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Book Review of Gone Girl

Gone Girl
Gone Girl
Author: Gillian Flynn
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Book Type: Hardcover
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I almost stopped reading this book part way in because having just read the Girl on the Train and cursed myself for reading the entire book, had promised myself that I would never waste my time in that way again. But I stayed with Gone Girl anyway even tho I did not like any of the characters, except maybe Nick's twin, Go. Even so, I'm not sorry I stayed with it because I've never read another book quite like it. The author did an excellent job of crafting Nick and Amy in such a way that they became very believable people who stayed in their marriage in a very unbelievable and scary way. These were some really messed up people and none of them were happy, even the minor characters. I hope I never read another book like this. One is enough.