Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

[rath010]

"Gone Girl" is initially an apt title for the context of the novel - a wife gone missing. The author writes from the vantage point of both husband (Nick) and wife (Amy), though she spans through 7 years of Amy's life leading up to her alleged abduction whereas Nick is all in the present. I found the novel to be a bit intriguing in the beginning, but initially slower as you jumped between Nick and Amy wondering how this marriage had gone so wrong. However, the novel has a unique twist that drew me in an gave me the "can't put it down" feeling around halfway through which is where, I feel, the story hit the climactic point and began spiraling towards the conclusion. Flynn does a remarkable job developing characters that engage you emotionally, but also make you love and hate them at the same time.

But...
I have to admit that the conclusion of the novel did not leave me feeling as though the story was resolved. There are many elements and conflicts still at play that just did not sit right with my mind as a reader. I will not say that I did not enjoy the suspenseful roller coaster that "Gone Girl" takes you on, but a bit more closure was needed on my part. A fair bit of warning: this is strictly an adult aimed piece of fiction that includes foul language, sex, and violence.

[gali]

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