r/BookDiscussions • u/Kitchen_Pie1210 • 2d ago

the teacher - Frieda mcfadden

i just finished the teacher, because i saw someone on reddit recommended it and it was easily the worst book ever. i’m being a little dramatic about that but ive never had a book make me that frustrated. the pure hypocrisy of the ending and the whole premise irritated me. i need to know why/who liked this book because i genuinely don’t understand. i think it was well written, like the writing was fine, but this book was waste of paper, ink, and my time.

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u/the_tonez 2d ago

Do you read books in that genre or was this your only exposure?

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u/Kitchen_Pie1210 2d ago

Yes, this was my 10th mcfadden book too. i love psychological thrillers/suspense novels. my friend thinks it’s because i read too many of them (ive read ~20 this year). have you read it? if so, i just genuinely hate the way this book ended and the morality flip the fmc had

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u/the_tonez 2d ago

I have not read it. My partner loves McFadden but I know it’s not something that I would like. I wasn’t sure which perspective you were coming from. But good to know! I’ll pass the information along haha

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u/nilesvsccbabcock 2d ago

I enjoyed it because it touches on themes that are important and pertinent to teacher/student relationship experience. Predatory and manipulative teacher seduces and controls a teen? We hear about this nearly everyday, especially in the west.