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Gone Girl
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Film adaptation planned with Reese Witherspoon as one of the producers. No release date as of yet. (As me…more

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Abigail
I wanted to approach this book knowing nothing about it so that I could be fully surprised. But I forgot to relay that very important bit of information to my husband before telling him that I started reading it. He proceeded to say, "Oh that is the story where (view spoiler)

Your husband "accidentally" spoils a major plot point in the book you just started reading. You
a) Are slightly annoyed but shrug it off, oh well, he didn't know you wanted to be sur
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W
If i could describe this magnificent book in one word, it would be "wow".

I haven't read a book in a while where i didn't want to sleep because i just HAD to know the ending, i couldn't believe it.

The story revolves around a married couple that moves back to Missouri, after having both losing their jobs. That is where the turn of events begin, when the wife goes missing.

The tale of being a suspect in your wife's disappearance, the marriage itself, how people pretend to know someone when they d
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Amélie
Jul 03, 2014 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Slow to start, but really, really good when it finally reaches the end of the first part. Alternating the points of views was a great idea, and it's well executed.

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Mr. Twinkie
I don't get it.

I am sorry, but I simply don't get it. Where are the interesting twists? Did I miss something?

We are simply presented with everything in the story. No real secrets, no interesting twists, only characters that are complete hysterical assholes. Okay, it is perfectly fine to use bad people for a story but it just didn't seem to make any sense. It felt like an absurd, bizarre soap opera.

I don't hate it, I just don't get the hype.
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Sharon
A mind-blowing book!! I can't wait for the movie to come out! ...more
Shaina (CreoleChick)
May 10, 2014 rated it it was amazing
Alison
Jun 15, 2014 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
W
Oct 28, 2014 added it
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Ella
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Fiona
Mar 09, 2015 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Ruby
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Ana
Jun 02, 2016 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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Olivia
Feb 24, 2017 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition