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The highest rated thrillers from Reese’s Book Club unravel domestic tension
Reese Witherspoon’s passion for storytelling comes through in her knack for selecting stories that resonate with audiences, often from little-known authors. “I always knew from the time I was seven that I wanted to be a storyteller or an actor or a singer,” she told Vanity Fair. “Or a writer. I always wanted to be a writer. I think that’s why I’m in awe of writers because I’ve tried to sit down and do it.”
Among the female-led thrillers that Witherspoon has selected for her book club, the highest-rated ones tackle drama crackling under the surface of seemingly quiet lives. In addition to being the top-rated thriller from Witherspoon’s book club, “Broken Country” by Clare Leslie Hall earned an average of 4.46 stars on Goodreads, bringing forth stories that explore the dark underbellies of women’s lives. This is true, too, of “Were The Crawdads Sing” by Lucy Foley, which earned a whopping 4.38 stars on Goodreads, uncovering the dark secrets of a private girl who lives outside social conventions. Similarly, “Little Fires Everywhere” by Celeste Ng, which earned 4.07 stars, depicts a suburban community bristling with racial and economic tensions — a story so compelling it’s one of Witherspoon’s book club picks that made it to the screen. If Witherspoon’s book club is committed to representing the female experience, then her selection of thrillers round out that perspective while depicting the dark side of life.
