Gone Girl: A Novel
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| Rating | : | 4.77 (750 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0088UT8IO |
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| Number of Pages | : | 485 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-15 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
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. With his twin sister, Margo, at his side, Nick stands by his innocence. On a warm summer morning in North Carthage, Missouri, it is Nick and Amy Dunne's fifth wedding anniversary. One of the most critically acclaimed suspense writers of our time, New York Times best seller Gillian Flynn, takes that statement to its darkest place in this unpausable masterpiece about a marriage gone terribly, terribly wrong. Marriage can be a real killer. 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. 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 wel
Interesting Psycho-Dynamics in Well-Written Fiction Susan My apologies for the verbosity. I don’t usually write such lengthy reviews, but my ambivalences seemed to require explanation.Gone Girl reads like tabloid fiction, which is not a bad thing for Gillian Flynn because tabloid fiction sells, as the popularity of the book well illustrates. People love gossip, even though it’s gossip concerning fictional. An Excellent, Twisted Mystery This book blew me away. It starts out as a murder mystery, then becomes so much more. There are a lot of little clues and red herrings along the way, leading you through an excellent mystery. The writing was great. There's some really awesome imagery, but I didn't like all the parenthesis.I have to recommend not spoiling this book before you read it. Don't see. Stories are told in alternate chapters; through conversation (Nick) and a diary (Amy) The stories of Amy and Nick are told in alternate chapters. The marriage of Nick and Amy turns toxic when they lose their jobs in New York and move back to their hometown in Missouri. Amy is unhappy, disappears and is presumed dead, with Nick the prime suspect.SPOILER ALERT for description that follows. On the day of their fifth wedding anniversary, Amy goes m