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Dark Places

Gillian Flynn

3.86 AVERAGE


the only thing i can say about this book is: OH MY FUCKING GOD.
what is it with gillian flynn's writing that makes me want to keep reading, even though she has a total of zero decent peoplle portrayed in her books? i literally finished this one in under 24 hours, i just couldn't put it down. amazing.
challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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
dark mysterious tense medium-paced

A good book with an interesting perspective I’ve never read from before (person who experienced tragedy as a young girl and then monetarily profits off it and flounders in life, etc.). My complain with this one was that the resolution was somewhat dissatisfying. There wasn’t one resolution to why everything happened, there were two unrelated ones. And yet I supposed that’s closer to real life.

a very dark and twisted read but i enjoyed it! it kept me guessing right up until the end.
dark hopeful mysterious medium-paced
dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced