Kimberly Mcbride asked:

I'm halfway through the book and I just don't get the hype over it. Please tell me that the 2nd half is better. Of course I am also one of the few people who was not blown away by Gone Girl. I so just want to read the end, but I promised myself I would stop doing that. lol. Did you like this book, and does the 2nd half get more exciting?

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Julia Hörmayer It is but not good enough to deserve any of the hype.

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Rachel I was in the same boat! I got about half way through and was just wanting to know how it ended. The second half does get a lot better and quicker paced and I think the ending was pretty good. Hang in there!

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N Much more exciting. The first half was really slow for me but read the second half in one sitting because I couldn't put it down.

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Midori all of the characters were unsympathetic, so i almost quit several times. probably wouldn't have missed 50 pps. out of the middle part. i'm happy i finished because it got better and i have closure.

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Mindy I felt the same way, the first half of the book is a bit of a drag, the second half picked up a bit. The end was OK, I much prefer Gone Girl.

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Cynthia I loved Gone Girl, and I still wasn't blown away by this book. As Rachel said, the last half is a bit less of a slog...but it you're hoping for a likeable character to appear then I'm afraid you'll be disappointed. I was impressed by her ability to write a book in which the characters have not a single redeeming quality amongst them. Maybe that's the hype?

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Diane A. Barth I too am halfway through and hoping for a better second half. I agree that I have seen no redeeming characters. When I'm finished I feel the only thing I'll be able to say is that I read it. I will finish it however.

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