A review by infergnome
Dark Places by Gillian Flynn

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

What a stupid fucking ending. Save your time and energy and read something else. After 350 pages that was incredibly unsatisfying and I feel cheated. I’ve read Flynn’s other novel, “Sharp Objects” which was significantly better. I know she writes unlikable characters- but these were so unlikable that I didn’t care at all what did or didn’t happen to them. 

All that build up just for

some random dude to show up and murder Patty and Debby. And how fucked in the head is Patty to order a hit on herself and leave her 4 CHILDREN effectively orphaned, and force her sister to take care of them. I didn’t even like Michelle but Ben is straight up psychotic to watch his insane girlfriend MURDER HIS SISTER IN FRONT OF HIM.

Seriously if you liked “Gone Girl” do not assume this is for you. 1 star simply because I enjoyed Lyle’s character and the writing was pretty good.