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Dark Places

Gillian Flynn

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Oct 30, 2016 Gwendolyn rated it liked it · review of another edition

What I have come to enjoy about Gillian Flynn’s writing with Gone Girl and The Grown Up was missing in her first two novels. The twisted plot and interesting characters seem to be present in all of her works but a larger part of the beginning in both Sharp Objects and Dark Places lacked the hook needed. They droned on with so much back story and set up that it read super slow. In Dark Places, Flynn sets the stage explaining the current state of Libby’s affairs as well as a general backstory as t ...more

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Feb 08, 2024 Ashley rated it it was amazing

Shelves: audiobook, thriller, mystery, contemporary

I read Gone Girl years ago and thought it was pretty decent, but I don't believe I enjoyed it as much as most people. I kept meaning to check out her other works, but I never got around to it until now.

This was a really enjoyable mystery. Every single theory I had ended up being wrong, which I love. I did think the reveal of (view spoiler) was a bit odd, but it did not negatively impact how I felt about the book as a whole.

I immediately jumped into Sharp Obj ...more

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May 08, 2018 Jacki rated it it was amazing

Shelves: thriller-recs

Wow. Flynn does it again. Want to talk about gory, disturbing, and great all together here is your book. She really has a way of roping you in while hating all the characters at the same time.

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