A review by nataliesnotinit
The Complete Gillian Flynn: Gone Girl, Dark Places, Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

4.0

A subversive, referential, and disturbing take on crime novels for the 21st century. Flynn captures the way modern language and behavioral mannerisms tick, using it to great effect to characterize. The synchronicity in perspectives kept me itching to turn the next page and hesitant to put the book down on more than one occasion. The last section of the novel is somewhat rushed and thin compared to what came before, but ends on a quietly striking note that fits the tone and characters. That said, if a more detail were put into the final moments, it could have been much more effective.