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| Genre/Form: | Detective and mystery stories, American Staff pick Mystery fiction Mystery and detective stories Suspense fiction FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General FICTION / Suspense FICTION / Thrillers Detective and mystery fiction Fiction Thrillers (Fiction) Text Ausgabe |
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| Material Type: | Fiction, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Gillian Flynn |
| ISBN: | 9780307588364 030758836X 9780307588388 0307588386 9780297859383 0297859382 9780307588371 0307588378 9780553418354 0553418351 9780553418361 055341836X 9781780228228 1780228228 |
| OCLC Number: | 753624684 |
| Awards: | Winner of Specsavers National Book Awards: International Author of the Year 2013 (UK) Short-listed for Edgar Award for Best Novel 2013 (UK) Long-listed for IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 2013 (UK) Short-listed for Anthony Awards (Novel) 2013 Short-listed for Edgar Allan Poe Awards (Novel) 2013 Short-listed for Macavity Award (Novel) 2013 Short-listed for Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction (Fiction) 2013 |
| Description: | 419 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents: | pt. 1. Boy loses girl -- pt. 2. Boy meets girl -- pt. 3. Boy gets girl back (or vice versa). |
| Series Title: | 2018 Great American Read. |
| Responsibility: | Gillian Flynn. |
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Flynn, an extraordinarily good writer, plays her readers with the finesse and delicacy of an expert angler. She wields her unreliable narrators to stunning effect, baffling, disturbing and delighting in turn, practically guaranteeing an immediate reread once her terrifying, wonderful conclusion is reached... an early contender for thriller of the year, and an absolute must-read. -- Alison Flood THE OBSERVER 20120520 These voices are wonderfully authentic, to the point where the reader becomes a gawker at the full-spectrum of marital dysfunction. Excellent. -- John O'Connor THE GUARDIAN 20120512 Gone Girl is superbly constructed, ingeniously paced and absolutely terrifying... a Five-star suspense mystery. -- An Wilson READERS' DIGEST 20120501 in this riveting noirish thriller and intense dissection of a marriage, nothing is as it seems. WOMAN AND HOME 20120503 Flynn keeps the accelerator firmly to the floor, ratcheting up the tension with wildly unexpected plot twists, contradictory stories and the tantalising feeling that nothing is as it seems. Deviously good. MARIE CLAIRE 20120503 Read it and stay single. FINANCIAL TIMES 20120505 funny, cunning thriller... the tale takes some stomach-churning turns, right to its chilling conclusion PSYCHOLOGIES 20120501 A chilling, stylish read about another unknowable woman ELLE 20120502 Flynn has created a gripping tale and a page-turner. LITERARY REVIEW 20120501 Immensely dark and deeply intelligent, Gone Girl is a book about how well one person can truly know another METRO 20120523 Flynn is a brilliantly accomplished psychological crime writer and this latest book is so dark, so twisted and so utterly compelling that it actually messes with your mind -- Carla McKay DAILY MAIL 20120525 You think you're reading a good, conventional thriller and then it grows into a fascinating portrait of one averagely mismatched relationship...Nothing's as it seems - Flynn is a fabulous plotter, and a very sharp observer of modern life in the aftermath of the credit crunch -- Kate Saunders THE TIMES 20120526 Flynn's portrait of a woman trying to please an impossible husband is subtly drawn, but there are hints that all is not as it seems. One version of events hides another in a novel that cleverly manipulates the reader -- Joan Smith SUNDAY TIMES 20120527 definitely a contender for thriller of the year... Flynn is, without a doubt, at the front of the pack of American thriller writers. -- Doug Johnstone THE INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY 20120603 In what is so much more than a straightforward crime novel (with a mid-story twist so shocking you'll drop the book), Flynn unpicks the minutiae of the couple's personalities and relationship EASY LIVING 20120601 A chilling tale of a hip, New York couple's failing marriage: smart, suspenseful and brilliantly written, Gone Girl is a class act THE INDEPENDENT 20120609 a terrifically intelligent thriller with a gasp-inducing twist GOOD HOUSEKEEPING 20120601 she skillfully manages to sustain tension and uncertainty to the end, as well as presenting a beautiful portrait of marriage disintegration -- Marcel Berlins THE TIMES 20120609 This is Flynn's third novel and she's more than found her voice, creating taut, thrilling, deeply intense narratives about characters very much on the edge -- Henry Sutton DAILY MIRROR 20120608 a near-masterpiece. Flynn is an extraordinary writer who, with every sentence, makes words do things that other writers merely dream of" -- Sophie Hannah SUNDAY EXPRESS 20120617 Ms Flynn's latest novel of psychological suspense will confound anyone trying to keep up with her quicksilver mind and diabolical rules of play INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE 20120616 Just about everyone I meet, and everyone on Twitter, is telling me it's brilliant, so I can't wait to see what the fuss is all about. -- S.J. Watson SUNDAY EXPRESS 20120708 Gripping thriller: Nick's wife, Amy, is missing and he's a suspect. The story is told by Nick, then Amy, but who's telling the truth? ESSENTIALS 20120801 A brilliant switchback ride, you'll beg others to read it so you can discuss it with them -- John Williams IRISH MAIL ON SUNDAY 20120715 Gone Girl confirms that Gillian Flynn is the smartest new crime writer for years. -- John Williams MAIL ON SUNDAY 20120729 Toxic marriage simmers in this thriller with a gasp-inducing twist. GRAZIA 20120813 The set-up is simple: girl goes missing, husband looks increasingly suspect. But there's much more going on beneath the surface of this fiendishly clever thriller" VOGUE 20121101 Single-handedly defines a genre of Media Gothic -- Brooke Magnanti TATLER 20121101 Exhilarating and creepy, it has sent me rushing off to her other novels. -- Tracey Thorn NEW STATESMAN 20121123 a brilliant, darkly comic tale -- Laura Wilson THE GUARDIAN 20121201 One of the most popular thrillers of the year is also one of the smartest... Flynn's book cleverly outpaces its neo-noir trappings and consistently surprises the reader. FINANCIAL TIMES 20121201 A completely gripping account of a dysfunctional (is there any other sort?) marriage. -- Rachel Johnson METRO 20121108 Read Gone Girl: The Thriller of 2012... Flynn relentlessly plays with her reader, dangling hints and hushing up truths through two narrators who become more and more unreliable as the plot unravels. -- Jessica Whiteley STYLIST 20121204 A stunning psychological thriller to send a chill through the heart of every married couple... Read it now, it is that good. -- Geoffrey Wansell DAILY MAIL 20121207 Read more...
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Depends on how you look at it
I read some of the other reviews and I can see their point, but I take things more at face value and don't try to read (not a pun here) too much into them. If you are that kind of reader, not always searching for some deeper meaning but looking for entertainment and maybe something light to ponder,...
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I read some of the other reviews and I can see their point, but I take things more at face value and don't try to read (not a pun here) too much into them. If you are that kind of reader, not always searching for some deeper meaning but looking for entertainment and maybe something light to ponder, then this is the book for you. Yes, it is true, that the characters seem a bit cartoonish and overdone, but they are not sane, normal people. They are their own brand of crazy. Yes, it's true, there were a few plot holes here or there, but overall, I would say most of the bases were covered and if you want to get picky, the book ends in a way that you can't predict what happens in the future, say five years down the road. All in all, this was a fun ride, an unpredictable ride, which is nice considering how hard it is to write something original anymore. I say you should read it, what have you got to lose except your ability to feel like you really know all the people you think you know. You will probably lose that.
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