Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Both the main characters are awful people. They are such terrible people and the things they do are so bad that it's easy to get mad at the book and dismiss it as a terrible story. But in truth this is a great book!
Flynn weaves this tale so well with such an engaging plot that in spite of my growing hatred for the characters, and although I pitched the book across the room and on the floor several times I couldn't stop reading. I'd sit and brood, and hiss about the characters to my husband. Then I'd realize some key something, and the next thing you know I'm plowing into the next chapter.
Even now, weeks after I'm realizing the little details that Flynn dropped along the way that crop up in the throat of my mind like a sour burp.
Very well written story. Here's hoping the movie did it justice.
Even now, weeks after I'm realizing the little details that Flynn dropped along the way that crop up in the throat of my mind like a sour burp.
Very well written story. Here's hoping the movie did it justice.
Update!
Yes! The movie is a rather worthy adaptation to the novel! I was pleasantly surprised how well the book followed the story. The casting was spot! Literary fiction writers would do well to study this novel if they hope to have it someday adapted into a worthy film. I realize now how easily the story translates to the big screen.
Even now, years after reading the book, I listen to the news with more sympathy. Is he guilty or does he just have a guilty face? Is she a monster or is there more than to the story than the news can convey in under a minute?
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