Last week I
started reading Gone Girl by Gillian
Flynn. All of the previews and trailers of the show sparked my interest because
I love books about murder, mystery and love all wrapped into one. I haven’t
gotten very far but the plot seemed to remind me of The Lovely Bones in a way
and the movie “All Things Good” with Kirsten Dunst and Ryan Gosling.
In the first
chapter you’re introduced to Nick and Amy Dunne, a “happily” married couple.
You can automatically tell from the beginning that things are off in Nick’s
mind as if things are off and he’s just going through the motions of his
relationship and remembering that today is their 5 year anniversary. The book
then continues to go from the present to the past. Explaining how Nick and Amy
first met and how at one time they both were very rich and had everything they
could ask for. Then things drastically changed whenever Nick lost his job, as
well as Amy and Nick’s mother died.
I’m extremely interested in seeing what
really happens as the story continues to build up. What exactly is going on in
Nick’s mind that makes you think he doesn’t love Amy as much as he has put out
there to be. My favorite quote so far is ““There's
a difference between really loving someone and loving the idea of her.” Which is
said by Nick, which really made me think about how people tend to confuse love.
Do you actually love that person, or is it just the idea of having them and
knowing that they would be perfect to anybody else that makes you want to be
with them?
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