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Wow. And I thought Steven King was twisted. There is almost no way to review Gone Girl without spoilers, but I will say this book redefined the concept of "contrived" for me. This is not my favorite genre, nor my favorite of it's kind. I can't deny, however, that it didn't compel me, intrigue me, keep me engaged. I can't give it more than 3 stars, but I also can't give it less.
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I found "Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn to be an extremely clever novel. Throughout the book, she takes you on twists and turns that keep you second guessing your assumptions the entire way! While I did not find any of the characters in the book to be likable, in fact, each one had series character flaws, and no visible moral fibers, it still made for very good reading.
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This book is deserving of all those blurbs: "Terrifyingly gripping" "Un-put-down-able, nonstop" "baffling, disturbing" etc. etc.
I read it in a day and would have read it in one sitting had I not had to take a break to come home from the airport. I was obsessed with this book, completely hooked from the first page. I think the author is an excellent storyteller; I liked the writing styles she used to differentiate the POV characters (view spoiler), and ...more
I read it in a day and would have read it in one sitting had I not had to take a break to come home from the airport. I was obsessed with this book, completely hooked from the first page. I think the author is an excellent storyteller; I liked the writing styles she used to differentiate the POV characters (view spoiler), and ...more
Amy was indeed a pyscho bitch and that’s not even language that I use. She was obsessive. I enjoyed the book not because I didn’t know what was coming but because I wanted to know how she was going to pull it off. Flynn is a masterful storyteller including but not limited to the twisted plot. I loved how the book started with Nick in the present then shifted to Amy’s diary then finally let us hear Amy catching up to the present. The only part where it got tricky was when they both were in the pr
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A good beach read. I liked the plot twists for the first 2/3 of the novel but the ending was a little too much of a belief suspension for me. Still, it's one where I keep returning the clues and think them over, and I would definitely recommend it for a good escape!
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Dec 08, 2012
Kelly
rated it
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I'm with most people in this is a book that I just couldn't put down.
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Mar 04, 2013
Emily Tofte
marked it as to-read
Jul 04, 2013
Michelle Anderson
marked it as to-read
