Gone Girl

Unabridged

Audiobook

English language

Published June 5, 2012 by Books on Tape.

ISBN:
978-0-307-99042-6
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4 stars (9 reviews)

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?

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Review of 'Gone Girl' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

Quando saltei para a leitura deste livro (foi lido para uma leitura conjunta) estava tudo menos entusiasmada. Algures na minha mente tinha-me convencido que tanto burburinho em torno de uma autora americana pouco conhecida só poderia ser mais um daqueles casos de sucesso de "muita parra e pouca uva" e não estava com vontade de ler algo que toda a gente andava a ler. O livro "da moda", por assim dizer.
Agora, olhando em perspectiva, enquanto escrevo esta opinião vários meses depois de o ter lido, chego à conclusão que foi uma das leituras mais marcantes do ano e ainda bem que a fiz. Não é um livro confortável, pelo contrário: houve momentos em que tive de intercalar com outras leituras porque não aguentava tanto "pensamento mau", apetecia-me tomar duches depois de ler certas passagens de tão suja que me fazia sentir. No entanto impressionou-me e dou os meus parabéns …

Review of 'Gone Girl' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

This is the first time that I tremendously enjoyed a book where none of the main characters are remotely likeable. Quite fascinating. It's a great thriller, and a study of a pretty fucked up marriage.

The story is told from two points of view. There's Nick, small-town Missouri guy who used to be a hotshot magazine writer until he got laid off. Moving back to his home town with his high society wife Amy who seems to have hated the move. The book starts on their 5th anniversary, which Nick seems very unexcited about. Things change when on that day, Amy goes missing, and looks like a violent struggle occurred. A struggle that ultimately seems to condemn Nick, as all signs point at him having murdered his wife. Did he?

The other point of view is Amy herself, from her diary entries, telling the story of their marriage. Or is …

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