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Dark Places [Kindle Edition]

Gillian Flynn (Author)
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews) |
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'Gutsy thriller of one woman pitted against her murderous brother.' (WOMAN & HOME )

'In a brilliantly interwoven plot, Gillian Flynn keeps the reader balanced on a knife-edge' (TANGLED WEB )

'Gillian Flynn is a great writer, equally able to ratchet up the suspense as creaet memorable characters and pervasive moods. This is a great and original piece of rural noir.' (CATHOLIC HERALD )

Book Description

Your brother murdered your family. Your evidence put him away. But what if he didn't do it? The thrilling new novel from the award-winning author of SHARP OBJECTS.
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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 528 KB
  • Print Length: 370 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0307341577
  • Publisher: Phoenix (14 May 2009)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B002U3CCKQ
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  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,463 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By J. Cook
Format:Hardcover
This is a dark book indeed - and aptly named. I read thrillers fairly regularly and wouldn't say I'm particularly squeamish or easily scared, but this book has an acute sense of realism that I found quite disturbing. The cast of characters are truly unlikeable and I had little empathy for even the main protaganist, Libby, and although not someone who has to like the people I'm reading about, in this case it just added to the sense of gloom. I thought the cattle slaughter scene was one step too far and really didn't feel the need to read that bit and consequently skipped the whole chapter. However, it is a horribly compelling book and although I was desperate to know the outcome, paradoxically I shied away from picking it up.
It's not what I would call an 'enjoyable' read, but it does have an original plot and it did make my heart pound in dread, which are what thrillers are supposed to do. Read this if you're not easily unnerved, but if you have a slightly sensitive nature I'd leave it well alone.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
On the positive side it is a well written book with characters of a particularly dysfunctional mould.
I tried to like this book but I found most of the characters far too depressing and not liking pretty much anything about Libby Day, or her family, it made it tough going.
It's hard enough to struggle through a book if you are unsure about it but when you really take a dislike to the main protagonist - Libby Day - it becomes a bit pointless carrying on (although regrettably I did!!).
Some of the satanic scenes were beyond appalling but, putting that aside, this book had little in way of character engagement for me.
I just didn't like it at all which is a shame because I thought at the outset I would.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Brilliantly executed idea, great control of the storyline from 4 or 5 different points of view. Never lags, always interesting and an unpredictable ending. It's a very dark story but suffused with a love of real people (who are difficult), family and the land. The 1980s could be another era but beautifully portrayed. Couldn't recommend it highly enough.
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I really love all of her books,I just wish she would write a little faster,I have been waiting what seems like forever for her next book.
Published 5 months ago by Judy L. Rockell
Dark places of the heart and in the mind.
Sharp Objects was not a fluke.Sharp Objects If you thought Gillian Flynn's debut novel was twisted and dark then you get more of the same with this blood speckled book of... Read more
Published 6 months ago by vi
Accurately titled
Dark Places is a standalone second novel from Flynn, evidencing she is an author with imagination and talent. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Mr. G. Battle
Dark Places
Once I started reading this book I simply couldn't put it down. Every single chapter a bit of information about the mystery is revealed which keeps you wanting to turn the page. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Sarah
A Compelling Read
This is the story of Libby Day a young girl who testified that her brother killed her mother and two sisters one winter night, she escaped. Read more
Published 15 months ago by C. Bannister
alpha +
excellent - stylish -original . so rare today . the total let down is the sheer trash of the discussion questions Fred
Published 21 months ago by fred
"An outlaw was always described as a liar and a thief... that was me."
This is a well-constructed murder thriller that manages to keep you on the edge of your seat with the device of alternating chapters between the `then' of the murders and the `now'... Read more
Published 24 months ago by Eileen Shaw
EXCELLENT JUST EXCELLENT !
The pacing and plotting of this book was incredible .This has to be one of the best crime novels I've read in ages !
Published on 23 May 2010 by M. Bourke
Excellent, intelligent and horrible.
I listened to Dark Places and then Sharp Objects on audio, both of them had me hooked early with the creepy, believable stories and characters. Read more
Published on 20 Mar 2010 by Susan Kleppestø
A Compelling and Voracious Tale that Will Set You Off Kilter...
"Dark Places" is a story that will stay with you long after the read, a troubled contemplation that when reflected upon later, you will end up asking yourself why your reality has... Read more
Published on 19 Feb 2010 by Fiendishly Bookish
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