aprilobe436 's review for:

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

2.0

dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I think I might have rated it higher except the ending.

Maybe I shouldn’t have been surprised because Nick is selfish but I’m tired of novels where people have a baby with an abuser and don’t fight to keep that child away from them. I would have had way more respect or understanding if he had secretly saved his book somewhere. Why a child wouldn’t make your first thought be, “oh shit… I cannot let that innocent baby be raised by a monster”
But again, Nick is such a self serving asshole it makes sense he thinks only about how the kid is good for him.