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The Grownup
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Start date
April 9, 2016
Finish date
April 9, 2016
Why we're reading this
This is a short story that was originally published in an anthology. This is a great, fast read.

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Anne Brown
I almost stopped listening to this audiobook 8 minutes in, it was that bad, but then considering the fact that the whole thing was just over an hour and I was behind on some reading challenges, I figured why not. It did a pretty good job at mind-bending the reader, and I understand that the ending is supposed to leave the reader guessing about what happens next, but it did have sort of a lazy feel to it, like Flynn just decided to stop writing because she didn't really care what happened to the ...more
Robin Benoit
May 22, 2018 rated it it was ok
Gillian Flynn probably got paid a lot of money for writing this tease of a story and I feel ripped off.
Sarah
Gillian Flynn always writes the craziest stories. But after a while, they all feel the same. The protagonists are all essentially the same character and it gets old. Still, the twist at the end was good and I appreciate her ability to make me want to know what happened.
Leigh
Nov 20, 2015 rated it liked it
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Dec 17, 2015 rated it it was amazing
Emily
Apr 09, 2016 rated it really liked it
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Jan 07, 2017 marked it as to-read
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