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alexxtholden's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
swunderful's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
sheryy_khan's review against another edition
3.0
Gave it three stars cause the first part was so boring it took me more than a month to complete it( the first part). Mean I used to pick it up and then put it back down.
I know some people find it the best work of the writer, and maybe it is in some ways like the story was perfect. The planning, everything was so precise but still, the first part was just so hard to complete. It has never taken me this long to complete a single novel.
But when I came to the second part it was easy to complete it, the second half was a bit more binding.
If you want to go for it I hope you like it.
I know some people find it the best work of the writer, and maybe it is in some ways like the story was perfect. The planning, everything was so precise but still, the first part was just so hard to complete. It has never taken me this long to complete a single novel.
But when I came to the second part it was easy to complete it, the second half was a bit more binding.
If you want to go for it I hope you like it.
jerielle's review against another edition
idk got bored/there was no intrigue for me anymore tbh
cjohnsen3's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-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
4.0
happycrafter207's review against another edition
4.0
I was captivated by this book. It scaes me that there may be people like this in real life. I thought it give a great insight into a sociopath. Quite chilling at times. Alittle abrupt with the ending but I have created an ending that I feels fits, but would have liked alittle more of an conclusion by the author.
ash_reads99's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
linnylot's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
5.0
princessrobotiv's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars, after reflection
--
So. Gone Girl. Another massively popular title I neglected to read for years.
My response to this novel is somewhat compromised given that I came into the story knowing at least 90% of the big "twist" halfway through. I can't, therefore, speak to whether I would have been legitimately fooled by the narrative - whether I would have suspected Nick as Amy's murderer. I think I would have, though, because even coming in knowing almost everything, I still let myself be seduced, to some degree, by Amy's faked diary entries.
I can say that Gone Girl is incredibly effective at presenting two massively unreliable narrators in a way that is suspenseful and engaging. I don't know that I've seen an unreliable narrator portrayed so skillfully in a long time - and Gone Girl had two of them, both unreliable in entirely distinct ways. It was a worthwhile read for that alone.
I enjoyed the novel at the beginning far more than I did at the end. The beginning of the novel had such . . . existential meat to it. It had such an interesting angle: the toxicity of gender norms and the way both men and women sink into unsustainable, unrealistic roles - and how the emotional labor of pretending to be somebody that you're not will eventually poison you (and your relationship).
But the second half? I mean, the whole "We're two cah-razy assholes who just can't survive without each other!" schtick hasn't been interesting to me since I shook my Joker/Harley phase (like 80% of edgy teenage girls). I wish Flynn hadn't doubled down on the "Amy's a sociopath" angle and instead devoted more time to the incredibly interesting critique on heteronormative relationships and toxic masculinity that we got in the first half of the book.
I'm definitely interested enough to check out the rest of Flynn's work. Despite my complaints, I am always fascinated by representations of "messy, messed-up" women. And I think it's clear that Flynn doesn't hold back on that account.
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I hated Nick for being surprised when I became me. I hated him for not knowing it had to end, for truly believing he had married this creature, this figment of the imagination of a million masturbatory men, semen-fingered and self-satisfied.
So. Gone Girl. Another massively popular title I neglected to read for years.
My response to this novel is somewhat compromised given that I came into the story knowing at least 90% of the big "twist" halfway through. I can't, therefore, speak to whether I would have been legitimately fooled by the narrative - whether I would have suspected Nick as Amy's murderer. I think I would have, though, because even coming in knowing almost everything, I still let myself be seduced, to some degree, by Amy's faked diary entries.
I can say that Gone Girl is incredibly effective at presenting two massively unreliable narrators in a way that is suspenseful and engaging. I don't know that I've seen an unreliable narrator portrayed so skillfully in a long time - and Gone Girl had two of them, both unreliable in entirely distinct ways. It was a worthwhile read for that alone.
I enjoyed the novel at the beginning far more than I did at the end. The beginning of the novel had such . . . existential meat to it. It had such an interesting angle: the toxicity of gender norms and the way both men and women sink into unsustainable, unrealistic roles - and how the emotional labor of pretending to be somebody that you're not will eventually poison you (and your relationship).
But the second half? I mean, the whole "We're two cah-razy assholes who just can't survive without each other!" schtick hasn't been interesting to me since I shook my Joker/Harley phase (like 80% of edgy teenage girls). I wish Flynn hadn't doubled down on the "Amy's a sociopath" angle and instead devoted more time to the incredibly interesting critique on heteronormative relationships and toxic masculinity that we got in the first half of the book.
I'm definitely interested enough to check out the rest of Flynn's work. Despite my complaints, I am always fascinated by representations of "messy, messed-up" women. And I think it's clear that Flynn doesn't hold back on that account.
kirstenrose22's review against another edition
5.0
Oh. My. Gods. This was amazing and I couldn't put it down and there are no words. There certainly isn't much I can say that isn't terribly spoilery. Loved it.