Where does love begin and where does it end?

Where does love begin and where does it end? "Gone Girl" by Gillian Flyn

The perfect couple: Amy and Nick have been married for five years. So far, so good. Yet, there is not much harmony left. Then, all of a sudden Amy is missing on their 5th Wedding Anniversary. From here, more surprising and devious plot develops, cleverly put together by the writer.

This is a book about love and marriage and at the same time a thriller. However, not a conventional one, if I think about the ending of the novel, which I totally loved. There are surprising developments, uncoventional truths, we get manipulated and lied by both protagonists.

In spite of its length (more than 600 pages), it was hard to put down. The novel is made up of twho parts. The first part contains two voices, two points of view. The book begins with Amy's disappearance, and her diary entries. Then chapters alternate between Nick's narration and Amy's diary, dating back from the day the two first met years before, and gradually arriving at present.

The second half becomes more like a psychological crime thriller. It made me question what I know about the characters, their lives and secrets. Everyone is unreliable and everything is questionable. The surprises and twists kept me (as a reader) guessing up until the final page and my first thought upon finishing the novel was that I wanted to read it a second time.

It is definitely a book I recommend.

 

 

Something about Gillian Flyn: It is the first time I discover Gillian Flyn, the author. She is an American writer and television critics, born is Kansas City, Missouri. In 1989, she received a degree in English and Journalism. She also wrote two other novels: Sharp Objects (2006) and Dark Places (2009).

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