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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
First half of the book made me want to be a better husband, second half of the book made me happy I am married to a good person. What a story, still gives me the jitters!
real rating: 4.5/5
only because i didnt particularly enjoy the ending, it was a little anticlimactic for me but oh my god, this book as a whole
i really, really liked the way it was formatted. im usually not at all someone who enjoys books with alternating POVs (not a spoiler, dont worry) but this one was just done s o well, and it'll have you looking back and forth wildly bc you just have No Clue who to trust. gillian flynn's writing is its own brand, my first read from her being sharp objects, which i also loved. shes got a very distinct way of writing that immediately makes you uncomfortable - like opening gone girl, and one of the first few lines being nick observing amy's skull - strange and jarring and immediately setting the tone for the rest of the novel. really really good, im excited to read dark places now !!
only because i didnt particularly enjoy the ending, it was a little anticlimactic for me but oh my god, this book as a whole
i really, really liked the way it was formatted. im usually not at all someone who enjoys books with alternating POVs (not a spoiler, dont worry) but this one was just done s o well, and it'll have you looking back and forth wildly bc you just have No Clue who to trust. gillian flynn's writing is its own brand, my first read from her being sharp objects, which i also loved. shes got a very distinct way of writing that immediately makes you uncomfortable - like opening gone girl, and one of the first few lines being nick observing amy's skull - strange and jarring and immediately setting the tone for the rest of the novel. really really good, im excited to read dark places now !!
A sharp account of contemporary society and the influence of the media, especially the internet. I'm also just a sucker for unreliable narrators tbh.
Dark and twisted in the roots. *cries tears of blood in the background*
This was the second book of the same genre that I've read, so far it left me with that numb energy I feel every time I read a psychological thriller. Honestly I don't know if I loved this, all I know is that this made me turn against the docile and innocent nature of myself("innocent" huh). I'm obviously not a fan of murder and gore or anything that involves MASS. SPILLAGE. OF. BLOOD.(Yep, I'm your typical scaredy cat neighbor) It's a sinful act for me to read this but my subconscious had gone autopilot in a flash. This feels so wrong and soooo right at the same time, just as cliche goes. Reading this book made me feel woozy in a good way like I was too drunk to read and the words seem to swim in my vision. I have to keep myself turning every page to feel more sober again. Which failed dramatically for the most part. I was stumped with the ending aaaannddddd surprisingly it took a lot of effort to stop myself from a lot of screaming episodes and vile acts of skewering my brain. How in the ruddy hell did Gillian Flynn pulled that stunt off without me noticing it??. SO. FREAKING. GENIUS. And I'm absolutely out to read more of her books.
This was the second book of the same genre that I've read, so far it left me with that numb energy I feel every time I read a psychological thriller. Honestly I don't know if I loved this, all I know is that this made me turn against the docile and innocent nature of myself("innocent" huh). I'm obviously not a fan of murder and gore or anything that involves MASS. SPILLAGE. OF. BLOOD.(Yep, I'm your typical scaredy cat neighbor) It's a sinful act for me to read this but my subconscious had gone autopilot in a flash. This feels so wrong and soooo right at the same time, just as cliche goes. Reading this book made me feel woozy in a good way like I was too drunk to read and the words seem to swim in my vision. I have to keep myself turning every page to feel more sober again. Which failed dramatically for the most part. I was stumped with the ending aaaannddddd surprisingly it took a lot of effort to stop myself from a lot of screaming episodes and vile acts of skewering my brain. How in the ruddy hell did Gillian Flynn pulled that stunt off without me noticing it??. SO. FREAKING. GENIUS. And I'm absolutely out to read more of her books.
Part 1 was boring. I kept checking the pages left. Part 2 was unexpected. I didn't have anyone to root for. Part 3 was...what just happened? why the hell did she come back? for love? she actually believed he loved her Even after all she had left him with? I dunno. When I reached the last page, i flipped it and saw the acknowledgements page. That's it. I ended up feeling sorry for Nick in the end.
I'm not usually a thriller reader, so I don't have much to compare it to, but I thoroughly enjoyed the twists and turns of this novel. The main characters are bitter, twisted people driven by self interest. It's almost impossible to like either of the protagonists, but you're not meant to, and it works.
3.5
amy is delusional. for someone who's incredibly smart, she's so easily deluded into believing what she wants. a really interesting character. it wasn't grappling enough that i need to keep reading it in one sitting, but it still made a pretty intense read. i really liked the dictions used.
also, just like many people have said in their reviews: don't get married.
amy is delusional. for someone who's incredibly smart, she's so easily deluded into believing what she wants. a really interesting character. it wasn't grappling enough that i need to keep reading it in one sitting, but it still made a pretty intense read. i really liked the dictions used.
also, just like many people have said in their reviews: don't get married.