MixedThe Cornell Daily SunMeanders away from its predecessor’s core values ... Moriarty argues that this novel could be read as a standalone piece of writing; I firmly believe in the exact opposite, given that without an emotional connection to the characters (which I partially possess), the rest of the plot is mind numbingly trivial and largely underdeveloped ... Overall, Big Little Truths is a faintly enjoyable read that did bore and exasperate me to tears at certain points, but the faint echo of its predecessor’s strengths were enough to get me to slog through the rest of it.
