7.24k reviews for:

The Grownup

Gillian Flynn

3.55 AVERAGE


Yeah creepy kids! Flynn continues to do great thriller with twists that flip, flop, and ultimately stay twisted. The Grownup proves she does so just as well in short story format as in long.
dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous mysterious

I had no idea this was just a super short story.

Very attention grabbing beginning and def got twisty and weird in the middle. Still don’t know what’s true / false and the ending was unsatisfying… which may be the point but I wanted more bc I thought the characters were actually very interesting.

Mid. Interesting plot, but I think the shortness made the dialogue weak. It was fine

This was SUCH a great little story...until the end. I wasn't expecting a fully wrapped up ending given the length, but it just ended. There wasn't really a rhyme or reason, in my opinion.
challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious relaxing tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Flynn always satisfies!
dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Was fun to read. Kinda hard to love a short story as much as a full book in general since there's less time to flesh out the characters and plot
dark funny mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No