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Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

saranies's review

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3.0

This was a really fun thriller. There were a couple of unexpected twists, but after the really great suspense and mind bending in the middle, I definitely found the ending to be kind of a let down.

michellefre's review

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5.0

This book is a masterpiece.

frozenheartv's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

4.75 stars
🌕🌕🌕🌕🌖
 

🧠 My thoughts 
For the first 35% of the book, I thought what was I listening to? But then it got better and I was glad I didn’t DNF it. I started to understand the hype around this book. 

I thought that I’d read quite a few very best psychological-thriller but I was wrong, this one might be the best one I’ve ever read. If there are alternatives for this book’s title, it can be “Wild Girl”, “All of Us Villians” or “Truly Devious” because most of the characters were awful but I couldn’t hate the book. The story was twisted, and complex it kept me on edge, twirled, and spun my brain like Twister. The story would get into your head and make you think about it for a while. This book was phenomenal, so unlike any crime, mystery, or psychological thriller books I’ve read before. I would have never thought that I could be into a thriller book that revealed the twist so early, but here I am liking it. The ending was kind of a twist by itself and it was very unexpected, it sent chills down my spine. 

I just want to complain a bit about the length of the book. The length of the book made sense but it was a bit too long that could intimidate anyone. 

I would recommend listening to the audiobook it would be easier due to the length of the book. At the end of the audiobook, the author disclosed the unpublished parts of the characters and it was interesting to listen to them. 

đź‘Ť What I like 
  • Complex, and twisted story
  • Characters have depth
  • Unexpected ending
  • The POVs are easy to follow

đź‘Ž What I don't like
  • The story can be lengthy sometimes


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tor_lyn's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

chloecombs22's review

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5.0

I wasn’t going to read the book because I have already seen the movie, but omg. This is an absolute must read. So complex and just amazing

margots926's review

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5.0

Such a fun read omg

booksgoodformysoul's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced

3.0

aimeebrand's review

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3.0

It was definitely a page turner, but only 3 stars because I got very tired of the bad language (it really wasn't necessary to make a good story) and the ending did not go the way I was hoping. I kept reading and wanted to get finished because I had my idea of how it should end but that didn't happen.

stephconsolazio's review

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5.0

One of my favorite books ever. I reread it like once a year. It’s so well written, I loooove the split POV. There’s not really any character development, which normally I would hate, but in this case it’s perfect, it shows how complex Nick and Amy are and how toxic but also kind of perfect for each other they are. It’s such an incredible book, love the movie but the book is 10x better.

margotonline's review against another edition

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mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Ik vond het traag op gang komen. Het middelste deel was spannend, nog wel uitgemolken en het laatste deel was 80% te veel en voor wat?