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There's a line in one of the books about Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt in which she asks something like, "Are we the way we are because we married or did we marry because of the way we are?" While hardly at the presidential level, the same could be asked of Nick and Amy Dunne in Gone Girl. These are two seriously messed up people. They each bring a fair amount of baggage to the marriage and combined it becomes enough to tip them over the edge. But the question is how far did they fall? Amy goes
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This was a compulsively readable book, but not and enjoyable one for me. I think it does highlight what an insane society we have become where the media glows on to a story and chooses what spin they will create for it.
Mmm, mmm. What a fun read--all self-conscious (in a good way) and carefully crafted writing and who's-zooming-who plotting. I scarfed it up. As a psychological thriller, it gets five stars. Bonus: it's often hysterically funny.
It doesn't leave the reader with much at the end, however--a sense of being nourished (instead of merely entertained). It's just clever and stylish and fun. ...more
It doesn't leave the reader with much at the end, however--a sense of being nourished (instead of merely entertained). It's just clever and stylish and fun. ...more
obsessed! not gonna give away anything bc i agree with the reviews that say it'd be easy to spoil, but i absolutely don't understand the reviews saying it took them awhile to get into. i read it in one day, literally could NOT put it down!! i definitely recommend!
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Fram till ungefär mitten var den oerhört bra och spännande och jag ville bara ha mer och mer! Men efter det började den tappa tyckte jag, vilket var helt onödigt. Synd.
It reminds me a little of The Pact. Did he or didn't he, but wait, I am starting to think maybe he didn't and she ran away from a bad marriage to get back at him for not paying enough attention?!?!?
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May 26, 2013
Pollyanna
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it was amazing
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