Gone Girl

I can't stop listening to this...

Gwenda Williamson Mathews...3 days after...



I've stopped listening to it now because it's over.  It was absolutely gripping.  That's right -- gripping!  Honestly, how often do you use that word in real life about a book.  I even planned my last few days around doing mindless tasks that wouldn't interrupt my listening. 

I bought this a couple of months ago because I read a review in our local paper that made it sound so intriguing but I put off reading it because

a.  I had to finish A Clash of Kings

b.  Then I read the Persimmon Tree (loved it and forgot to mention it in my list of the last post)

c.  I had to listen to Echo in the Bone because we were driving through New England and I wanted a Colonial America reading fix at the same time and, well, those Outlander books take a while to finish

And finally, post-Echo in the Bone, I just couldn't wait anymore and I wanted to read it because it's the Number 1 NY Times best selling book but I have yet to hear anybody talk about this book yet.  Maybe, like me everybody read an early review from its release, bought the book, but then didn't have time to read it.  Clearly that must be the case because I haven't heard anybody talking about it and they should be!  It's fantastic.  The audio book is superbly done.

So quick run-down.  Amy Elliott Dunne is gone.  And, in a ripped from the headlines fashion, her husband Nick is naturally the number one suspect. The story told in first person excerpts by Amy and Nick who may or may not be reliable narrators.  I can't tell you anymore because I don't want to ruin any surprises but in the midst of the suspense and mystery be prepared for dark, twisted and interesting commentary on modern life in America. Brilliant.