5/5 Stars
- Member of my Twister Hall of Fame
- Author: Gillian Flynn
- Published May 24th 2012 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson
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?
Well, this is it. THE book that started the psychological suspense craze in novels over the last 5 years. Gillian Flynn’s third book is a legitimate masterpiece. Even the movie was stunning (which rarely happens).
I’m a big fan as you can tell. (I’m also crazy about SHARP OBJECTS and DARK PLACES, her first and second novels).
Exploring the malevolent side of ordinary people and taking a peek into their murderous motivations is an endless fascination for me. After reading at least a few hundred similar books, I realize more than ever how special this one is. The New York Times called this book “ice-pick sharp”. I agree.
It is biting and witty; a fast paced perfect story of love and marriage, murder and revenge.
Books Bejeweled 
I really enjoyed Sharp Objects as well!xx
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Yay Abbyuppington! I have had that book in my TBR stack for a long time, I want to read it ASAP xx
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I knew Gone Girl was a 5 star for me for two reasons!
1. I was still absolutely enthralled by Flynn’s writing, even though I had seen the movie already and knew how everything turned out. The first book by Flynn I read was Sharp Objects, and I immediately devoured Gone Girl and then Dark Places all within a couple months of each other.
2. I read it on kindle, and had no idea it was almost 600 pages long! It definitely read more like my usual 300-400 page book, which I think is a good thing as most books over 400 pages can get kind of tedious and long-winded. But I was glued to almost every page of the book.
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Haaaa yes I totally agree with you!!
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