This novel has been hailed "the it book of the summer" and by this point, you've probably read a half dozen reviews of it. I'm going to skip over the premise and jump right in; this book rocked. This book had me thinking FUCK YEAH GILLIAN FLYNN! This girl knows how to write a book. It's one of those novels that may keep you up past your bedtime as you tell yourself just one more chapter and then I'll put it down. I had so much fun reading it mostly because Flynn is really good at setting you up to believe one thing and then turning it around completely, leaving your head spinning. Not to mention I love a good unreliable narrator, and this book is chock full of 'em.
Honestly, I don't have any complaints. This one comes highly recommend from me and would be especially good if you've recently found yourself in a reading slump. Flynn has written two previous novels which I've heard are good, but most every who has read all three say Gone Girl is by far her best. Listen to the hype on this one - it will pay off.
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Publisher: Crown, 2012
Well must read. Especially if there's an unreliable narrator. Love those.
ReplyDeleteYup and yup. I just read this one and whoa.
ReplyDeleteI agree that this is a great reading slump book. I have one more Gillian Flynn to read, but I did like Gone Girl more than Sharp Objects. It is creepy and good too though.
ReplyDeleteMaybe it's time for me to dip my toe in the hype pool.
ReplyDeleteYay! I loved this book so much! So twisted and dark. If you enjoyed this, I highly recommend her debut novel which is Sharp Objects. Just as disturbed and uncomfortable!
ReplyDeleteCount me in as a fan. Also? This is the perfect song for the movie soundtrack: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iErNRBTPbEc
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to read this! Not sure why I've been putting it off...but I plan to fix that asap.
ReplyDeleteGreat review! Can't wait to read this book and get all turned around upon.
ReplyDeleteI'd never encountered an unreliable narrator before reading this book. Although this book did kind of mess with my head, I have to agree and say Gillian Flynn is a genius! It's weird how this book is so hard to review yet at the same time you want to encourage everyone to read it. I'm glad it's getting a lot of hype because it really does live up to it.
ReplyDeleteI started hearing about this book and it didn't really sound like something I'd be interested in reading. The more and more I hear about it, however, and, um, well it's at the top of my to-read list. Hooray for other book bloggers to get you out of your comfort zone.
ReplyDeleteI think I'm going to grab a copy this weekend. Don't know when I'll get to it but nice to have it around to tempt. Glad you enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteI've been wanting to read this since I first heard of it - I may have to join in soon and move it up the TBR list! I'm #39 on the ebook waiting list at the library... Hmmm.
ReplyDeleteA friend strongly, strongly recommended this to me the other day, so I put myself on hold for it at the libary and I'm #207 on the list! I really don't think I can wait that long.
ReplyDeleteIt's a wild ride!
ReplyDeleteI guess I'm one of the only people who hadn't heard of it until reading your review, which got me so jazzed I imemdiately went to online library catalog where I became #614 in line waiting for it! Sigh. Now I'm all excited and have to find something else to read.
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