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Dark Places
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my first experience with gillian flynn was a minor disaster. i had no idea how dark and disturbing her stories would be, so i was nowhere close to being in the right mental state for that kind of thing. now knowing the twisted things she is capable of writing, i found this book to be quite thrilling!
ive also found GF has quite a slow paced style of writing but, with this particular story, i thought it worked really well. it helps develop the characters, establish a timeline of day of the crime, and provide little clues and hints along the way. the ending isnt quite as shocking as i may have liked - with the slow pace and good details, its easy to see where things are headed - but i thought it was an ending suitable for the story.
overall, im so relieved i didnt dislike this as much as ‘sharp objects� and now im even more excited to pick up ‘gone girl!�
� 3.5 stars
ive also found GF has quite a slow paced style of writing but, with this particular story, i thought it worked really well. it helps develop the characters, establish a timeline of day of the crime, and provide little clues and hints along the way. the ending isnt quite as shocking as i may have liked - with the slow pace and good details, its easy to see where things are headed - but i thought it was an ending suitable for the story.
overall, im so relieved i didnt dislike this as much as ‘sharp objects� and now im even more excited to pick up ‘gone girl!�
� 3.5 stars
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June 28, 2019
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Jul 01, 2019 06:29AM
i personally ADORED gone girl! hope u like it better than this 🖤
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ive heard so many good things about gone girl, so im pretty eager to read it!! really happy to hear you enjoyed it! :)
I haven’t read any of hers yet as the deep disturbing stuff I kind of wuss out on. But I keep finding myself tempted. I like a slow burn if it’s done well. I’ll keep tuning in to see how you like the next one. Thanks!
okay, so stay away from ‘sharp objects.� i really disliked it. i think this one is good, not too disturbing, but definitely makes you think ‘wtf?!� once or twice. and i know ‘gone girl� is more on the thriller side, rather than dark. so maybe thats the one for you!
Perfect! Thanks for the feedback & recommendation!
This has been on my book shelf for awhile you just gave me some motivation to finally pick it up and read it!
i think this sat in my room for about a year before i read it, just because i really didnt like 'sharp objects.' but this is pretty decent, so i really hope you get a chance to read it soon! :)
I binged all of Flynn's books this summer and I also didn't like Sharp Objects as much! However, I watched the whole show on a long flight to Ireland and I LOVED IT! Granted I watched before I read but if you didn't like the book you might like the show!
