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Book Synopsis:
Marriage can be a real killer.
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 from their rented McMansion on the Mississippi River. 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?
As the cops close in, every couple in town is soon wondering how well they know the one that they love. With his twin sister, Margo, at his side, Nick stands by his innocence. Trouble is, if Nick didn’t do it, where is that beautiful wife? And what was in that silvery gift box hidden in the back of her bedroom closet?
With her razor-sharp writing and trademark psychological insight, Gillian Flynn delivers a fast-paced, devilishly dark, and ingeniously plotted thriller that confirms her status as one of the hottest writers around.
I do not agree with fast paced, but it was interesting. The book is told in a he said/ she said fashion by chapter. The characters are well developed in the story, yet while you get to really know them, you really don't like them. I did figure out the who did it early on, but the reasoning's given of why were very hard to relate. I do not mind not liking a character, but not even being able to relate to what they do made it a bit hard to read. Too much unneeded cussing (sometimes a cuss word is appropriate in a situation), and sometimes too much going over past events or situations that were already mentioned...a couple of times. The ending, IMO, was bad. Deserving, but not fulfilling to the reader. It was a good book club read though because it does give us many things (crazy train! :huh) to talk about!
Marriage can be a real killer.
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 from their rented McMansion on the Mississippi River. 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?
As the cops close in, every couple in town is soon wondering how well they know the one that they love. With his twin sister, Margo, at his side, Nick stands by his innocence. Trouble is, if Nick didn’t do it, where is that beautiful wife? And what was in that silvery gift box hidden in the back of her bedroom closet?
With her razor-sharp writing and trademark psychological insight, Gillian Flynn delivers a fast-paced, devilishly dark, and ingeniously plotted thriller that confirms her status as one of the hottest writers around.
I do not agree with fast paced, but it was interesting. The book is told in a he said/ she said fashion by chapter. The characters are well developed in the story, yet while you get to really know them, you really don't like them. I did figure out the who did it early on, but the reasoning's given of why were very hard to relate. I do not mind not liking a character, but not even being able to relate to what they do made it a bit hard to read. Too much unneeded cussing (sometimes a cuss word is appropriate in a situation), and sometimes too much going over past events or situations that were already mentioned...a couple of times. The ending, IMO, was bad. Deserving, but not fulfilling to the reader. It was a good book club read though because it does give us many things (crazy train! :huh) to talk about!