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I can't remember ever reading such an unsettling, graphic, and occasionally downright offensive book. And yet I couldn't stop reading! The writing is impressively crafty and twisty such that I enjoyed being manipulated even as I wanted to shake Nick and Amy for being such messed-up human beings! I think I will read more of Gillian Flynn's books, but I'll need to read a few less intense books before I return to this genre.
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I could not put it down, though I hated myself for it :) Not up to my usual preferred literary quality (book snob) but the plot/storyline was gripping. Kept me guessing so much that I guessed a whole additional layer that did not transpire, and that disappointed me :) Guess I am even more twisted than the author. I recommend this book.
december/january book club selection.
i am somewhat conflicted about this book. on the one hand, it was a well-written piece of a type of genre fiction that i don't read often. on the other, i HATED both protagonists from about a third of the way in, and it was exasperating to spend time with them after a certain point. the ending was somewhat inevitable and just made me angry.
on the plus side, lots to talk about at book club! ...more
i am somewhat conflicted about this book. on the one hand, it was a well-written piece of a type of genre fiction that i don't read often. on the other, i HATED both protagonists from about a third of the way in, and it was exasperating to spend time with them after a certain point. the ending was somewhat inevitable and just made me angry.
on the plus side, lots to talk about at book club! ...more
I thought this book was about one thing, then another, and then yet another. It is a fascinating, dark commentary on Mars and Venus and how meaningful their childhood rearing turns out to be for their characters and their relationship. .
twists and twists! the ending left me empty
