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Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

152 reviews

bookishhl8275's review against another edition

dark emotional tense 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

2.5

*** SPOLIERS****
This was my least favorite book of Flynn’s books sadly but that doesn’t mean I didn’t enjoy it.
I thought the first half was a little too slow for me, I wanted more thrill and less plot dissection over and over but that’s also just the mood I was in.
( I think if I was in more of a slow burn thriller mood this would have been my cup of tea) 
I will most likely read this again and will be interested in my rating then, since while in the middle of this book I DID get a craving to reread Sharp Objects and Dark Places because both of those gave me that quick thrilling DONT read at night feeling. 
The characters were hard to like, and hard to root for in there own respective ways, I did not enjoy the ending, I wished it had ended differently, or At least had an epilogue that would appease the rage and anger I felt at Amy, and even Nick for being just as toxic as she was and perpetuating that into a family. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Miscarriage, Infertility, Death, Violence, Death of parent, Self harm, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Abandonment, Murder, Medical content, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, and Domestic abuse

bunzilla's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

0.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Medical content, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

lavloveslit'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
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Late to the game as I'm new to thrillers and knew I had to read this classic. Have not seen the movie yet, so I went in completely blind, only having a vague idea what it was going to be about. Wow. What a ride. The last third of the book was impossible to put down. I am so glad I prioritized reading this early in my thriller era. I may update review as I process this masterpiece. I definitely plan on reading Dark Places and Sharp Objects

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Infidelity, and Blood

Moderate: Pregnancy

_rowan_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Physical abuse, Body horror, Cancer, Pregnancy, Rape, Blood, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Murder, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Abandonment, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Gore, Suicide attempt, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexism, and Self harm

jane_moriarty's review against another edition

dark funny 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual content, Blood, Alcohol, Classism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Murder, and Self harm

Minor: Pregnancy, Rape, and Miscarriage

jus111's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

3.0

bitches be trippin

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol, Sexism, Sexual assault, Dementia, and Murder

Minor: Vomit, Pregnancy, and Suicidal thoughts

ekcd_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.0

Quick read but definitely did not live up to hype. There a few major plot points, poorly paced and wayyyy too long. The author sure loves to eat a dead horse.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Confinement, Murder, Misogyny, Rape, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Self harm, Infertility, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Fatphobia, Dementia, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Stalking, Gaslighting, Grief, Alcohol, Blood, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Vomit, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Violence

sare1125's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Infidelity, Murder, and Cursing

Moderate: Pregnancy

fleabagb's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-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

0.5

 I hate to say this because this book was on my list for so long and I truly was enjoying myself so very much until I hit this part with a chapter from the perspective of Amy she had described two fat people in such a horrific way I annotated it how disappointed I was and that I truly thought that was the end of the road with me and this book. After sitting on it for a few days I have decided to DNF this book because of the verbiage used to depict characters of a bigger size. I was heartbroken reading this. It was downright fatphobic, harmful and absolutely unnecessary as these character were literally just filler, so it felt like an even bigger hit when Gillian chose to hit on that topic in a scene where it added nothing but a bad taste in my mouth. I guess it just goes to show just how casual fatphobia is and has become in our social environment. And I can't speak for you, but for me, for myself, my own sense of self and pride - I absolutely cannot forgive someone for writing characters that let's be honest, look like me, in such a wrenching way. Not to mention the characters she chose to shame had no big impact role in the story other than this hatred-spewing spiral she went on about "how dare a fat mushroom tummied person utilize the same resources as she does, how dare they be sitting down and fat, who knows if they're disabled but to hell with them!" Shame on you Gillian, shame on you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcoholism, Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Fatphobia, Cancer, Classism, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual content, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Dementia, Murder, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Sexual assault

jeanaquinlan's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Infidelity, Pregnancy, Violence, Self harm, Misogyny, Gaslighting, and Death of parent

Minor: Vomit

Damn. I love the movie, and the book did not disappoint. It kept my attention throughout. The ending left me wanting more, though! Nick and Amy are both terrible people who don’t develop as characters, but that works here.