Gillian Flynn has been at her best in Gone Girl. An absolutely gripping suspense thriller, the book starts on the day of fifth marriage anniversary when Nick's wife Amy disappears and then follows a great plot with twists and turns while at the same probing into the dark depths of well defined characters. She has an amazing style and structure. The pace of story telling is well organised in a disciplined way of revealing bit by bit. To tell the plot is like killing the pleasure of reading but we guarantee that this is one of the most hard-to-put-downs ever as the reader gets immersed at the very start into a mystery. The book is well written and is a must read.
We give it a 9.5 in a scale of 10.
Gillian Flynn... the author of Gone Girl.
This is a devastating thriller which shows what a talented writer can do at the height of her creative power.This book literally throbs with a raw power which drives the narrative at full throttle till the end .Probably Dan Brown can learn a thing or two from this brilliant writer as to how to write a thriller which would embody all the qualities of a classic.After so many years I have come across a book which I unabashedly would recommend for those who wonder why there is a dearth of great writers writing thrillers.This writers earlier book has won the Edgar Award and since I am one of those who admire my agatha christie and conan doyle, Edgar allan poe and Edgar Wallace as well as the good old G K chesterton i was looking for something which would be a page turner but could remind me of literary style of the great writers of crime fiction of the golden era and this writer has greatly justified the faith i reposed in her .I am really surprised to see some reviewers criticizing her style .well she is writing from the perspectives of a working class American couple who have lost their job because of the Meltdown of 2008 .Do you expect them to talk in latin or a la Poirot in French .I bought the first edition[hardcover]which Flipkart was the first to offer and i treat this book as an honorable addition to my collection of crime fiction.If you love crime fiction do read this book .This book is my best crime fiction read of this year. I have made it point to read the other two novels written by Ms.Flynn.Great ,a writer in full command of this genre ,a writer to watch out for.
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