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A review by quietkristina
The Complete Gillian Flynn: Gone Girl, Dark Places, Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
4.0
If I had to describe this book in one word, that word would be "addictive." Gone Girl is a suspenseful mystery story of the kind you might see in a Lifetime movie. You know it's overly dramatic and filled with unlikely scenarios, but you just can't look away. Once I got a few chapters in, I couldn't put this one down.
Gone Girl opens with the disappearance of Amy Dunne. Her husband Nick comes home to find their front door wide open and signs of a struggle inside. The story progresses with Nick relaying the details of the investigation into her disappearance and Amy providing flashbacks into their married life via diary entries. You get two different points of view throughout the story, and you are constantly left wondering what happened and who is responsible.
I thought the character development was really great. Gillian Flynn only gives you bits and pieces of events and personalities as the story progresses, causing the reader to constantly change opinions on the characters and reformulate theories to explain the mystery. No one in this story is an angel, so you have to balance the revulsion you might feel about some of the actions with the broader plot. I know I had to stop and think about deserved or undeserved consequences and what my ideas of real justice were a few times. The pacing is fast and exciting. I was kept engaged throughout my reading.
The only slight disappointment in this story was the ending. It was certainly different and interesting, but not altogether satisfying for me. Things get very crazy very fast at the end, and it seemed a little mismatched with the previous carefully crafted chapters. Despite that small criticism, Gone Girl is a fantastic summer read that I would recommend to anyone looking for a quick, juicy mystery.
Gone Girl opens with the disappearance of Amy Dunne. Her husband Nick comes home to find their front door wide open and signs of a struggle inside. The story progresses with Nick relaying the details of the investigation into her disappearance and Amy providing flashbacks into their married life via diary entries. You get two different points of view throughout the story, and you are constantly left wondering what happened and who is responsible.
I thought the character development was really great. Gillian Flynn only gives you bits and pieces of events and personalities as the story progresses, causing the reader to constantly change opinions on the characters and reformulate theories to explain the mystery. No one in this story is an angel, so you have to balance the revulsion you might feel about some of the actions with the broader plot. I know I had to stop and think about deserved or undeserved consequences and what my ideas of real justice were a few times. The pacing is fast and exciting. I was kept engaged throughout my reading.
The only slight disappointment in this story was the ending. It was certainly different and interesting, but not altogether satisfying for me. Things get very crazy very fast at the end, and it seemed a little mismatched with the previous carefully crafted chapters. Despite that small criticism, Gone Girl is a fantastic summer read that I would recommend to anyone looking for a quick, juicy mystery.