#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The “mercilessly entertaining” (Vanity Fair) instant classic “about the nature of identity and the terrible secrets that can survive and thrive in even the most intimate relationships” (Lev Grossman, Time).NAMED ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL BOOKS OF THE DECADE BY CNN • NAMED ONE OF TIME’S TEN BEST FICTION BOOKS OF THE DECADE AND ONE OF ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY’S BEST … BOOKS OF THE DECADE AND ONE OF ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY’S BEST BOOKS OF THE DECADE
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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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“Absorbing . . . In masterly fashion, Flynn depicts the unraveling of a marriage—and of a recession-hit Midwest—by interweaving the wife’s diary entries with the husband’s first-person account.”—New Yorker
“Ms. Flynn writes dark suspense novels that anatomize violence without splashing barrels of blood around the pages . . . Ms. Flynn has much more up her sleeve than a simple missing-person case. As Nick and Amy alternately tell their stories, marriage has never looked so menacing, narrators so unreliable.”—The Wall Street Journal
“The story unfolds in precise and riveting prose . . . even while you know you’re being manipulated, searching for the missing pieces is half the thrill of this wickedly absorbing tale.”—O: The Oprah Magazine
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Not as good as it was hype.
So deliciously twisted that I actually made myself slow down; read it at a slower pace than I normally read. Why? It was SO excellent I wanted to savor every word.
I have read better, but keeps your attention.
A true pageturner! Never a dull moment. Perfectly balanced tension. It’s hard to tell anymore about the book without spoilers. I definitely will read mire from the author.
Great read! Has you wondering what happened in the 1st half and the 2nd half thinking WHAT THE….
Great read, page turner, period.
Sorry, I know I’m alone in thinking this book so-so.
I couldn’t put this book down
In some ways, more chilling than the film. I read this book in a few days and really enjoyed it. Definitely recommend.
One of the best thrillers of all time!
It’s a beach read, but a good one.
Empty but enjoyable read.
boring
Wow. Gillian Flynn can write some of the most disturbing things a person can face in a relationship, but you can see yourself in her characters. Great book!
It was entertaining
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Published: May 2012
Fiction, psychological thriller, suspense
rating: 4/5
Phenomenal story told through the view of the main characters, Nick and Amy. The story unfolds rather simply building up to a crescendo of outrageous suspense. Just when you think you might have figured out the plot it seems to change direction …
It was not particularly interesting although it should have been. The ending had too many holes to be believable.
This is one of those books where you hate all of the characters, but you can’t put it down!
Great read especially if you haven’t heard anything about it in advance! Nothing is as it seems and if you’re like me you’ll be desperate to know what happens next and why…
Honestly not what I expected, based on the rave reviews I heard. The characters in this book left much to be desired.
Relate-able in the sense that we all have a little bit of dark side.