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I ordered this from the library after reading a lot of glowing reviews on Goodreads. I did enjoy it, was gripped by it and in some ways I think it's really exceptional. The characterisation especially is brilliant, and so is the sense of 'trial by media' that seems to be taking over, especially in the USA. But I felt it was patchy and there were some things I didn't like which are major spoilers so I'll put them in a tag.
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This book is really hard for me to rate in terms of just a 5 star scale. In terms of the crafting of a story that draws you in and makes you want to see where it goes: 5 out of 5 stars. I hated every character in this story and detested just about every action they took, and I still felt compelled to finish. That's a pretty big testament to the story Gillian Flynn has crafted here. I'm of the opinion that Flynn never wanted us to like her characters, and every feeling of hatred I experienced was
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i liked the character development but to me the plot wasn't great
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Excelente libro.... la "Asombrosa Amy" es ASOMBROSA
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Though it is a cliche, I have to say that it was a book I never wanted to put down; it beckoned me when I was away from home. While the ending seemed a little over-the-top, a divorced friend talked to me about it, and I came to accept it better. I'm a former English teacher who leans toward literary fiction, but this thriller was -- well, a thriller.
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I can't quite place my finger on why I didn't like this book more; maybe it was because so many others talked it up so much that it simply didn't live up to my expectations. The middle was okay, but I barely made it through the first half and found myself wishing it was over about 50 pages before it actually was.
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