Reviews with content warning for Kidnapping - Gone Girl

Interesting book but pretty slow in the beginning. The voice acting and quality of the audio book itself was very good though. I really began to enjoy it more near the ending though, as my perspective of the individual characters changed. Was a fun read but also very long haha. I do recommend it nonetheless.

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sharkfan's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced

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

2.0

The ending was terrible. (Spoilers) there were things the cops could have done to find out she was lying - figure out where Desi was on the day she went missing, for example. I felt like the author didn’t want a happy ending so made it seem like Amy was untouchable, when I don’t think that’s actually the case.

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judyegallagher's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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marnash's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

Had high hopes for this one - I bought it a good few years ago but didn't reach for it for some reason. Then my mom highly recommended it after recently reading out so I thought it was time. I found the characters boring and VeryI didn't care for them at all, like didn't care if they succeeded or failed or anything. Unsympathetic. The plot twist was nice but it made the characters even less realistic and the ending was a complete disappointment. I recommended my mom a different book from the same sort of genre, and an amazing one imo - We Need To Talk About Kevin

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monstersinspace's review against another edition

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dark tense slow-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

Very obviously written in 2012 and did not age well. Neither Nick nor Amy are likable or complex anti-heroes. They BOTH suck and the author bends over backwards to make you root for Nick continuing to pile on to Amy's character in a “not all men bitches be crazy” 180 half way through the book. Having Amy lie about sexual assault is gross and harmful. I was expecting a good for her book and instead was just annoyed and found myself rolling my eyes constantly.

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