A review by skroot
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

3.5

I have mixed feelings about this book. On one hand, the infamous twist is one of, if not the best and most effective twist that I've ever read. On the other hand, the reason it's so effective is because you have to slog through way too many hours of setup to get there. Once you get past the hump, it's a really fun thriller with a very interesting premise, but I cannot overstate how bored I was and how much I wanted to put the book down several times before I finally got to the good part. But yeah, part 2 was basically exactly what a thriller should be. I'm kind of indifferent about the ending, I was praying the whole time that the story wouldn't end up there but then it did.

I was hoping that the sociopathic murderer, compulsive liar and manipulator would actually face consequences for her actions but I guess we don't get a happy ending.