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soggycheez's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Self harm, Alcoholism, and Addiction
jerbil's review against another edition
1.0
The entire time I was reading I just wanted to get to the end. I was solely interested in who the killer was and the other details seemed to drag. The characters were so unlikable, even the narrator; I just wanted some redeeming qualities. The ending was good tho.
Had to go back and downgrade it to a 1 star cause after thinking about it, the writing seemed to romanticize cutting and thinking back on the story made me nauseous and not in a good murder mystery way.
Had to go back and downgrade it to a 1 star cause after thinking about it, the writing seemed to romanticize cutting and thinking back on the story made me nauseous and not in a good murder mystery way.
aprilsbookshelf's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoyed the book but nothing super special about it to me. It felt weirdly paced and then everything happened and it was over, not as satisfying. I get the twist and why people would like it but I need something else to get it above a 3 star review. Oh well, I enjoyed it enough but not really my cup of tea.
rayyyyoflight's review against another edition
5.0
Second Gillian Flynn book I read, and again.. Was sucked in. Gripping. Loved the ending. Didn't expect it which I loved. Will continue to read everything she writes.
laurahartfield's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Vomit, Gore, Animal death, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, Murder, Child death, and Self harm
myahchilds's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-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
2.25
katireads321's review against another edition
5.0
It took me a little bit to get into this book, but once I got there, I couldn't put it down. Disturbing and chilling, but gripping and amazing
protoman21's review against another edition
4.0
This was probably my least favorite of Flynn's books, but I still did enjoy it. It was quite a twisted story where Camille is just as destructive to herself as any of the other forces working against her. Her mother is a piece of work and you wonder how anyone doesn't see through her facade. Her half-sister is trouble and every scene with her jumps off the page because she is so unpredictable. I'm really not sure what happened in Flynn's past to allow her to delve so deeply into this kind of human pain and cruelty, but she does an amazing job of conveying those expressions and feelings to the reader.
deanna_rigney's review against another edition
2.0
I’m no Jessica Fletcher, so if you give me a mystery and I can figure it out fairly early on then it really isn’t much of a mystery. With that said I can’t really describe (destroy ?) this as I would like to without some *spoiler* bits, so if you have your sights set on reading this book then you best stop reading this now. The author has gone all out to give her readers the most unpleasant, depthless characters imaginable with the small exception of our narrator, journalist Camille Preaker, who finds herself back in her loathsome home town to cover a possible serial killer who targets young girls. This has sex, violence, murder, Munchausen by Proxy, teen drugs, alcoholism, a particularly irritating dysfunctional family, and a bit of “Heathers: The Early Years” thrown in for good measure. At one point the author basically used a M. Night Shyamalan twist which seemed obvious, and the obviousness of it came from the over-the-top unbelievable character depiction of Adora, the narrator’s mother. Mommy dearest and her other spawned brat, Camille’s sister, were just too much…TOO MUCH.