KimBrrr1975 t1_jec6yyl wrote on March 30, 2023 at 11:08 PM

Gone Girl. Hated it. Spent the whole book wondering when I'd get to the part everyone loved so much. By the time I got to the end (light spoilers), I figured they both got what they deserved for their next miserable decades together. There was no satisfaction in the book or the ending for me, I was just annoyed and glad it was over.

abandonedkmart_ t1_jecnut3 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 1:13 AM

I tried reading Gone Girl a while ago and I gave up before anything interesting happened, because I just did not care about these people's marital troubles. Maybe things do get interesting later on, but the characters were not compelling enough for me to continue reading

Nightgasm t1_jedcq9j wrote on March 31, 2023 at 4:46 AM

What you have to realize is they are both unreliable narrators. Once you realize that the book becomes much more interesting as you try to figure out where the truth is.

KimBrrr1975 t1_jeel19o wrote on March 31, 2023 at 1:26 PM

I knew she/her journal/him were unreliable narrators. It was still boring AF and I wish I hadn't wasted the hours I did thinking it would eventually get better. I spent the entirety of the book irritated. Similar to The Davinci Code which at the time everyone also loved and I hated. On the plus side, it was the book that finally set me on the path of "If I am hating a book I'm not wasting any more time on it." which has opened the door to many more books I actually enjoy.

VivianSherwood t1_jegt978 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 10:26 PM

I'm with you, I can't understand the hype around "Gone Girl", crappy book overall and such a crappy ending. I loved her other smaller book, I think it was called Little Liars (edit the book I'm thinking about is "The Grownup")

Constant-Stick2915 t1_jefwp9a wrote on March 31, 2023 at 6:43 PM

Agreed. I really enjoyed sharp objects, however.

Eeeegah t1_jec8xws wrote on March 30, 2023 at 11:23 PM

I would have shoved her ass down the stairs.