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Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

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aubreyisawesome's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

louesums's review against another edition

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4.0

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ — 4

The best definition of a toxic relationship. I love messed up characters that are all unreliable. This was a page turner start to finish despite having some spoilers beforehand. I loathe Nick. He is the worst kind of scum who has gaslighted himself into thinking he’s fine and can do no wrong. Amy… oh Amy. I love her! She’s whack a doodle, the whole book was a ride.

mnwoznia's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

4.5

finessa's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Gone Girl is the only movie I’ve willingly rewatched (& 5 times at that, thank you very much) so I knew I would have to read the book one day. Even though I found that the movie managed to stay remarkably close, the novel still had my jaw on the floor. I feel that Amy’s POV is so necessary for the narrative & her mindset is so sickening, yet satisfying. It completed the story for me. I highly recommend the novel over the movie (of course).

jaysteady's review against another edition

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3.0

I really didn't enjoy my reading experience with this book.

I bought it at a thrift store because I was almost ashamed that Gone Girl was still on my TBR all these years later. I had read Sharp Objects and devoured it, a solid 4 star read.

However, I thought Gone Girl could benefit from better pacing. Pacing was my biggest issue with the book, causing me to be bored for the first half of the story and last 100 pages or so; Reading this book turned out to feel like a chore.

I am also not a fan of the ending, but to each their own. I recognize that a lot of my qualms with this novel could be matter of opinion so I settled with a 3 star rating. Would probably recommend to readers who like slow burn thrillers, just not for me.

anarfs's review against another edition

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4.0

Confesso que demorei algum tempo a começar a gostar deste livro!

A história começa com acontecimentos que não me dava vontade de continuar a ler: a investigação e a ocultação de Nick de algumas coisas (como se ele fosse o assassino), que depois mais tarde, são explicadas!

A história fica melhor a partir do momento em que se começa a perceber que Nick afinal é inocente, e Amy fingiu o seu desaparecimento! A partir daí, devorei cerca de 300/400 páginas numas horas!

O final não foi surpreendente, visto que com o desenrolar da história percebe-se os sinais psicológicos de Nick, então não me surpreende o facto dele se conformar a viver com Amy e com uma criança!