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Gone Girl is a psychological thriller where a wife goes missing, and suddenly everyone’s pointing fingers at the husband— because, of course, it’s always the husband, right? But what if things are way more twisted than anyone could imagine? Full of lies, manipulation, and some seriously messed-up mind games, this book will have you questioning everything, especially who you can trust. It’s like a domestic drama, but with way more suspense and way fewer cozy family dinners.
Prepare for a wild ride where nothing is as it seems.
Dec 2, 2024
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I'm ridiculously behind and everyone has probably already read it. But I finished Gone Girl a couple weeks ago and absolutely loved it. The suspense, dual unreliable narrators, and strange intimacy you sense between them...phenomenal. You start by thinking Nick (the husband) doesn't know his wife at all and that he has just projected all his self-loathing onto her. Then you realize he wasn't entirely wrong and you didn't know Amy either. You don't know them but you do. They don't know each other but they do they do they do. The titular theme that you can never really know someone (yet you also can) summarized in these lines from the first page:
What are you thinking? How are you feeling? Who are you? What have ... What have we done to each other? What will we do?
*funny note 1: this was my 3rd attempt at reading Gone Girl over the past 4 years. every time i tried to read it i could never get to Amy's part because i just haaaaatedddd Nick so much i couldn't bear to be in his head any longer.
*funny note 2: my boyfriend was extra cautious around me and even a little anxious while i was reading LMAO
*sidenote: the movie was fine. i thought the pacing was a little fast, but understandable. what i didn't like was you didn't see any of Nick's internal monologue, so he just seems like a regular bum kind of a dick. when really he's like a huge piece of shit.
Jan 26, 2024
Both the Gillian Flynn book and the tv show with Amy Adams. I watched the show first and was absolutely entranced. Then I read the book, and even though I knew the ending I couldn’t put it down.
“It follows Camille Preaker (portrayed by Adams), an emotionally troubled reporter who returns to her hometown to cover the murders of two young girls.”
May 29, 2024
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if you haven’t read it already - very not lighthearted, but super intriguing and if you like thrillers it will be hard to put down!
Jul 7, 2024
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Good Omens is a wildly funny yet surprisingly deep story about an angel and a demon who team up to stop the apocalypse— mainly because they’ve grown fond of Earth and its little quirks. The Antichrist, a clueless 11-year-old, has no idea he’s supposed to end the world.
Amid all the chaos, the book subtly questions the reliability of prophecies and fate—especially when it comes to religion and the grand plan of the universe. It’s an apocalypse story full of laughs, but also a clever meditation on whether anyone, celestial or human, really knows what they’re doing.
Dec 2, 2024
Coming from someone who’s not a big fan of romantic novels— this is a must-read. The Song of Achilles is a heartbreakingly beautiful retelling of the Iliad, focusing on the bromance-turned-romance between Achilles, the golden boy of Greek mythology, and Patroclus, his awkward but lovable companion. It's got love, war, and enough emotional devastation to keep your therapist employed.
Trust me, you'll cry, but you'll thank me later.
Dec 2, 2024
The Book Thief is narrated by Death, but don’t worry— it’s not as grim as it sounds (okay... maybe it is). Set in Nazi Germany, it follows a girl named Liesel who steals books, befriends a Jewish man hiding in her basement, and learns that words can be both weapons and lifesavers. It’s like a tragic book club hosted by Death himself, with a side of dark humor and emotional devastation.
Bonus: it’ll make you feel less bad about hoarding books.
Dec 2, 2024