Gone girl... a page turner it was not.

Last October, the movie Gone Girl was showing in theatres. Seen the trailer a few times, wasn't sure of what the story was about apart from the obvious fact, a girl is gone.... The movie featured Ben Affleck as the main character and Tyler Perry. Now wait a minute...they peeked my interest, I have never seen Tyler Perry in any movie other than the ones he produces/direct. Now am planning to watch this, already got a few friends to agree to watch it.

Fast forward a few days and it's my birthday, I unwrapped my presents and I find this

Gone Girl by Gillan Flynn

This is my first time ever writing a book review but I thought it will be a great way to get my thoughts on books I read. 

Synopsis of the book:

Former New York residents Nick and Amy Dunne move to North Carthage, Missouri after losing their jobs in the economic downturn. Everything seems okay, although Amy is having a bit of a hard time getting use to how small town work. Nick is reunited with his sister Go  and running the newest watering hole, The Bar . It is their fifth wedding anniversary and Nick is not really looking forward to Amy's anniversary ritual of clues and presents but this time something is different. Amy is gone... disappeared. The investigation begins as secrets are revealed and lies are uncovered. Is Amy missing or dead? Is Nick the killer?

What I like about the book:

I like the book cover, really appreciated not getting the bookcover with the actors from the movie on the front ( I cannot stand when publishers do that!). I think it looks clean and fits the theme of the book. The writing style with the chapters written like diary entries only featuring the two main characters is different and interesting perspective. The story is very different from anything that I have ever read before and was not at all predictable.  The characters were well rounded I felt and very much realistic; you loved and hated them all at the same time.


What I did not like about this book:

It took me three months to finish reading this book and I almost could not believe it took me that long to read. It wasn't a difficult read per se but it was definitely not the page turner I was told it was.  Found the pace quite slow and I felt the book only started to pick up after the middle of the book.

Would I recommend this book:

Yes I would.  For me I would probably not read it again like I usually do with books that I enjoy.

Rating:

3.5 bookmarks