Gone Girl

English language

Published Nov. 4, 2012

ISBN:
978-0-297-85938-3
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5 stars (4 reviews)

Gone Girl is a 2012 crime thriller novel by American writer Gillian Flynn. It was published by Crown Publishing Group in June 2012. The novel was popular and made the New York Times Best Seller list. The sense of suspense in the novel comes from whether Nick Dunne is responsible for the disappearance of his wife Amy. Critics in the United States positively received and reviewed the novel, noting the author's use of unreliable narration, plot twists, and suspense. A film adaptation was released on 3 October 2014, with screenplay by Flynn herself. It was directed by David Fincher, with Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike in lead roles. The film enjoyed commercial success and widespread critical acclaim.

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Review of 'Gone Girl' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

This was a very enjoyable read. I absolutely devoured it in two days. The first day I spent with Diary Amy and her cheating pathetic murderous husband. The second day I spent it with very different people.

The treasure hunt was an especially ingenious device, first endearing and then repulsing the reader from the protagonist. I loved how the same trick that was played on Nick also seemed to work on the reader (at least me).

What I didn't understand, what seemed out of character, is how Amy could drop her guard so easily in the cabin park. I also believed that the only murdered person in the story was too one-dimensional. Aside from these two qualms, though, the story was tremendous, nervous, enormously suspenseful.

Thank you for such a brilliant piece of work! A real eye-opener!

Review of 'Gone Girl' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

This is the first time that I tremendously enjoyed a book where none of the main characters are remotely likeable. Quite fascinating. It's a great thriller, and a study of a pretty fucked up marriage.

The story is told from two points of view. There's Nick, small-town Missouri guy who used to be a hotshot magazine writer until he got laid off. Moving back to his home town with his high society wife Amy who seems to have hated the move. The book starts on their 5th anniversary, which Nick seems very unexcited about. Things change when on that day, Amy goes missing, and looks like a violent struggle occurred. A struggle that ultimately seems to condemn Nick, as all signs point at him having murdered his wife. Did he?

The other point of view is Amy herself, from her diary entries, telling the story of their marriage. Or is …

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