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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 loved this book. I have not read Gone Girl yet (although it is on my list) so this was my introduction to Gillian Flynn (thanks, Jennifer!). While I found the main character to be a little tedious with her inability/unwillingness to take charge of her life and move on, I suppose I also cannot imagine what witnessing your family's murder would do to a seven year old. So, setting that aside, the story is incredible. Masterful interweaving of flashbacks and current happenings to finally reveal a
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When Libby Day was seven years old, her mother and two sisters were murdered at their secluded farm. Her brother was convicted for the murder. Now, 25 years later, a club devoted to exploring (and offering other solutions for) famous grisly murders approaches her to try to exonerate her brother and find the real killer. In flashbacks, we see the points of view of the brother and the mother on the day of the murders. Flynn's writing is superb; she masterfully offers one clue after another, along
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Libby Days mother and two sisters were murdered when she was seven and Libby was primarily responsible for sending her brother Ben to jail for the murders. Libby needs money so she agrees to interview people connected to the murder to find out if someone other than Ben committed the crimes in exchange for cash. The book alternates between Libby in the present and Ben and the mother Patty's actions on the day of the murder. A good dark mystery. I just found most of the characters really unlikable
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