Friday, May 10, 2013

Gone Girl

May's book club choice is the best-selling Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, and I'm sure there will be plenty to talk about. Discussions abound on the web about the ending, and I will not post any spoilers here, but I will say that I was disappointed in the third section of the book.

The plotting for the first two sections is very clever, and though it ranges over 400 pages, it does read fairly quickly. Yet, it is one of those books in which none of the characters are likable. I am not averse to character flaws (I particularly liked Tony Soprano, mob kingpin and particularly bad guy with some redeeming characteristics), but there has to be something about some character that makes me care.

I know that many people will like this book, but I would not reread it.

1 comment:

Maria said...

So many people recommend this book to me and it continues to be a New York Times bestseller. But for some reason it does not sound appealing to me. :/