Title: Gone Girl
Author: GillianFlynn
Review: You
cannot say a lot about this book without giving away the plot, but I will say I
enjoyed it. I have the opportunity to
teach teenagers on accession and when the subject of relationships comes up I
usually share that any two people can be happy with each other; just some
couples will require a lot more work than others to maintain that
happiness. Gone Girl breaks down a
relationship that the two involved did not really get to know each other before
jumping into marriage. Plus the workload
to maintain it ends up being incredible.
As for the basic plot, I liked the story but found the
details a little to farfetched to be believable. No one with that psychopathy would be able to
maintain that long-term of a front without their true character bleeding
through the edges. Specifically they
would eventually breakdown and be found out by the masses. Now I agree they could get away with it once,
but not several successive times over many years, especially when the number of
people who really know who they are increase.
That aside it was a good story and the writing was
solid. Well worth the read and easy to
see why it is the it book of the season.
Publisher: Crown
ISBN:
978-0-307-58836-4
Copyright: 2012
Pages: 415
Quick Review: 4
stars out of 5
Why I Read It:
This is the “It” book of the year. I
jumped on the bandwagon.
Where I Obtained the
Book: At my local library.
Synopsis: On a
warm summer morning in North Carthage, Missouri, it is Nick and Amy Dunne’s
fifth wedding anniversary. Presents are being wrapped and reservations are
being made when Nick’s clever and beautiful wife disappears from their rented
McMansion on the Mississippi River. Husband-of-the-Year Nick isn’t doing
himself any favors with cringe-worthy daydreams about the slope and shape of
his wife’s head, but passages from Amy's diary reveal the alpha-girl
perfectionist could have put anyone dangerously on edge. Under mounting
pressure from the police and the media—as well as Amy’s fiercely doting
parents—the town golden boy parades an endless series of lies, deceits, and
inappropriate behavior. Nick is oddly evasive, and he’s definitely bitter—but
is he really a killer?
As the cops close in, every couple in town is soon wondering
how well they know the one that they love. With his twin sister, Margo, at his
side, Nick stands by his innocence. Trouble is, if Nick didn’t do it, where is
that beautiful wife? And what was in that silvery gift box hidden in the back
of her bedroom closet?
With her razor-sharp writing and trademark psychological
insight, Gillian Flynn delivers a fast-paced, devilishly dark, and ingeniously
plotted thriller that confirms her status as one of the hottest writers around.
Author Biography: Gillian
Flynn is an American author and television critic for Entertainment Weekly. She
has so far written three novels, Sharp Objects, for which she won the 2007 Ian
Fleming Steel Dagger for the best thriller; Dark Places; and her best-selling
third novel Gone Girl.
Her book has received wide praise, including from authors
such as Stephen King. The dark plot revolves around a serial killer in a
Missouri town, and the reporter who has returned from Chicago to cover the
event. Themes include dysfunctional families,violence and self-harm.
In 2007 the novel was shortlisted for the Mystery Writers of
America Edgar for Best First Novel by an American Writer, Crime Writers'
Association Duncan Lawrie, CWA New Blood and Ian Fleming Steel Daggers, winning
in the last two categories.
Flynn, who lives in Chicago, grew up in Kansas City,
Missouri. She graduated at the University of Kansas, and qualified for a
Master's degree from Northwestern University.
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