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rpelletier's review against another edition
3.0
I almost gave four stars because the plot was compelling and was unveiled cleverly, but I found Libby so poorly contrived and irritating that I couldn’t quite bring myself to do it. Really? She’s 31 and has never had a job or worked, has no hobbies, has never had friends, and has the mopey brain development of a sulky fourteen year old. I don’t think so. It wasn’t even a situation where you hate the character but they’re supposed to be hateable. She was just unrealistic, inconsistent, and boring.
scarheld7's review against another edition
4.0
Uhh I think definitely her scariest and tensest. Gave me bad dreams so I’m glad it’s over but regret reading so late at night.
amygebhardt's review against another edition
2.0
I did not enjoy this nearly as much as Gone Girl. It was too gruesome for my taste and somewhat of a predictable mystery. This one was just "meh" for me...
anna4ce's review against another edition
1.0
This is the first book I've read by Gillian Flynn. It was fairly difficult to get in to and I had a hard time identifying with the main character, Libby. I really didn't like her at all. Once I got halfway through, it picked up a bit and then sped through the ending/resolution. Interesting, but I don't see what all the hype is about for Ms. Flynn. I'm planning on reading "Gone Girl" but I don't have high expectations for it at this point.
kstericker's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
albaherrerias's review against another edition
4.0
A esta mujer le leo hasta las listas de la compra.
aeoliandeductress's review against another edition
4.0
I actually read this as part of The Complete Works of Gillian Flynn and therefore have been keeping my progress over there, but feel it is only right to rate each book separately.
Dark, clever, and creative but not quite up to Gone Girl's craftmanship. Dark Places is a well woven story with almost no pure characters, each tainted with significant and generally criminal flaws. The story was well researched, drawing on the time period of the Satanic Panic and reminding me of the real-life criminal case of those 3 boys in Arkansas who were only recently released. It's just the writing itself did not flow quite as smooth as Gone Girl- there were extraneous lines and redundancies that even in a first person story were just unneeded.
I am curious where the story goes from here- how each character will turn out, whether Ben will actually be released or not, and so forth. I guessed a portion of the ending but not all of it. I admit, I did try to look up the ending about halfway through, simply for the fact that not knowing was keeping my brain humming rather than sleeping- a regular problem for this reader. This book is worth the time, but not worth the purchase for me.
Dark, clever, and creative but not quite up to Gone Girl's craftmanship. Dark Places is a well woven story with almost no pure characters, each tainted with significant and generally criminal flaws. The story was well researched, drawing on the time period of the Satanic Panic and reminding me of the real-life criminal case of those 3 boys in Arkansas who were only recently released. It's just the writing itself did not flow quite as smooth as Gone Girl- there were extraneous lines and redundancies that even in a first person story were just unneeded.
I am curious where the story goes from here- how each character will turn out, whether Ben will actually be released or not, and so forth. I guessed a portion of the ending but not all of it. I admit, I did try to look up the ending about halfway through, simply for the fact that not knowing was keeping my brain humming rather than sleeping- a regular problem for this reader. This book is worth the time, but not worth the purchase for me.
ahujaaa's review against another edition
3.0
If I hadn't figured out the plot before the author revealed it, I would have given it more stars. Besides that, still not as good as Gone Girl.
schmids24's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25