I Wasn't Expecting That..

I've been reading Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn in my free time. I will admit, to begin with, I could not get into it. It may have been due to my book hangover from I Am The Messenger, but it was also just really slow. A character goes missing that you just don't care about. You don't hear much about her and the few things that are told don't make her an ideal character. I found myself groaning at the idea of reading it. I persisted anyway (mostly because I'm stubborn). Then it happened. The plot twist. What a twist it was. I found myself beginning to care for Nick, and even kind of feeling bad for him, but all of that went away when he presented his secret to the reader. I was astounded. After I read page 142, I had to stop and put the book down. I was tempted to spoil the whole thing to my friend, Paige, just to talk to someone about it!  How do you recover from such a bombshell? Well, that's simple: another, bigger twist. I didn't find myself as surprised with the discovery that Amy had planned  her death. I had suspected it throughout the story and felt more relieved than surprised to have my questions answered. This twist was a huge one, but it was expected. I would have honestly been disappointed had this not been the way the book had went. It could have been hidden a lot better than it had been. It was a wonderful addition to the book, but could have been executed better. After all of this, I'm really starting to get into this book and I've devoured over 100 pages in the last 2 hours! Flynn does a lot of show-don't-tell. She lets the reader figure everything out almost at the same pace as the characters; sometimes she won't even reveal it then. This book is incredibly suspenseful. I find myself going back again and again because I just can't wait to know what the characters are going to be doing next. I wasn't expecting this to turn into what it was, but I am glad I kept reading.