Gone Girl is a psychological thriller written in a creative way. I really
enjoyed the voice the author writes the characters with…each of the main
characters, the husband and wife, are written in first person within their own
chapters. By the end I was not super engaged but wanted to see what kinks the
author would give to finally resolve the twisted puzzle she pieced together for
us. All the reviews I read before reading Gone
Girl told me I would not be able to put it down even though I may want to
throw the book against the nearest wall. I agree with this, but by the end I
found myself growing weary with both characters and just wanted to get to the
end of the tale. The story, on a very basic level, is about an unhappy couple
and on their 5th wedding anniversary the wife disappears. From there a full
investigation is launched to find her and the husband goes from victim of loss
to the main suspect in a possible murder. How the reader is given the story though is what
I loved. It is through chapters that toggle between the wife and husband. The
husband is all present day about what is going on and him taking you through
everything, reminiscent of his past relationships, and covering his present
tracks. The first part of the novel for the wife’s part of the tale is all
given by her various diary entries from the past so we are given a glimpse of
her as well as their relationship. Each is very different on their perceptions
of what is happening. The book is broken
into three parts. By the second part, while still toggling between chapters and
voices, we get to know the “real” wife through her actual voice. That’s when
the investigation as well as the story really picks up. I felt like the pace of
the novel was written as the investigation went. Sometimes slow and collecting
evidence while others were nonstop and go-go-go!
Gone Girl is a well written novel that is dark, twisted, and intelligent.
You will find that the author and characters love to play with your mind
throughout this book. Give it a whirl!
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