Reviews with content warning for Gore - Gone Girl

HOLY SHIT that was quite a book. i watched the movie 5-6 years ago, and i’m glad i didn’t remember the specifics.
this was SUCH A GOOD BOOK i don’t even know what to say.

when it’s revealed that the diary entries are FAKE i just knew i was up for a HELL of a ride. i knew the basics of the movie, and i wasn’t sure how it would pan out in the book format but it went SO WELL.

5 stars no wonder it’s such a good movie highly recommend can’t wait to read sharp objects!

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cameeroo's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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readsandrants's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Well I have to give it to Gillian Flynn, she created a cast of characters that I throughly despised. There were multiple times that I wrote in the margins that I wanted to burn the book because it was just making me feel too many different things that I hated.
There’s a user on goodreads who perfectly explained exactly how I feel about this book but I’ll briefly explain it here: amy is so perfect you want to puke,

the couple goes from “I love you” to “I hate you and I’m framing you for my murder” and “I hate you and I’m constantly thinking about killing you”

, the couple is just really irritating in general, and the ending makes you want to throw your book at a wall.

I thought the whole time that maybe Justice would be served but we got a baby instead.
And the fact that Amy was so methodical and well planed but suddenly she’s robbed, believes that two faked interviews are real and that her husband loves her, AND is basically held captive by desi (she couldn’t leave the house because he had the password for the gate, but I acknowledge she wasn’t held “captive” in the way she claims).

It was just really frustrating to see how this entire book played out in the end.
Nonetheless, I think this was a good read, albeit a quite frustrating one, but I think that was kind of the purpose of it. I just felt like there was some loose ends that personally I needed to be tied up before it ended.
3 ⭐️

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lameyloser's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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nxclx's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

That was... an interesting book. In a way, I did want it to be Nick who killed her, especially after the mid-twist and the end-twist. It was very well set up, but also... chick is nuts. Good book overall, but Nick should kill her after the baby is born. Set her up. Take the last word.

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anne311's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

simply iconic

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