Gone Girl

A Novel

By: Gillian Flynn

Narrated by: Julia Whelan, Kirby Heyborne

Length: 19 hrs and 57 mins

Publisher's summary

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The “mercilessly entertaining” (Vanity Fair) instant classic “about the nature of identity and the terrible secrets that can survive and thrive in even the most intimate relationships” (Lev Grossman, Time)—now featuring never-before-published deleted scenes

NAMED ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL BOOKS OF THE DECADE BY CNN AND ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE DECADE BY TIME AND ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY

NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Janet Maslin, The New York Times • People • Entertainment Weekly • O: The Oprah Magazine • Slate • Kansas City Star • USA Today • Christian Science Monitor

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?

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY San Francisco Chronicle • St. Louis Post-Dispatch • The Chicago Tribune • HuffPost • Newsday

©2012 Gillian Flynn (P)2012 Random House Audio

Critic reviews

“Absorbing . . . In masterly fashion, Flynn depicts the unraveling of a marriage—and of a recession-hit Midwest—by interweaving the wife’s diary entries with the husband’s first-person account.”—The New Yorker

“Ms. Flynn writes dark suspense novels that anatomize violence without splashing barrels of blood around the pages . . . Ms. Flynn has much more up her sleeve than a simple missing-person case. As Nick and Amy alternately tell their stories, marriage has never looked so menacing, narrators so unreliable.”—The Wall Street Journal

“The story unfolds in precise and riveting prose . . . even while you know you’re being manipulated, searching for the missing pieces is half the thrill of this wickedly absorbing tale.”—O: The Oprah Magazine

Solid

Solid story and performances, I liked that there were two narrators. The story played out as I hoped it would.
Really my only problem with any of it is how Heyborne pronounces “my wife” 😂

PREDICTABLE STORYLINE UP UNTIL THE ENDING

The writer shows amazing insights into the human psyche and behaviours, but disliking the characters and dissatisfaction with the ending reduced the enjoyment of the book for me.

Great book!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I would recommend this book to a friend because I couldn't wait to get back in the car and keep listening. I thought it was a little slow at first but the plot twists and story were amazing.

What did you like best about this story?

The way the author so perfectly captured a sociopathic personality.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Once the plot twist was revealed, yes, I wanted to listen until the end.

Any additional comments?

I have enjoyed all of Gillian Flynn's books.

Amazing!!

I made an 11 hour drive while listening to Gone Girl. I remember very little about the trip because I was so enthralled with the book. I stopped once for gas. When I got hungry, I went through a drive-through. Haven't read a book in a long time that captured me from Page 1 and never let go.

outstanding mystery; outstanding performance!

This is the first audiobook I couldn't put down. The story is twisted and brilliant. It keeps you guessing. The voices of the two narrators interact beautifully. Probably my most highly recommended audio story ever!

Movie was better....

I listened to this after so many people claimed the book was better than the movie. I beg to different. While the writing itself is very descriptive, it's almost too descriptive. The writer takes wayyyyy too long to go into detail about points that aren't even really points. The words are very dreamy and I don't know very many people in this era that speak that way. Overall, it is a terrific plot. The narration is silly and too dramatic at times. The voices and exclamations are cheesy.

I finished it completely and am glad that I did, but I still think the movie was much better.

Entertaining, but ....

Good story, interesting observations, full of surprises, kept me interested right up to the end, but ... the end was disappointing, it seemed like a cop-out

Nice build up....

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

....to blah. I kept waiting to be shocked or surprised or for something to happen. It seemed like it was going to get good, but then it ended. Just ended like the author got tired of writing. I listened to this book on the recommendation of a friend. Maybe I expected too much because she loved it. I would not recommend this book to a friend.

What could Gillian Flynn have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

written a satisfying ending

Have you listened to any of Julia Whelan and Kirby Heyborne ’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No, but the narration was good once I figured out why Amy was talking the way she did in the beginning.

Was Gone Girl worth the listening time?

Not really, but I am stuck in traffic 2 hours a day

Long but good

Any additional comments?

I thought this was really long by audio; in fact I stopped and went back to it, but I really liked it and was glad I finished it. I hated Amy--ugh!

crazy good

I love books that keep me pondering on them well after I've finished. This will be one of those books. Between the crazy plot and f'ed up characters, I'll be thinking on this one for a while.