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Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

70 reviews

psychnp's review against another edition

mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Wish I could do separate reviews for the first and second half of this book, the first half was slow, the characters did not draw me in,  the plot felt drawn out - I would have dnf'd several times over if I had not seen the movie years ago and known there was a big twist.
The second half of the book was fantastic- worth the drudgery of the first half - the characters were more compelling, and the plot greatly sped up

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Incest

issyd23's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

AMAZING AMY DID NOTHING WRONG! 4✨

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

maygetdizzy's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexism, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Miscarriage, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Dementia, Kidnapping, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

chloe_g_97'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Pregnancy

ttappa's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense fast-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

The main characters are NUTS—this book is well-loved for a reason. A total page turner.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Cancer

embarker's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Abortion, and Murder

raziel_kanarek_ml's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Dementia, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Infidelity

Minor: Death of parent and Pregnancy

emeliaisreading_'s review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

What an intriguing thriller! Gone Girl made for an unputdownable, fast-paced, and twisty read! This was a tale of infidelity, manipulation, and obsession!  I love unreliable narrators, and the changing timelines/diary entries kept me guessing! The end was a little disappointing for me, but thats okay! Absolutely recommend, and now I've got a new auto-buy author!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Rape and Vomit

katie0528's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

God I forgot how freaking good this book is. It's very much dated, with the characters laid off magazine writers who lost their job to the internet and the 2008 crash, but the twists and turns are so good. The first half of the book alternates between the day Nick Dunne discovers his wife Amy has gone missing and her diary detailing the early days of their relationship. The second half is Nick, buckling under his secrets and police pressure, and Amy's own story of what happened that day. It reminds me of the Interrupter's song lyric "I'm a match, she's kerosene."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Miscarriage, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

dontreadthelastpage1989's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

it took me over 2 years to finish this book for a couple of reasons.
 1. i'm a mood reader who got in a few reading slumps in the meantime and i find it hard to pick up a book again when i bc of random circumstances couldn't or didn't continue reading lately and i struggle with motivating myself to read longer books (over 300 pages). this is due to my personality. 
2. i had already seen the movie and loved it but this also meant i knew the plot roughly so i didn't expect any twists or surprising factors, which of course took away a little motivation.
having said this, this is one of the most well-written books i've read. me having seen the movie and knowing what would happen was why i didn't have as much an urge to read it and find out (as i already knew everything), but if i hadn't known anything i would've finished it in a rather short amount of time i'm sure! it still managed to be enticing and suspenseful just because of how interesting its style was. the storyline is brutal and genius and morally challenging and in a way i'm happy i already knew what was awaiting bc of the film. i would recommend to read the book and the watch the movie or if you've seen the movie to still give the book a chance because owning this story on paper felt so special. if you considered reading it but think you don't have to because you know what happens, i would still say give it a try as gillian flynn's way with words totally made up for my prior knowledge.  gonna rewatch the movie now because what the fuck  (( almost all of the trigger warnings, please be careful with this and kind to yourself ))

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Infidelity, Miscarriage, Blood, and Death of parent

Minor: Vomit and Schizophrenia/Psychosis