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Gone Girl was a wonderful read . The alternating point-of-view story made for compulsive page turner, staying up late for one more page. Gillian Flynn, develops characters who you believe you know and then present a different take. The ahh- ha at the end is not so ah-ha, but delivered in a great way. Her stars of the book leaves us wishing the worst people might be able to find the courage to lift themselves up and be the heroes we want to read about, but instead being all too human and realisti
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BRILLIANT.
**Spoiler Alert**. You have been warned, just in case I accidentally give something away!
So here is the gist: it starts out strong, great mystery, great twists, the "big reveal" was a bit predictable, bit not to shabby. But then it starts to go downhill by becoming more grandiose, more far-fetched, and kinda silly. But the worst is that it just ends. Wait, what?! No conclusion? No resolution? Is there going to be a Gone Girl Part 2? WTF?! Seriously, you put that much energy into the novel and th ...more
So here is the gist: it starts out strong, great mystery, great twists, the "big reveal" was a bit predictable, bit not to shabby. But then it starts to go downhill by becoming more grandiose, more far-fetched, and kinda silly. But the worst is that it just ends. Wait, what?! No conclusion? No resolution? Is there going to be a Gone Girl Part 2? WTF?! Seriously, you put that much energy into the novel and th ...more
I never even thought of reading this one! My friend got an e-copy from the library and didn't want to read it, so I glanced at it... That was my first mistake.... At first, I read a few pages and thought it was OK. But, somehow, it took hold of me and I couldn't put it down! I loved the way it went back and forth between the husband's current narration and the wife's diary from the past... I didn't have it figured out, all I knew was that something wasn't adding up in the two accounts... That is
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Wow. Totally entertaining...and not what I expected.
Jan 21, 2014
Jessie
marked it as to-read
Jun 01, 2015
Tater Wormsbecker
rated it
really liked it
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