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Dark Places by Gillian Flynn

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l1vingd3adgirl's review against another edition

4.0

i don’t have as much to say about this because i’ve read it before but, man, even a second time through this book really hits. it’s dark and gritty and the multiple perspectives really enhances the impact of the story. libby’s perspective is written in a very fun, quick-witted way that makes the book snappy and interesting. a few times i did have to slide the book away from me because it was too disturbing. gillian flynn has and always will have my heart. this book was my first ever gillian flynn book and it was such a fun reread! i do think though that the murders being pinned (almost entirely save for michelle) on some random criminal mentioned off-handedly was a little annoying. there was such a wide cast of characters to choose from that had reason to commit the murders and… i guess that’s the point but i just feel like it was a little bit un-creative. or too creative. though, all of the build up is totally worth it and all of the character explorations between the perspectives is what makes the book.

pageturningpaige_'s review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

burgaboo's review against another edition

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4.0

I enjoyed the suspense and the twists and turns as Libby Day searched for the truth about her family's murder. Definitely a great read.

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2.0

The title is Dark Places, so I should not have been surprised about how dark the book actually was. This is not normally a book I would pick up to read, but since I enjoyed Gone Girl I thought I would give it a try. I found it to be just a bit too wordy and had a hard time getting hooked on the subject matter, plot and frankly interested in any of the characters.