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Book Review of Gone Girl

Gone Girl
Gone Girl
Author: Gillian Flynn
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Book Type: Paperback
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Helpful Score: 2


What is all the fuss about? I had to read this for my book club, but soon started skimming, waiting for something to happen in this excruciatingly slow-paced non-drama until I stopped in bored frustration half way through. Skipped to the final dozen pages, where the entire 100+ pages I skipped were summarized nicely. Why would someone even want to write this story? Two completely self-absorbed halves of a couple doing terrible things to each other, just because they can. What's the point?