Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

Goodreads Summary:

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.


My Thoughts: ***********************SPOILER ALERT***********************

Several people recommended this book to me. This book has been racking up some serious buzz all over the place. I was hoping that it would at least be a decent read. Sadly, I was not a fan. I felt like both characters, Nick and Amy, complained and lacked development like angsty 20 something girls.

From the second chapter or so I knew what the twist in the story was going to be. It was obvious to me that Amy was alive and setting up her husband for her murder. I assumed he had done something to piss her off. They are both insane characters, which is why they felt like the same person from the start.

I really wanted to like this book but I just didn't. I thought it was predictable and not this amazing groundbreaking book that every one is calling it. I didn't totally hate it though. I liked that it wasn't conventional, predictable yes but not conventional.

I wouldn't recommend this to people who are good a guessing where a story is going. It kind of ruined the book for me that I saw the twist so early in the book.

While writing this review I was listening to an episode of Scandal.