A review by adamsbookshelf
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

We’ll I finally got around to reading this a critically claimed story, and it did not disappoint. My biggest amount of praise is for all of the spoilers. Without going into too much detail I love how the author writes people. They evolve so naturally and you never truly hate the same person through out. Amy was my favorite character and might just be my favorite character in all of literature. The audio book for this was over 20 hours long and it never felt slow and drawn out. This was such a captivating story of love and betrayal. 

I seriously loved Amy after we find out she’s behind it all. It just feels like a good for her story even if she acts a little neurotic. Also loved how the misogyny in this story was portrayed (just hear me out). We see these nasty men calling women “stupid bitch” but the women keep winning in the end.   I didn’t care how much of it was made up I still fucking hate Nick. If he wasn’t a prick this wouldn’t be happening.
 

Overall what a fantastic read that lives up to all the hype. Now I just need to watch the movie
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