A review by razylin
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

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

3.75

It takes a bit to get into it. I didn’t truly get invested until about halfway through part one. Then it started to slow down again after part three, and after that I was just anticipating getting to the end.
I think the twists are actually quite fresh and exciting. The twists that make your hands shake and jaw clench and force you to reread the page because you cannot believe what is happening are what Verity by C****** H***** was trying to achieve. The event revealed at the end is predictable and expected, but from all the tumultuousness of the story, I think the tameness of the ending is sort of refreshing.
Gillian Flynn does an Amazing (lol) job of getting you to love Character A and hate Character B and then swap those feelings and again it goes. It’s funny because it’s their flaws that are mainly present when building their characters, but through each shared perspective and description of each other you begin to love them and root for them despite what a contradictory desire that is. 
Also one more thing:  I can see why Amy and Cool Girl blew up on TikTok… she/they are the peak of Girlboss feminism. But I think the book forces you to recognize how flawed being a Girlboss actually is in the most disgusting way. And published in the era where the idea of Buzzfeed feminism and the Girlboss was just beginning to emerge… Gillian Flynn is a fucking genius.
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