This is my favorite Gillian Flynn novel. 

There is something so mesmerizing about the way Flynn describes Wind Gap. In a way, it’s like coming home alongside Camille. 

This story is just so airtight. There aren’t any lulls, all the characters feel fleshy and real. I really appreciate that nothing is held off, revealed so late it doesn’t matter. All the clues are dense in the text, and they shine even more on subsequent read (or listen) throughs. 

Ann Marie Lee also does a wonderful job as the audiobook narrator. The wobble she puts into her voice for certain lines breaks me every time. 

There are things that rub, though. There’s a heavy focus on negative traits - being fat or ugly - being indicative of people being bad somehow. A signifier they’re rude or similar. There are a few other things of that caliber too. But looking at other works by Flynn, it feels like commentary on Camille’s outlook, her upbringing, more than anything else. Still, these things do rub. 

I have listened to this audiobook at least 4 times since purchasing it. There is something about this book in particular that pulls me back again and again. Dark, violent, and delightful.