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Love is the world's infinite mutability: Lies, hatred, murder even, are all knit up in it; it is the inevitable blossoming of its opposites, a magnificent rose smelling faintly of blood.
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To Brett: light of my life, senior and
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I don’t know that we are actually human at this point, those of us who are like most of us, who grew up with TV and movies and now the Internet. If we are betrayed, we know the words to say; when a loved one dies, we know the words to say. It we want to play the stud or the smart-ass or the fool, we know the words to say. We are all working from the same dog-eared script. I'm a big fan of the lie of omission. I hated Nick for being surprised when I became me. You are an average, lazy, boring, cowardly, woman-fearing man. Without me, that’s what you would have kept on being, ad nauseam. But I made you into something. You were the best man you’ve ever been with me. And you know it. | |
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Golden boy Nick Dunne, brings his socialite wife, Amy, back to live in his hometown on the Mississippi River. She is miserable and on their fifth wedding anniversary she disappears. Soon Nick finds himself lying, and acting inappropriately but continues to claim his innocence with his twin sister at his side. | |
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Lies disguised as truth/Is she dead or simply gone?/Ask Punch and Judy. (BrileyOC) | |
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▾Book descriptions No descriptions found. (see all 2 descriptions) ▾Library descriptions "En un caluroso día de verano, Amy y Nick se disponen a celebrar su quinto aniversario de bodas en North Carthage, a orillas del río Mississippi. Pero Amy desaparece esa misma mañana sin dejar rastro. A medida que la investigación policial avanza, las sospechas recaen sobre Nick. Sin embargo, Nick insiste en su inocencia. Es cierto que se muestra extrañamente evasivo y frío, pero ¿es un asesino?"--Book cover.… (more) » see all 9 descriptions |
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PS: Don't be fooled by the gif, I LOVED reading this. Gillian Flynn's books are craaazzzyyy and dangerously addictive to read, Gone Girl definitely being no exception to that.
What can I say? There is just something perversely refreshing in reading about such intensely screwed up people. There is so much manipulation in this book, both of the characters and the reader. Never, for a second, think that you can makes any successful conjectures about the ending. Your attempts will be futile.
As for the story line, it was incredibly compelling (and I mean that in every sense). I was reading like my life depended on it. Her books will do that to you.
CONCLUSION: A psychological thriller written with twisted finesse, nothing short of WHAT THE HELL JUST HAPPENED , as with all of Flynn's books.
Let me go and try to maintain some semblance of normalcy in my life after being so immersed in this crazy, crazy book. (