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Someone once famously told that if a book doesn't draw an emotional response, we can't call it a thriller. This is one such book that fails to evoke any emotion in us. The easiest way to write a psychological thriller nowadays is by making a psychiatrist/ psychologist the protagonist or the main villain. It is high time that the authors get out of this comfort zone and write something different instead of trying to play safe.

It is sad to see many authors trying to just copy the success of Gillian Flynn by trying to replicate her way of writing instead of trying something unique. The author tried to write this novel according to the textbook definition of a psychological thriller and made a mockery out of it despite having a fantastic plot by creating a soporific piece of didactic fiction dilapidated with myriad cliches. Multiple controversies involving the author Dan Mallory (A.J. Finn is his penname) make the situation even worse. Even though the plot was interesting, we have to conclude that this is just another poorly written book that tries to exploit our love for thrillers.

I am still eagerly looking forward to the Netflix version of it. As the plot of this book was amazing, a better screenwriter, director, and actors can create magic with this story. The people who worked behind this movie are all the best in their respective fields and have also worked for films like Gone Girl and Atonement. If the movie lives up to the hype created by its trailer, I think it will be one of those rare instances where the movie will be better than the book.

This was my second attempt trying to read this book. I did not finish this book on my first attempt as I didn't like it (DNF at 80%). In the second attempt, I somehow finished reading it. Even after two years after my first tryst with it, my opinion towards this book sadly didn’t change.

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