Review by megthepoet - Gone Girl

megthepoet 's review for:

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

3.5

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

So caveat on this review, I was spoiled in the twist years ago and just finally got around to reading it, so I think that played a factor in my enjoyment in it. I actually found myself enjoying it more after the plot twist, but I don’t think I found a myself liking either main character much, which I guess was a lesson that I do prefer to like the MC? It didn’t help that I realized not to the same degrees but I had a set of grandparents very much like Nick and Amy and who boy that was a weird realization to have. So yeah, good plot, lots of twists and turns, just really hard to like either one. I know the book is part of the #goodforher trope, but…I dunno, I didn’t fully buy it.

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