The Grownup: A Story by the Author of Gone Girl, by Gillian Flynn
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Gillian Flynn’s Edgar Award-winning homage to the classic ghost story, published for the first time as a standaloneA canny young woman is struggling to survive by perpetrating various levels of mostly harmless fraud. On a rainy April morning, she is reading auras at Spiritual Palms when Susan Burke walks in. A keen observer of human behavior, our unnamed narrator immediately diagnoses beautiful, rich Susan as an unhappy woman eager to give her lovely life a drama injection. However, when the "psychic" visits the eerie Victorian home that has been the source of Susan’s terror and grief, she realizes she may not have to pretend to believe in ghosts anymore. Miles, Susan’s teenage stepson, doesn’t help matters with his disturbing manner and grisly imagination. The three are soon locked in a chilling battle to discover where the evil truly lurks and what, if anything, can be done to escape it. “The Grownup,” which originally appeared as “What Do You Do?” in George R. R. Martin’s Rogues anthology, proves once again that Gillian Flynn is one of the world’s most original and skilled voices in fiction.
The Grownup: A Story by the Author of Gone Girl, by Gillian Flynn - Amazon Sales Rank: #9094 in Books
- Published on: 2015-11-03
- Released on: 2015-11-03
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 7.30" h x .50" w x 4.80" l, .18 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 64 pages
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An Amazon Best Book of November 2015: If you've read Gone Girl (and odds are you have) you know Gillian Flynn’s talent for playing cat and mouse with her readers. In The Grownup she does it again but in only 62 pages. The story opens with this: “I didn’t stop giving hand jobs because I wasn’t good at it. I stopped giving hand jobs because I was the best at it.” It’s a helluva way to start, and the curiosity it raises is just the beginning. The narrator is a born and raised scam artist who sees a chance to leave light sex work behind for a career in what she does best, reading people and telling them what they want to hear. Susan seems like the perfect mark--rich, desperate, and terrified of the evil she says lives in her house. But things are not what they seem, especially with Flynn at the helm. A short story written for George R.R. Martin’s Rogues anthology, The Grownup is a tightly wrought psychological thrill ride that will leave readers replaying every well spent moment. – Seira Wilson
Review Whilst the bestselling Gone Girl is still the title being devoured at every book club, author Gillian Flynn has moved on with her latest offering The Grownup. It's a short story about a woman who earns a living pretending to be a psychic. HELLO FASHION MONTHLY Gillian Flynn's The Grownup is a psychologically taut novella told from the viewpoint of a con artist, who attempted trick is thwarted by a malevolent teenage boy. VOGUE a fierce, sharply written tale METRO Stories should be taut but humming with ambiguity, and The Grownup is both. THE SPECTATOR a chilling short story about a fake clairvoyant who gets tangled up with a mysterious family. GOOD HOUSEKEEPING This chilling short story from the author of Gone Girl is not for the faint-hearted. WOMAN AND HOME Flynn is as adept as ever at building up a character into someone likeable and believable while still corrupt. THE INDEPENDENT A fantastic read that will leave you wanting more from Gillian. CLOSER For millions who adored Gone Girl, this 60-page novella offers a taste of Flynn's brilliance. SUNDAY MIRROR The Gone Girl writer gives us chills again with the story of a young woman conning people as a psychic who develops a real feel for the supernatural. GRAZIA it manages to evoke an atmosphere of freezing dread before Flynn's by-now-signature sequence of twiss enters the narrative DAILY TELEGRAPH fans of Flynn's work definitely won't be disappointed PRESS ASSOCIATION a cracker... the story's sassy narration, Gone Girl twistiness and blend of comedy and chills are pure Flynn. SUNDAY TIMES The Grownup will not disappoint expectant fans. THE BIG ISSUE IN THE NORTH Flynn is a brilliant plot-twister and manipulator of readers' expectations. The Grownup keeps you guessing until the end - and beyond. THE TIMES The Grownup is accomplished storytelling, an impressive teaser to keep fans engaged while they await her next full-length outing. THE INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY As we know by now, Flynn is a brilliant plot-twister and manipulator of readers' expectations. The Grownup keeps you guessing until the end - and beyond. THE TIMES
About the Author GILLIAN FLYNN is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Gone Girl and the New York Times bestsellers Dark Places and Sharp Objects. A former writer and critic for Entertainment Weekly, she lives in Chicago with her husband and children.
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96 of 107 people found the following review helpful. Shouldn't have been published. Not up to her standards. By Amazon Customer I was Gillian Flynns biggest fan, prior to this book. Had devoured everything she had written.Then... this book.It reads like a high schooler's short story. The writing is blah, too detailed and developed in the front of the book, too rushed and all over the place in the back of the book. As an anthology piece, it would have been fine. But republishing it as a stand alone book... It should have been rewritten and fleshed out a little. It wouldn't have needed much. Five or ten thousand words could have transformed this book. As it was, it was a lazy piece that should never have followed up her impressive body of work. This is a post-on-your-website-for-free type of work, or a dedicate-time-and-make-it-a-full-length-novel.I am disappointed, to say the least.
18 of 22 people found the following review helpful. the short story can be enjoyed under an hour By Lenoire **May contain spoilers**A short story from the acclaimed Gone Girl writer, Gillian Flynn. Originally, written as a short story in anthology for George R.R. Martin’s Rogues. Clocking in 62 pages, the short story can be enjoyed under an hour.The unnamed narrator goes through life as a con artist but always wanted to be something more. As a side-gig as a psychic that sees aura, she comes across a troubled woman who is having issues at home. Thinking it would be an easy meal ticket, she agrees to come to the woman's house to cleanse it. Although as both women are about to find out, things are not as always what they seem.The book is a very quick read. It is thrilling and goes by fast. I did enjoy the book, but I felt the ending left me wanting more. As a talented writer, I believe Gillian could have definitely ended the book a bit better. A side qualm, I don't believe the book is worth the retail price of $10 as its only 62 pages and has huge font. It seems like another way to get money out of her fans. Save money and get the cheapest version, if possible -- as it is definitely worth a read at least once.**Disclosure - I received a free copy of this book for my honest opinion**
18 of 22 people found the following review helpful. Very short and one dimensional. By mary Was very disappointed in this novella. Unfortunately, I did not realize that it was only 65 pages when I ordered the book. The characters were not developed enough and would of liked a different ending----but sure that if the story was longer the development the characters would be deeper. I so much wanted the book to be similar to "Gone Girl" and it was not. I have read Gillian Flynn's "Gone Girl", "Dark Places", and now "The Grownup". Hopefully her next published story will be better.
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