Today I finished reading Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. It is the story of a married couple who live deeply troubled lives. And when I say deeply troubled I genuinely mean the intense, crazy lives that only the most mad people can live.
The couple, Amy and Nicke Dunne, started to have relationship problems a few years after they got married. But it is the day of their fifth anniversary when things really start to get bad. Amy disappears. Everything that is discovered points to her being murdered, and the main suspect in the case of her disappearance becomes her own husband. However, as the investigation goes on, more and more ominous clues and objects reveal themselves. Leaving the people in the Dunne's town of Carthage, Missouri to second guess their original opinions and accusations about Nick.
This story twists and turns in on itself so many times. It makes it hard to keep up, but also makes it almost impossible to put down! The mystery continues up until the final page and the writing is flawless the entire time. Flynn's style is unique, she shows the events of the story from both Amy's and Nick's point of view, alternating every other chapter. Each chapter adding more and more onto the the mystery. Gone Girl is deranged and even sadistic in some parts, but it is a great read. Nevertheless, it is not for the squeamish because it gets highly graphic in some parts and the language is constantly crude.
All in all, it is a very thought provoking book! It makes you question how well you actually know the people you are surrounded by. I would recommend it for everyone who is old enough (and strong-stomached enough) to handle a book that is psychotic, grim, risqué, and amazing all at the same time.
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| I read most of the book on my drive up the West Coast of the USA. Here it is on a cloudy beach in Oregon. |
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