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whathehell

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10. "Gone Girl", a mystery by Gillian Flynn. It's gotten rave reviews by most

Wed Jul 4, 2012, 08:09 AM

Jul 2012

but after reading about 60% of it, I've decided it's hateful,

depressing and manipulative..As a couple of reviewers noted

"I felt dirty after reading this".

Like most, I found the first half of it enjoyable, almost compulsive reading.

In the second half, titled: Part Two: Boy meets Girl, however, things change

significantly and it becomes, in my view, not only unrealistic, but ugly.

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