A review by sarah984
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I didn't know how this book would hold up going into it having already seen the movie, but I had fun. Each (awful) character has a unique voice, and going into it already knowing what's going to happen made me appreciate the careful way the first section was crafted. Unfortunately, after the "reveal" the book drags most of the way through the middle section (way too much mundane day-to-day stuff), and parts of the final third were a little too convenient for me, but I thought the ending was great. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Dementia, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Incest, Miscarriage, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Classism

Incest is alluded to several times but does not actually take place in the story.