Gone Girl

By: Gillian Flynn

Narrated by: Julia Whelan, Kirby Heyborne

Length: 19 hrs and 57 mins

Publisher's summary

What are you thinking, Amy? The question I've asked most often during our marriage, if not out loud, if not to the person who could answer. I suppose these questions storm cloud over every marriage: What are you thinking? How are you feeling? Who are you? What have we done to each other? What will we do? Just how well can you ever know the person you love?

These are the questions that Nick Dunne must ask himself on the morning of his fifth wedding anniversary, when his wife Amy suddenly disappears. The police immediately suspect Nick. Amy's friends reveal that she was afraid of him, that she kept secrets from him. He swears it isn't true. A police examination of his computer shows strange searches. He says they aren't his. And then there are the persistent calls on his mobile phone.

So what really did happen to Nick's beautiful wife? And what was in that half-wrapped box left so casually on their marital bed? In this novel, marriage truly is the art of war.

©2012 Gillian Flynn (P)2012 Random House

A little different and clever story

What did you love best about Gone Girl?

The story is a little different to my usual read. It got my attention and kept my attention.

What did you like best about this story?

I enjoyed the characters that were so well described and their behaviours so well related I could see them. I enjoyed the much less than obvious ending.

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

This book was my first experience. I enjoyed both very much.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I became frustrated by some of the behaviours of the characters which Is the reaction I think most would have. While I felt frustrated it reflected the emotional connection I had to the characters.

Any additional comments?

A good experience.

Gone girl, lost boy

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

Not a favourite by a long shot. Easy to pick the plot from early on and the rest was just filling in the details.

Any additional comments?

Got the book after searching top tens, wish I'd gotten something else. Wasn't very interesting but once I'd started I had to finish to see if anything else popped up. Narraters were fine, just not a fan of the story line.

More then an intriguing crime mystery

I loved this book, interesting set up, suspenseful story, with plot twists but the two main characters and their relationship dynamics really take center stage. You're taken on a fantastic ride of finding out what the hell is going on. Nick and Amy are so well written, authentic and relatable and the narrator's are excellent.

Disturbing

There were several moments of astonishment at the turns in the tale. The story is a twisted tale of entrapment and will keep you guessing to the end, although I could have hoped for a better or at least more satisfying ending.

Although the story is quite well written and hard to put down I found the concept quite disturbing. Not a horror story but a horror that could be reality with the right blend of circumstances. The characters were well presented, believable and made me uneasy.

The narration was excellent.

Wow!

Gone Girl
Author : Gillian Flynn

Genre: Thriller, Mystery

Source - Audiobook

Rating - 5

April 14

Shudder. A delicious, twisted, evil, satan of a book. Unreliable, lying, attractive, detestable, addictive narrators; the most realistic take on a crumbled marriage I've read in recent times; twists and double twists and triple twists and then --- just as we were slowly moving towards some kind of an expected conclusion, a whoosh-what-the-f**k-was-that howitzer of an ending. I hated, HATED the ending. Perfect ending. Hated it. Loved it.

PS: Great performances by both of the narrators too.

Slow to start brilliant in end

Not sure at the start but then just grabs you. It twist each time you think you have it worked out. Want to listen to it again to pick up the things I missed

Started book, became more gripped by audiobook

If you could sum up Gone Girl in three words, what would they be?

Compelling, twisting, dark

What did you like best about this story?

So many unexpected turns

What about Julia Whelan and Kirby Heyborne ’s performance did you like?

They really brought the characters to life

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

End of Part One

Any additional comments?

Highly recommend it

WoW!

Would you consider the audio edition of Gone Girl to be better than the print version?

I was addicted to this book, such a great story line, so many twists... as soon as you think you know whats happening it does a 180. I loved it. Highly recommended! GET THIS BOOK!

Fantastic!!!

This is the second book I have listened to narrated by Julia Whelan and again she didn't disappoint, neither did Kirby Heyborne. Both did a fantastic job with their respective characters. The story itself was extremely unbelievable and twisted, but that's what made it such a good read. I love all the twists and turns, it kept you guessing every step of the way, especially at the very end.

Thrilling...but also SLOW

What did you like best about Gone Girl? What did you like least?

I loved the twists and turns in the story line!
I did not love the loooong pauses between lines?

Would you recommend Gone Girl to your friends? Why or why not?

Maybe...not too sure?

What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?

I liked Kirby's performance, but I found Julia's to be too drawn out for some reason and she did not connect with the character for me?

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

Yes...until I got to the end, but now that I know the ending I don't think I would!