Tag: gillian flynn

The Grownup

The Grownup by Gillian Flynn Pages: 64 Genre: Ghost story Published: November 3, 2015 Purchase: Amazon | Powell’s I never worked holidays, because holiday hand jobs are sad for everyone.   3/5 stars I thought The Grownup had a lot of potential but then fell flat by the end. I liked the...

Dark Places

Dark Places by Gillian Flynn Libby Day was only seven years old when her mother and two sisters were massacred by her fifteen-year-old brother, or at least that is what she thinks happened. Her testimony sent her brother to jail and her small farming community believed it was part of some satanic...

Gone Girl

I was excited when I heard that my favorite book from 2012 was being turned into a movie, but the more I thought about it, the more I became wary of the idea. How could this crazy book be turned into a movie? It alternates back and forth between...

Gone Girl

  Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn I loved the back and forth in this book. At times, I liked both characters, felt sorry for them, didn’t trust them, hated them & then just went along for the freak show ride. Flynn does an excellent job writing from two different...

Sharp Objects

Sharp Objects Author: Gillian Flynn A newspaper reporter at a small Chicago newspaper is sent on assignment to her old hometown in Wind Gap, Mo. to find out why young girls keep showing up dead. This was a really quick read. I found it very enthralling, especially the parts...