Dark Places by Gillian Flynn

Dark Places

Gillian Flynn with Mark Deakins (Narrator), Rebecca Lowman (Narrator), Cassandra Campbell (Narrator)

11 hours, 53 minutes • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction mystery dark mysterious tense medium-paced
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Description

I have a meanness inside me, real as an organ. Libby Day was seven when her mother and two sisters were murdered in "The Satan Sacrifice of Kinnakee, Kansas." As her family lay dying, little Libby fled their tiny farmhouse into the freezing Januar...

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Community Reviews Summary of 50,791 reviews

Moods

dark 96%
mysterious 79%
tense 64%
emotional 33%
sad 33%
challenging 16%
adventurous 7%
reflective 7%
funny 1%
hopeful 1%

Pace

medium 60%
fast 25%
slow 14%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 57% | Plot: 29% | Character: 13%

Strong character development?

Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 18%

Loveable characters?

No: 49% | It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 9% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 73% | Yes: 14% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 6%

Average rating

3.85

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