Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
2012 Crown Publishers
I just finished this book last night. Usually I wouldn't try to write a review this soon, but I am not sure how I would write one without giving away the plot anyway, so I decided I might as well blog about it. Basically it is the story of a marriage gone very, very wrong. Nick's wife Amy goes missing after they move back to his hometown in Missouri. Or did she? ...
This isn't my usual type of read; murder, abduction, the who-done-it type stuff. However, the way this one was climbing up the best seller lists plus the fact that some very well-read people recommended it to me, made me think I had to give it a try.
I did like it. The writing was good The plot twisted. I am continuously in awe of writers who can create these intricate plot lines, who can know that the clue in chapter two would become essential to chapter twelve. I know that trying to keep all those loose ends together can be difficult. Managing to weave them into a cohesive plot line is remarkable. Flynn's characters were also good (not literally), and twisted. One minute you feel for them, think you understand them, and the next, Flynn turns things on its head.
Unfortunately, by the end of the book I was getting bored. It became almost routine to read something and then in the next chapter have it turned around on you. And I didn't like the ending.
Not sure what else I can say without giving it all away. Email cliftrodgers@comcast.net and tell us your view!
