{"id":3472,"date":"2019-05-06T12:00:48","date_gmt":"2019-05-06T16:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/?p=3472"},"modified":"2019-05-05T20:43:47","modified_gmt":"2019-05-06T00:43:47","slug":"readers-advisory-episode-123-big-little-lies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/readers-advisory-episode-123-big-little-lies\/","title":{"rendered":"Readers Advisory: Episode 123 &#8211; Big Little Lies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading <i>Big Little Lies <\/i>by Liane Moriarty.\u00a0Listen to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/episode-123-big-little-lies\/\">the podcast<\/a>\u00a0to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/everythingnever.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3473\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/everythingnever-144x220.jpg\" alt=\"Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng \" width=\"144\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/everythingnever-144x220.jpg 144w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/everythingnever-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/everythingnever.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gone.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-627\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gone-183x300.jpg\" alt=\"Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn\" width=\"134\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gone-183x300.jpg 183w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gone.jpg 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 134px) 100vw, 134px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/liar.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-917\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/liar-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"Liar by Justine Larbalestier\" width=\"144\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/liar-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/liar.jpg 227w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Everything I Never Told You<\/em> by Celeste Ng (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2H7arih\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9780143127550\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Gone Girl<\/em> by Gillian Flynn (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2vDvi63\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9780307588371\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Liar<\/em> by Justine Larbalestier (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2H5kog6\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9781599905198\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/linedark.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3474\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/linedark-146x220.jpg\" alt=\"A Line in the Dark by Malinda Lo\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/linedark-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/linedark-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/linedark.jpg 229w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/littlechildren.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3475\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/littlechildren-137x220.jpg\" alt=\"Little Children by Tom Perrotta\" width=\"137\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/littlechildren-137x220.jpg 137w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/littlechildren-187x300.jpg 187w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/littlechildren.jpg 216w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 137px) 100vw, 137px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/oleander.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3476\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/oleander-144x220.jpg\" alt=\"Oleander Girl by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni\" width=\"144\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/oleander-144x220.jpg 144w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/oleander-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/oleander.jpg 227w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>A Line in the Dark<\/em> by Malinda Lo <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2VMlAgr\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9780735227439\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Little Children<\/em> by Tom Perrotta <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2VJt2ZH\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9780312315733\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Oleander Girl<\/em> by Chitra Divakaruni (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2PPg337\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9781451695687\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/oneofus.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3477\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/oneofus-150x213.jpg\" alt=\"One of Us is Lying by Karen McManus \" width=\"150\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/oneofus-150x213.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/oneofus-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/oneofus.jpg 244w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/secretplace.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-989\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/secretplace-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Secret Place by Tana French\" width=\"144\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/secretplace-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/secretplace.jpg 326w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/size12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1471\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/size12-146x220.jpg\" alt=\"Size 12 Is Not Fat by Meg Cabot\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/size12-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/size12.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>One of Us is Lying<\/em> by Karen McManus <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2H4dvLT\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9781524714680\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>The Secret Place<\/em> by Tana French <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2VJwdQX\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9780143127512\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Size 12 Is Not Fat<\/em> (Heather Wells series) by Meg Cabot (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2DPTMNP\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9780060525118\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/small.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3478\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/small-142x220.jpg\" alt=\"Small Admissions by Amy Poeppel \" width=\"142\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/small-142x220.jpg 142w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/small-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/small.jpg 223w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 142px) 100vw, 142px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/spark.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3479\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/spark-145x220.jpg\" alt=\"A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult\" width=\"145\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/spark-145x220.jpg 145w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/spark-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/spark.jpg 228w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 145px) 100vw, 145px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/someoneinside.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2648\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/someoneinside-146x220.jpg\" alt=\"There's Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/someoneinside-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/someoneinside-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/someoneinside.jpg 331w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Small Admissions<\/em> by Amy Poeppel <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2VJ4Mae\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9781501122538\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>A Spark of Light<\/em> by Jodi Picoult (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2DTXIgO\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9780345544988\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>There&#8217;s Someone Inside Your House<\/em> by Stephanie Perkins <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2DPxsUB\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9780525426011\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/liars.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2129\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/liars-145x220.jpeg\" alt=\"We Were Liars by E. Lockhart\" width=\"145\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/liars-145x220.jpeg 145w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/liars-198x300.jpeg 198w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/liars.jpeg 330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 145px) 100vw, 145px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/crawdads.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3480\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/crawdads-146x220.jpg\" alt=\"Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens \" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/crawdads-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/crawdads-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/crawdads.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/whitecat.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-661\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/whitecat-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"White Cat by Holly Black\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/whitecat-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/whitecat.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>We Were Liars<\/em> by E. Lockhart <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2H38Olk\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9780385741279\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Where the Crawdads Sing<\/em> by Delia Owens <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2DOr5Ba\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9780735219090\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>White Cat<\/em> by Holly Black (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2VJ5ioG\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9781416963974\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>*\u00a0<em>Worst Bestsellers<\/em>\u00a0<em>is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/b?_encoding=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;node=1000&amp;site-redirect=&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=Z2A4ORUYFZJ4UA6Q\">Amazon.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>(But no pressure, we\u2019re also happy if you get these items from your local library or independent bookstore.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty.\u00a0Listen to\u00a0the podcast\u00a0to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1647,1641,1643,1645,1648,77,23,8,831,9,1646,1642,148,189,48,30,120,474,1644],"class_list":["post-3472","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ra","tag-amy-poeppel","tag-big-little-lies","tag-celeste-ng","tag-chitra-divakaruni","tag-delia-owens","tag-e-lockhart","tag-gillian-flynn","tag-holly-black","tag-jodi-picoult","tag-justine-larbalestier","tag-karen-mcmanus","tag-liane-moriarty","tag-malinda-lo","tag-meg-cabot","tag-readalikes","tag-readers-advisory","tag-stephanie-perkins","tag-tana-french","tag-tom-perrotta"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3472","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3472"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3472\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3488,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3472\/revisions\/3488"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3472"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3472"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}