist narrating the whole story. It made the other characters plot devices and what we got was an intentionally biased portrayal. Somewhere along the third act, this technique fell short. However, this story gave me some Glass Onion vibes. It is basically a who dunnit despite what the narrator says.

Now, coming to Elliot, he was obnoxious, unreliable, and dramatic. To some extent, it was intentional. But after a point, it hindered my enjoyment as a reader.

Despite the issues I mentioned, The Fury was a captivating one-time read thriller. However, when you compare it with the author’s previous works, this one is my least favorite.