amycourts's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
If you’ve read one, you know what you’re in for. Flynn writes a good, intense, dark, heavy novel — but she doesn’t diverge from her niche at all.
jennyrbaker's review against another edition
3.0
Gone Girl - 3 stars
Dark Places - 4 stars
Sharp Objects - 3 stars
Dark Places - 4 stars
Sharp Objects - 3 stars
laraynemichelle's review against another edition
Bought this even though i don't have shelf space anymore... Oops.
shriti_sunshine's review against another edition
4.0
In order of favorite:
1. Dark Places
2. Gone Girl
3. Sharp Objects
1. Dark Places
2. Gone Girl
3. Sharp Objects
keep_reading17's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
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
3.0
frasersimons's review against another edition
4.0
Pretty incredible. I found each inventive and full of something being communicated to the reader beyond a good story. A view of the world more horrific than events in the story sometimes, and a vulnerability that clarifies the themes.
si0bhan's review against another edition
4.0
Gillian Flynn shot into our lives through Gone Girl. It took me forever but in the end, I did jump on the bandwagon. I enjoyed it… right up until the end. The ending to the book was a disappointment for me. Wanting to see if her two other books would have a more satisfying ending I picked them up when I found them on offer. Unfortunately, these books had the same effect upon me.
In short, I find Gillian Flynn wonderful right up until the end. As it stand, though, she has yet to write an ending I’m completely pleased with. It’s unfortunate, really.
In short, I find Gillian Flynn wonderful right up until the end. As it stand, though, she has yet to write an ending I’m completely pleased with. It’s unfortunate, really.
maria1f659's review against another edition
5.0
Honestly one of the best books I've ever read. It was my first thriller, way out of my reading comfort zone, and yet I so thoroughly enjoyed it. It's definetly opening my eyes to a lot of other books I wouldn't normally read, and I'm very thankful for that. The characters are so delicious and unlikable, and I love the bits of insights into their psyche- I do this like that because my father did this and that. I was aware of the plotpoint happening halfway through, so my experience in the beggining was slightly hindered, but once we got to the halfway point, I could not put the book down. I loved reading from the perspective of such a smart character, found it fascinating, especially because they still managed to feel so real. Can't wait to check out more books from both this genre and from this author.
sofialister's review against another edition
maybe i'll pick it up again at some point, but i just kinda don't care. perhaps the movie will do me