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Dark Places

Gillian Flynn

3.86 AVERAGE


3.75 stars. I really enjoyed almost the entirety of this book, but I really did not like the ending.
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

3.5
dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced
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
challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Good for a single read, depressing, unlovable characters that could probably have been fleshed out more but the mystery was fun.

My type of book, loved Gillian’s writing which was well-paced but also a real page turner. Really liked Libby as a character and enjoyed hearing her journey. Overall, satisfied with the ending and was shocked when everything was pieced together. Would read again.
dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

a satisfying ending overall. it draws out things until the very end. don't regret reading it but i regret how long it took me to do it.

Ah! I enjoyed this one more than Gone Girl. It has the same flashback structure of Gone Girl, but the twists are anything but straightforward. Instead it's a dense narrative with a really well-fleshed out universe examining themes of poverty, misinformation, the American Dream.

It is something like Lost. A larger who-dun-it, with a lot of mysteries that are slowly unpeeled little by little.
dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes