I love reading and I have always been the type who gets engrossed
and attached to the story and the characters. So much that I literally want to
see them come to life or somehow meet them in the hallways. Many times, I would
find myself rushing, reading as fast as I can because I can’t wait to know the ending.
But then, when I am finally finished, I feel this weak sadness and sometimes
longing that it is not yet the end, that there is something more.
I downloaded the e-book because of the blockbuster status of the
movie which I simply refuse to watch it until I read the book.
The mystery novel started with the perfect hook, then gets my emotion
to go up then down then up again making Gone Girl one of the most exciting and haunting
and books I have read.
It seems that the sympathy I feel for the characters shifts as I
flip the pages (or as I click the pages since it is an e-book). The first half,
I feel so sorry for Amy then on the second half I began to pity Nick. Then I on whose side should I be because both have a
reason to be
The book got me intrigued and amazed because of how it depicts
marriage and a little sad because it is true that marriage can indeed get that
ugly, you know transform someone into monster-like character.
I actually shared the story to my husband who discouraged me
from further reading it saying it put bad ideas in my head (lol). A comment I
once read about the book in an online review site said that it is one of those
movies that make you feel lucky you are single.
This book deals with marriage and the complex characteristics of
an individual and how sometimes (maybe most of time) things are never really
what it seems. It deals with secrets and a lot on gender sensitive issues such
as the roles that men and women play in marriage and how there is a need to
control and dominate. Creepy and depressing is another way to describe it because
it can clearly happen in real life.
Finally, Gone Girl is a must-read and a must-see because it is
not one of those stories where you can easily foretell the ending. It is a
welcome change from the usual stories we read and see owadays with same storyline
and same conflict and utter lack of creativity. Now I can’t wait to see the
movie!
