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3.55 AVERAGE
3.55 AVERAGE
3.5 stars, rounded up. This one is fast, fun, and freaky!
The Grownup (formerly What Do You Do?) is a dirty, creepy micro-fiction that delivers everything a short story should. It’s a game of wits, a dramedy of a ghost story, and a showcase of suspicious characters with questionable motives. My only complaint is the pacing—I felt it unfolded naturally until the last few pages, where it rushed ahead so quickly that the plot and character development felt thrown together in the end.
The Grownup (formerly What Do You Do?) is a dirty, creepy micro-fiction that delivers everything a short story should. It’s a game of wits, a dramedy of a ghost story, and a showcase of suspicious characters with questionable motives. My only complaint is the pacing—I felt it unfolded naturally until the last few pages, where it rushed ahead so quickly that the plot and character development felt thrown together in the end.
A read-in-one-sitting psychological thriller. I seriously don't know what character to believe...
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
holy shit 😅
So short... I really wanted more!
I love the way Flynn writes, it just hooks you and you keep wanting more. That's how I feel by the end of this extremely short story!!!
I love the way Flynn writes, it just hooks you and you keep wanting more. That's how I feel by the end of this extremely short story!!!
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Not particularly striking writing or narrative. The plot is incredibly predictable and I knew half the twist halfway through — the other half I did not guess because it came out of nowhere with no good foreshadowing or plausibility, and then the author undid the twist and it made even less sense, with characters knowing things they should not know because the plot wants them to. and i'm stupid so me guessing any % of the twist is BAD!!!
Not to mention the flat side characters and the ending flat out saying what the author intended the entire story to be, because the reader isn't supposed to be capable of guessing their genius I guess. The ending monologues really make it seem like the author thinks they are a genius when they have written the blandest, least impressive short story there is.
Not to mention the flat side characters and the ending flat out saying what the author intended the entire story to be, because the reader isn't supposed to be capable of guessing their genius I guess. The ending monologues really make it seem like the author thinks they are a genius when they have written the blandest, least impressive short story there is.
I really like Gillian Flynn. She just makes her stories compelling from the start, helps her dialogue is really strong, and the pacing near perfect.
So we start off with our main character talking about giving handjobs. So right off the bat you're hooked, because who doesn't like talking about handjobs? Little do you know that the handjob talk is actually extremely important to the plot and twist. And that's the thing with it, we are twisty turny the whole story.
In comes Susan who is having a million issues in her life, but most of all she believes her house is haunted. So our main character goes to help her in her home exercise demons, who Susan believes has I guessed possessed her step son who is acting aggressive and mean. So our main character agrees to this and of course she's only a handjob expert, not a actual spirit median like she pretends to be.
The ending is great as I guessed the ending until it threw in a DOUBLE fucking surprise that really caught me off guard. On top of that it keeps throwing new surprises and leaves the ending really open for your own conclusion. This made me really enjoy this one. A 4 out of 5.
So we start off with our main character talking about giving handjobs. So right off the bat you're hooked, because who doesn't like talking about handjobs? Little do you know that the handjob talk is actually extremely important to the plot and twist. And that's the thing with it, we are twisty turny the whole story.
In comes Susan who is having a million issues in her life, but most of all she believes her house is haunted. So our main character goes to help her in her home exercise demons, who Susan believes has I guessed possessed her step son who is acting aggressive and mean. So our main character agrees to this and of course she's only a handjob expert, not a actual spirit median like she pretends to be.
The ending is great as I guessed the ending until it threw in a DOUBLE fucking surprise that really caught me off guard. On top of that it keeps throwing new surprises and leaves the ending really open for your own conclusion. This made me really enjoy this one. A 4 out of 5.
dark
fast-paced
Way too short! It left me wanting more in the worst way!
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No