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A review by salgalruns
Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
5.0
So, consider me a Gillian Flynn über fan. I am totally and completely in awe of how she can take the most psychologically twisted souls and wrap them up neatly inside of people who seem to be so totally normal.
This story revolves around a family murder in 1985, in which the youngest child, Libby, escapes and in which the oldest sibling, Ben, is accused and convicted of killing his other two sisters and mother in a bloody, Satanic rage. Flynn unravels the story through alternating POV chapters, switching from Libby's present day scenarios to 1985 retellings of both Ben or his mom, Patty.
Libby is trying to piece together what really happened. When the murders took place, she was 7, and was a very inconsistent, coached witness. After meeting with a group of people in a "Kill Club," she starts to explore other options, and is led to determine the real story, and whether her memories have any merit. Throw in some child molestation and teenage promiscuity with drugs, sex, and violence? It all adds to a very complex storyline making it difficult to predict anything with accuracy.
Flynn is a genius at twisting my hypotheses. Every time I feel I am on the right track to determining the outcome, I am thwarted. This time, I even changed my beliefs multiple times to have her do it again. Of course, by the end, I was irritated since she DID give me all the clues in advance. Argh. Twisted.
Definitely a must read for the genre. Easily added to my favorites without hesitation.
This story revolves around a family murder in 1985, in which the youngest child, Libby, escapes and in which the oldest sibling, Ben, is accused and convicted of killing his other two sisters and mother in a bloody, Satanic rage. Flynn unravels the story through alternating POV chapters, switching from Libby's present day scenarios to 1985 retellings of both Ben or his mom, Patty.
Libby is trying to piece together what really happened. When the murders took place, she was 7, and was a very inconsistent, coached witness. After meeting with a group of people in a "Kill Club," she starts to explore other options, and is led to determine the real story, and whether her memories have any merit. Throw in some child molestation and teenage promiscuity with drugs, sex, and violence? It all adds to a very complex storyline making it difficult to predict anything with accuracy.
Flynn is a genius at twisting my hypotheses. Every time I feel I am on the right track to determining the outcome, I am thwarted. This time, I even changed my beliefs multiple times to have her do it again. Of course, by the end, I was irritated since she DID give me all the clues in advance. Argh. Twisted.
Definitely a must read for the genre. Easily added to my favorites without hesitation.