{"id":1075,"date":"2016-01-20T21:12:07","date_gmt":"2016-01-20T15:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fableandi.com\/?p=1075"},"modified":"2020-04-04T19:14:03","modified_gmt":"2020-04-04T13:44:03","slug":"book-review-the-grown-up-by-gillian-flynn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebooksatchel.com\/book-review-the-grown-up-by-gillian-flynn\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: The Grownup by Gillian Flynn"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Grownup<\/em> is a short story by Gillian Flynn published in the form of a book. It is a hybrid between a thriller and a horror story with amusing plot twists.<\/p>\n

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Even before we know her name, our narrator bombards us with her routine work schedule that leave her exhausted and force her to look for a second job. The story starts with her complaining that she is too tired working six days a week, eight hours a day. Being the best at the job adds to her workload, she says. So she quits her full time job. She starts working as a as a psychic reader making predictions of the future from her client\u2019s attire, mannerisms etc. And at the back end of her psychic reading tent she continues her old job of giving hand jobs (now with a more flexible schedule than 6 days x 8 hours!).<\/p>\n

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Her business thrives at both ends. She has one special gentleman who visits her often (of course, for the back end service) and lends her books. Thriving businesses add to greed, right? So she agrees to do some cleansing at a haunted Victorian house at the request of a young lady named Susan to rope in a few extra bucks. She dreams big money. Our heroine\u2019s life is perfect. Or is it? Bizarre happenings and Susan\u2019s creepy (VERY) stepson Miles enter the picture. Are things as simple as they seem to be?<\/p>\n

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The story bears resemblance to Gillian Flynn\u2019s writing style of suspense and a manipulative female lead. The story is fast paced and with each page you ask \u201cWho is the Grown up?\u201d. I did not feel the horror said to be embossed in the story, but I was more fascinated by the characters in it. I wish it was a longer book. Nevertheless it is a good read.<\/p>\n

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The Grownup<\/em> is a short story that first appeared under a different title, What Do You Do?<\/em>, in an anthology put together by George R. R Martin.<\/p>\n

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Title : The Grown Up
\nAuthor : Gillian Flynn
\nPublisher: Orion Books
\nPublished : 2015
\nLanguage : English
\nPages : 96
\nRating : 4\/5<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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