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Sorry, but I just can't rave over this one. I've read so many other thrillers that taunted and teased me much more than this one did. I didn't like any of the characters immensely except for Go and she was somewhat minor in the gist if things. I did enjoy some of the lead up with the treasure hunt but once it was completed I somewhat lost interest. Would I read more by Gillian Flynn? Probably but my expectations would be lesser.
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I've been avoiding this book because it seems to have been extremely popular and successful- usually a recipe for disaster. However, trapped at home by a high fever and needing something to read, it seemed an easy option. I was prepared to hate it, and initially wasn't disappointed- within 2 pages the metaphors started to annoy me- "avian fluttering" of eyelashes? huh? However, in my fever-ridden state I ploughed on and quickly got immersed in the plot. Two ridiculously unsuited and pathological
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Gone Girl nets four stars for the precision and creativity and planning that obviously went into the writing of this book. Gillian Flynn is as meticulous in writing as her protagonist is in planning her disappearance - nothing unaccounted for, no thread left hanging. I'm not sure if knowing the plot before I read it helped or not; diary Amy is a masterful creation and I would have been bored by her if I didn't know she was fake. By the time I hit the part where Amy comes back, I wasn't even sure
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I'm not sure why it took me ten years to get to this once wildly popular thriller. The pacing of this book is nearly perfect. At just the point when the reader is feeling like the story makes sense, it takes a turn. I really liked the examination of the psychological side of these characters and the depth of their crazy was explored. Overall, the book is pretty far-fetched, but it was impossible to put down and I listened to the whole book over the course of two days.
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Dark! Couldn't put it down.
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I would have given this book four stars, until the ending. Although not a happy book, this story kept me interested throughout, but the ending was a letdown.
Twists and turns on every page.
Feb 06, 2013
Carey
marked it as to-read
Jun 27, 2013
Katie
rated it
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Sep 17, 2014
Julianne
marked it as never-finished
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