“There’s something disturbing about recalling a warm memory and feeling utterly cold.” ― Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl On the day of their 5th anniversary Nick comes home and finds his wife Amy missing. The front door is open, books scattered, credit cards maxed out and a coffee table shattered. Nick calls the police though everyone is against him...From his reaction to Amy’s disappearance to his relations with another girl. The husband is always the murder… right? Is Amy really dead? Where is she and who is really telling the truth? Wow. Omg. This book left me speechless, distressed and completely and utterly SHOCKED!! I still can’t fathom what happened!!! (I can’t be the only one!!- I NEED someone to talk to about this book) Gone Girl changes between Nick’s side of the story, from the day of Amy’s disappearance as he hunts and tries to find his beautiful, blonde and smart wife as he battles a loosing battle with the media. The other part of the book is from Amy’s point of view, starting with her perfectly written diary entry. As the novel progresses, cracks start to show and their ‘perfect’ marriage doesn’t anymore seem so ‘perfect’… Instead two contradicting stories emerge and it become a see-saw of which protagonist is in the wrong and which story will win over the public. Overall, the book was really good and definitely a great thriller. I do have to admit- until the book go to half way I wasn’t too sure where the story was going however then their was a sudden twist and the other half of the book became a tight race till the very end. The ending left me distraught and completely shocked (it’s has being a week since I read it, and I’m still constantly looking over my shoulder and over analysing everyone I see and speak to just incase… ) Towards the beginning of the book I was 100% on Amy’s side- She was poor wife which put up with her jerk husband and was scared to leave him but that point of view definitely didn’t stay the same. What I did find slightly disappointing was that by the end of the book I didn’t really like any of the protagonists, rather I was angry and fed up with both of them. This novel is definitely based around manipulation and whose story to believe… It kept me eagerly flipping the pages till late and needing to know what happened next. This book does focus on quite a few adult themes so I would suggest it to readers 15 and over (I normally suggest books 13 and over however this book can be quite inappropriate and can mess with your head if your not careful- take my word for it!). If you are a fan of “The Girl On the Train” then this book is definitely for you… if I’m to be honest, it is a lot better and more intense. ‘Gone Girl’ has become quite a popular movie, however make sure to read the book first— You won’t get the same shocked reaction just from the movie! Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn AUD $ 19.99 (approx.) The Young Book Critic
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