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abandonedkmart_ t1_jecnut3 wrote

Reply to comment by KimBrrr1975 in What crime / thriller book has the most frustrating ending in your opinion? by FormerFruit

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

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Nightgasm t1_jedcq9j wrote

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.

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KimBrrr1975 t1_jeel19o wrote

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.

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