"When the wife goes missing the husband is always the prime suspect"
Reviewed by Shellie Surles
Posted October 3, 2014
Suspense | Thriller | Thriller Psychological
GONE GIRL starts on the fifth wedding anniversary of Nick
and Amy Dunne. As Amy cooks breakfast all seems to be fine
until you hear the narrative from Nick's point of view. Nick does not seem to be a happy man in a happy marriage.
After arriving at work Nick receives a phone call from his
neighbor informing him that the cat is outside and the front
door is open. Nick immediately heads home to find that his
wife Amy is missing. Nick calls the police and the ball
start rolling looking for his missing wife. Nick has no
alibi for his morning and the police soon focus in on him as
being the prime suspect in her disappearance. Now Nick is
forced to do what he must to find his wife and protect
himself from the death penalty. GONE GIRL is a suspense that keeps you going back and forth
between Nick's telling of their life as he looks for Amy and
trying to prove his innocence and the story of her life Amy
has left behind in her diary. Who is telling the truth and
who is making it up, Gillian Flynn keeps you guessing. Nick starts out as a likable character you want to help, but
by the end you're not sure whether to slap sense into him or
kill him and make it all go away. I thought the best
character in the story was his twin sister Go. She is a
great sister and strong character. Almost everyone in GONE GIRL has issues which keeps the
suspense going. The characters and their issues leave a
twisted trail throughout the book. Though it starts a little
slow with the back and forth it picks up in the middle and
keeps you glued to the book, turning the pages excitedly to
find out what the next twist or turn will be. I had a problem with the ending because it just seemed too
unrealistic and not in line with human nature then again
this group is so entirely messed up that anything could be
possible. Gillian Flynn has written enough suspense into
GONE GIRL that keeps you turning the pages hoping for an
exciting finish.
SUMMARY
THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 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. 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?
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