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How can Gillian Flynn not come from a working class family that went on the county from time to time, had great regard for alcohol and none for bill collectors? Like mine. But, no. Upper middle class and parents who were professors. This is a writer who gives the lie to write what you know or at least knew from the beginning. This funny, gruesome, satirical thriller works because she gets all the blue collar stuff right, from the makeshift dinners (kitchen sink hamburgers) to the endless bickeri
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I'm reading the Gillian Flynn books in published order as some youtube book reviewers have recommended. I really enjoyed this one. I've also read sharp objects by the same author. It's hard to say which I like better there were aspects of this I liked over Sharp Objects and the reverse for others.
This protagonist, Libby, in this book survived a family massacre when she was 7. Her brother, Ben, was convicted of the murders. 24 years Libby has been living off donations but the money is coming to a ...more
This protagonist, Libby, in this book survived a family massacre when she was 7. Her brother, Ben, was convicted of the murders. 24 years Libby has been living off donations but the money is coming to a ...more
Libby Day is trying to solve the mystery of her family's murder twenty four years earlier. Initially she is simply trying to make money, but ultimately gets sucked into the mystery and desperation to decide if it was truly her brother responsible or not.
It is hard to like Libby. She's mean, angry, self-destructive, manipulative, but that could be mostly forgiven based on what she suffered as a young child. The story develops slowly and at first I wasn't sure about it, but by the end it's comple ...more
It is hard to like Libby. She's mean, angry, self-destructive, manipulative, but that could be mostly forgiven based on what she suffered as a young child. The story develops slowly and at first I wasn't sure about it, but by the end it's comple ...more
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