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antmacro's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Amy is batshit and I love her. But genuinely they deserve each other cause Amy may have made him crazy but he was the one that matched her freak lmao.
sleepytimebooks's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
4.0
kellyb7's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Violence, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Sexual assault
paubrauck's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
abhicks's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
aeoliandeductress's review against another edition
4.0
I actually read this as part of The Complete Works of Gillian Flynn and thus have been keeping tabs on my progress over there. Still, it seems a shame not to review each book individually.
My sister had heard good things about the movie- knowing that I'm a bit of a movie fanatic, she encouraged me to watch it. As a rule, if a movie is based on a popular book (or I'm aware it's based on a book at all), I generally read the book first.
Gone Girl sucked me in right away. The rotating viewpoints kept me interested, kept me guessing, and kept me dizzy a bit. Oddly enough, I did not LIKE diary Amy so much as want to shake her in part one, but perhaps that was just me. From here on out, it gets tricky to write a review without spoilers, so the rest will be hidden. Suffice it to say that while I enjoyed the book as I read it, and while I respect and even admire Flynn's choice of an ending, it left me wanting in a way that keeps me from giving the book the full five stars or likely reading it ever again.
My sister had heard good things about the movie- knowing that I'm a bit of a movie fanatic, she encouraged me to watch it. As a rule, if a movie is based on a popular book (or I'm aware it's based on a book at all), I generally read the book first.
Gone Girl sucked me in right away. The rotating viewpoints kept me interested, kept me guessing, and kept me dizzy a bit. Oddly enough, I did not LIKE diary Amy so much as want to shake her in part one, but perhaps that was just me. From here on out, it gets tricky to write a review without spoilers, so the rest will be hidden. Suffice it to say that while I enjoyed the book as I read it, and while I respect and even admire Flynn's choice of an ending, it left me wanting in a way that keeps me from giving the book the full five stars or likely reading it ever again.
Spoiler
Okay, seriously? Amy the murderess gets to win? I get that she is clever and I get that Desi wasn't great, but what about poetic justice? I really wanted Jacqueline, his mother, to take her down. I get why Nick couldn't- get that he couldn't outwit her or at minimum had too much to lose. But I wanted someone to take this bitch down so BAD. I had my suspicions she was faking her death early, but for such petty reasons left me unable to find any redeemable and likeable aspects of her character. Flynn made a bold choice for an ending and I suppose, in some ways, given the characters, a more realistic and definitely a darker one. But it left me deeply unsatisfied with the ending and just wanting Amy to meet a foul end. End of rant- enjoy.aeoliandeductress's review against another edition
4.0
Interesting and dark. Good job with changing perspectives. Kind of hate the ending but you are sort of supposed to.
padfootlibrary's review against another edition
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
This is the worst book I've read in my life. The characters are awful. I don't know why anyone would want to spend 5 minutes reading about these characters, let alone an entire book. The 'mystery' is lacking and not worth slogging through this book.