Social Creature by Tara Isabella Burton

Social Creature by Tara Isabella Burton
Published June 5th 2018 by Doubleday
273 Pages | Goodreads

Description:❝ They go through both bottles of champagne right there on the High Line, with nothing but the stars over them… They drink and Lavinia tells Louise about all the places they will go together, when they finish their stories, when they are both great writers-to Paris and to Rome and to Trieste…

Lavinia will never go. She is going to die soon.

Louise has nothing. Lavinia has everything. After a chance encounter, the two spiral into an intimate, intense, and possibly toxic friendship. A Talented Mr. Ripley for the digital age, this seductive story takes a classic tale of obsession and makes it irresistibly new.❞

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MY RATING: ★★★★★ (5/5)

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REVIEW

This novel has mesmerizing, over-the-top, unlikable characters and I loved it!

First, just look at the cover! The dramatic makeup, the tear-streaked face, the downward-looking eye. They’re all glimpses into the story.

As the description states, Lavinia has everything, Louise is barely surviving but once they meet they become inseparable. Their friendship is as complex as their personalities. 

I listened to the audiobook and the narration was perfect. The narrator did a great job with the transatlantic accent on one of the characters, it added a layer of depth that I don’t think could have been achieved by reading the book.

Overall, I loved it and recommend it to those who enjoy darker stories.