The frequent jumping between perspective and time period helps add a suspenseful rhythm to the book. Ben’s and Patty’s story spans only one day, the day of the murders, while Libby’s takes place in the present and spans about a week or two. The story is told from three perspectives: Ben’s, Patty’s (the mother), and Libby’s. But that doesn’t mean her story suffers from a lack of complexity. At its heart, Dark Places is about the nuances of human nature, and the cruel consequences that often stem from society’s inability to understand those nuances. Every word drips with cynicism and her imagery is often inventively grotesque. The Good Parts: Gillian Flynn has a trademark writing style. Although she is at first reluctant and cynical, Libby soon realizes that the events of her family’s murder are not as clear-cut as she once thought, and that in order to find the truth, she’ll have to revisit the dark places to which she swore never to return. More than twenty years later, Libby is struggling to support herself and falls in with the Kill Club, an investigative group that believes her brother is innocent and will pay her to help them find the true murderer. Convinced that her fifteen-year-old brother Ben is the perpetrator, Libby testifies against him, sealing his fate and sending him to prison.
Synopsis: On a freezing winter night in 1985, seven-year-old Libby Day witnessed the murder of her mother and two sisters. So, what are the best parts of Dark Places and what are the worst? I’m a big of fan of Flynn’s other two novels, but while Dark Places kept me entertained and contains some fantastic, insightful writing, it wasn’t as successful an effort as Flynn’s other works. That book is Dark Places, Gillian Flynn’s second novel between Sharp Places and Gone Girl. Hello, everyone! Another day, another book review, another book about people whose last name is Day.
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