Gone Girl
A Novel
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Narrado por:
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Julia Whelan
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Kirby Heyborne
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De:
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Gillian Flynn
ONE OF TIME'S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME, ONE OF CNN'S MOST INFLUENTIAL BOOKS OF THE DECADE, AND ONE OF ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY'S BEST BOOKS OF THE DECADE
ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Janet Maslin, The New York Times, People, Entertainment Weekly, O: The Oprah Magazine, Slate, Kansas City Star, USA Today, Christian Science Monitor
New York Times Readers Pick: 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
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?
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: San Francisco Chronicle, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, The Chicago Tribune, HuffPost, Newsday
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Editorial review
By Mysia Haight, Audible Editor
PSYCH OUT—THE JAW-DROPPING GENIUS OF GONE GIRL
Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl is among the all-time best crafted stories told by unreliable narrators—two of them, the perfect couple—and a gripping thriller filled with jaw-dropping twists. This dark mystery novel also shines a critical light on the media-fueled public rush to judge people suspected of crimes who, regardless of the evidence, simply look guilty—an unsettling trend that has only escalated in the decade since the book’s release. Along with its critique of media exploitation, the novel has been widely embraced—and hotly debated—as a manifesto of modern feminism.
Ten years ago, I was approaching that dreaded life stage—middle age. After years of doing my best to be a good wife, mother, aunt, sister, daughter, and friend; a good worker, mentor, and role model; and a good listener, problem solver, and crisis manager, I was feeling taken for granted and restless. What if I did something unexpected, something out of character—something bad?
Happily, I satisfied my yearnings by becoming immersed in the brilliant mind and devious machinations of Amy Elliott Dunne, the hero (or, depending on your perspective, villain) of Gone Girl. When it was published in 2012, Gillian Flynn’s ingenious novel about a missing wife and the husband increasingly implicated in her ominous disappearance stirred up a lot of buzz. As an avid fan of psychological thrillers, unreliable narrators, and contemporary fiction driven by strong, complicated women, I couldn’t wait to read it. And I was blown away! In spite of her questionable (to put it extremely mildly) actions, I found Amy, an amazing woman who was taken for granted—first by her parents and then by her husband—relatable and, yes, sympathetic. I kept rooting for her to get the life she wanted, even when I was appalled by what she did and who she hurt to make that happen.
Has Gone Girl changed my life? Well, it didn’t motivate me to change for the badder—old good habits die hard. Yet, thanks in part to Amy and other remarkable women characters like her, I’ve gradually become better at speaking up for myself and getting heard.
Years after first reading Gone Girl, I haven't forgotten Amy. I love the way Rosamund Pike brought her to life in the 2014 film adaptation, which I've watched in its entirety three times with three different women—my sister, my niece, and my daughter. So when I discovered that one of my favorite narrators, the remarkable Julia Whelan, voices Amy in the audiobook, I just had to go back and listen. Her performance is brilliant—so believable, it's chilling—and even though I know every twist in her twisted story, Amy continues to amaze me!
Continue reading Mysia's review >
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"I’m a sucker for great story structure, and Gone Girl uses every inch of its narrative to subvert expectations in ways that shock and amuse. The perfectly utilized diary entries fold into a legendary mid-book reveal. The face-turn-heel of a seemingly perfect victim who revels in the way they’ve expertly managed your expectations. The unreliable narrators who reveal so much about themselves by what they don’t say—or how they shape emotional states into origami. And it all feels fair; while most twist-filled stories tend to seem rather flimsy under a microscope, the closer you look at Gillian Flynn’s masterpiece, the more you notice the sheer togetherness of it all, each part working in concert with another, coalescing to form a story that has one finger firmly on the pulse of popular culture, and one on the carotid of a serial killer."—Sean T., Audible Editor
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The narration of this book is excellent and keeps you enthralled. It is a lengthy so you have to just get through it. This is not a book for young teens, the audience is for more of a thriller, who-done-it, dark romance-esq crowd. If you don't listen, you will be missing something good.
Thriller by misdirection
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What made the experience of listening to Gone Girl the most enjoyable?
The way the story unfolds from light & twists into something entirely opposite.Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?
Yes & I found myself almost "worn out" trying to figure out the endWhich character – as performed by Julia Whelan and Kirby Heyborne – was your favorite?
Well I liked & felt sorry for Nick but I HATED AMY!If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
A twisting psycho thrillerAny additional comments?
This isn't what you'd call a "feel good" book. It is well written. Maybe a bit drawn out & the narrators did a very good job but I found it very dark & disturbing & at the same time very good. How's that for a very "psycho" review?!!Dark & Somewhat Disturbing
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Having two narrators tell the story - from the point of view of the husband and also his missing wife - was essential. Both readers were talented. At first I thought Kirby Heynorne's delivery was to performative, but as the story progresses it becomes clear that is part of the character he is building. Julia Whelan was amazing. She shines with the material. In the future, I can imagine her presence as the narrator of a novel being decisive in my purchase.
Almost 40 Hours Of Entertainment
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I would recommend this book I think but it is likely to be the last book I am likely to read in the "domestic noir" subgenre. I think to much focusing on peoples emotions and feelings and irrational thoughts etc, however important that was to the plot just put me off.
very hard to finish
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Couldn't wait for it to be over!
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