Synopsis
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?
Yes it's a good book, but the twist I saw coming. The end is bad. For readers who want resolution at the end, DO NOT READ! I wanted some comeuppance for the two characters, but in a way I can see why Gillian Flynn ended it the way she did. Both characters are flawed, Nick cannot keep it in his trousers and Amy doesn't know who she is, despite living off her parent's wealth from the books they wrote about her.
Amy as we learn is not really 'amazing', but comes across as a spoilt brat and Nick is bland and a bit stupid. It seems Flynn as switched heroes and heroines for anti-ones. I did not like the characters or feel sorry for them, but it's still a good story, but not one I would want read it again.
I am not going to spoil it for you, but the ending is 'f**ked up fairytale' rather than 'happy ever after'. The 'Gone Girl' can stay gone!
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