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A review by mimimilaa
The Grownup by Gillian Flynn
3.0
*3.5 stars
As always, I absolutely loved Gillian Flynn's writing. It never fails to captivate me and I breezed through this, especially because it is a short story. I did enjoy the premise of the story, but it just wasn't flushed out enough for my liking. Because it's so short, it was very fast-paced and I felt like it was over before it really began, but short stories just aren't really my forte.
I felt like this could have easily been turned into a novel and I would've enjoyed it a lot more, but overall it was entertaining even if just for a little while. I just love the way that Flynn writes and I knew I wasn't going to enjoy this as much as Gone Girl because it is a short story, but I just had to read it anyways. I will read anything she publishes, no doubt, and I'm really glad I did read this. It's been a while since I've read Gone Girl and I had almost forgotten how much I love Flynn's writing.
As always, I absolutely loved Gillian Flynn's writing. It never fails to captivate me and I breezed through this, especially because it is a short story. I did enjoy the premise of the story, but it just wasn't flushed out enough for my liking. Because it's so short, it was very fast-paced and I felt like it was over before it really began, but short stories just aren't really my forte.
I felt like this could have easily been turned into a novel and I would've enjoyed it a lot more, but overall it was entertaining even if just for a little while. I just love the way that Flynn writes and I knew I wasn't going to enjoy this as much as Gone Girl because it is a short story, but I just had to read it anyways. I will read anything she publishes, no doubt, and I'm really glad I did read this. It's been a while since I've read Gone Girl and I had almost forgotten how much I love Flynn's writing.