Gone Girl (Week 2)

October 2, 2015

Alright so it's week 2 into this book and I am thoroughly enjoying it. It jumped right into the action and I love that. Wasting time and dragging along the introduction with over characterization, too much detail on the setting and not enough speed annoys me to no end. I'll provide a brief summary or what happened so you get the gist. I'll even add my own commentary in brackets before my full discussion. (I know, I know, we aren't supposed to summarize but it'll only make sense if I do, I promise.)

~ Nick and his [twin] sister Margo [as he continuously refers to as 'Go'] were at their privately owned bar [ironically named The Bar] talking about his 5th year wedding anniversary to Amy, which was that day. Very sentimental. Nick then quickly receives a phone call from his neighbor across the street named Carl, telling him that his house door is wide open and his totally domestic [and surprisingly unintelligent] cat had been sitting on the front porch. Nick proceeds to drive home a little while later, slightly alarmed and finds this to be true. The front door was wide open, the cat was indeed on the porch, a tea kettle had been left boiling [with basically all the water evaporated, almost caused a fire], a pressing iron plugged in for use, the house a big mess, and get this: No Amy. Amy was nowhere to be found. ~

The whole thing was so scary for me to read. I became so anxious as I assimilated each word, not wanting to read any further. My emotions often parallel with the action of the book. I get way too into it. I would have been so afraid if I came home to my door wide open. I always keep my doors locked. A tea kettle boiling with no more water to boil? I would thank God like 8 times for not letting my house actually catch fire. The fact that there was no blood anywhere makes it seem like a kidnapping. Perhaps the culprit knocked a lot of things down to make it hard for her to get away and tied her up or something. Anyone find it ironic that Amy got kidnapped on her wedding anniversary? I do. That can't possibly be just a coincidence... It's too significant. Like of all days to kidnap the woman? Ugh. At least Nick got the police involved ASAP and they got on the investigation quickly.
There's something else, though; maybe it wasn't a kidnapping, but just another one of those games that Amy plays. Each year on their anniversary, Amy would provide a set of clues including places where they shared tender moments to find the final prize, which would be the gift that she bought for Nick. Like a cute little mystery. Every single year, Nick was incapable of following the clues, as he often didn't remember the same moments that Amy remembered. As you would expect, it would upset Amy greatly. It's not that Nick doesn't care or love her, he's just a little oblivious to things sometimes. Perhaps Amy got fed up after 4 years of disappointment and she gave him the biggest mystery of all? A disappearance is a huge mystery and would definitely be a great test. It's a bit of a sick joke, but hey, no judgement. It's only a theory for now.