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Another twisted and twisty read from Gillian Flynn told in alternating chapters by a husband and wife (neither of whom can be considered reliable narrators), this thriller was a picture of a "perfect marriage" slowly turning toxic as neither husband nor wife prove to be as ideal as they each thought the other was. Kicking off with the disappearance of the wife (her chapters are taken from a diary she kept of their years together), the story quickly turns into a great portrait of how quickly stor
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Great plotting and pacing, and excellent voice for the two narrators, a husband and a wife. This book drew me in and kept me intrigued. The author very effectively explores the complexities of a relationship and does a great job with the "unreliable narrator" technique (which I love when done well). My main complaint is that (view spoiler)
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Oooh, what a page turner! You think you have it all figured out, and then Flynn pulls the rug out under you. So much fun!
crazy good thriller/mystery. defintiely recommend it.
Where to even begin...great book, love the writing, the characters, twists and turns, and I even love what I refer to as the "Missouri-isms." I felt so many different emotions while reading this book about marriage, people - who they seem to be and who they really are, and life - what drives us to be the way we are and do what we do. So glad I picked it up. I was quite obsessed and look forward to reading more by this author!!!
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I'm sorry, I just don't get it. I read to enlighten myself, to escape, to find the good in humanity. I finished this book. It was written decently...not incredibly poor but not great. The story had little redeeming value, and I don't see myself recommending this to anyone.
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Entertaining enough, but not sure if it's completely deserving of the craze . . .
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Amazing that a book with such messed of characters can keep you reading and thinking!
Aug 04, 2012
Jeanne
marked it as to-read
Oct 04, 2012
Ariana
marked it as to-read
