Reviews

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

sofiaaaah's review against another edition

dark tense

• Loveable characters? No

4.0

slytendencies's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

yinlin's review against another edition

4.0

"What are you thinking, Amy? How are you feeling? Who are you? What have we done to each other? What will we do?"

I had put off reading this for a while because I'd already seen the movie, and I thought that hell, I probably wouldn't enjoy it as much because of that. And I was right. I think that if I read the book before I watched the movie, the book would be much more enjoyable and probably a 5 star rating. That being said, this book was still amazing. There are so many more details than in the movie,

Spoiler

and even if I know that Nick didn't kill his wife, the book surely did manage to almost convince me at times.

Speaking of Nick. He was okay in the movie. I didn't love him, but I didn't hate him either. That changed in this book. He was truly one of the most annoying characters ever, and as the book progressed, I found myself rooting for Amy even more. At some points I was even incredibly bored with Nick's pov chapters, to the point where I put the book down because I didn't want to read his whining anymore. Amy, however, is an incredible, amazing character. Sure, she's definitely not a good character, but that's what makes her interesting. Gillian Flynn has really done a good job crafting this character.

All in all, this was a very good book, even if you already know the plot twist.

editorsel's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

writing was good, but a lot of the character portrayals felt dated and cliched — overly sexist, almost. 

I can also see how this book set the stage for the

unreliable narrator

trope for the decade to come, and while it certainly was filled with dark twists and turns I didn’t fully expect, it started to feel a bit unrealistic and overly wordy (especially in the
first half). Overall, it was fine read, but I feel like it’s now been done better. 

belamaesano's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

khall909's review

3.0

2 stars for the first half and 3.5 for the second. I had high expectations for this book because both the book and movie are so popular. Sorry, but I was booored. Things picked up around the last 200 pages and I was entertained enough but meh. It probably didn’t help that I knew the “big twist” before reading.

ankwasiborski's review

I'll be honest, I never finished the book, so it's hard to form a complete opinion on the book - so take my rating with a grain of salt. If I ever get past the slow, hard to keep my attention portion of the book, I'll try to update my review with my opinion of the book as a whole.

jm_black's review against another edition

I DNF’d since I hated the characters immediately, and they also seemed to be sexist cliches.

aixahv3858's review against another edition

4.0

Lo leí hace un par de veranos, pero me gustó tanto que hoy en día lo sigo teniendo presente -también gracias a la película estrenada recientemente-. La historia me parece muy original, sorprendente y te demuestra que no puedes dar las cosas por sentado. En su momento el final no me gustó y creí que estropeaba el libro, pero ahora mirándolo con perspectiva creo que es el mejor final que le podría haber dado, culminando así un libro muy muy bueno. 100% recomendable.

ellanaomi_713's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25