#6

Strange story for book #6.  Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn is the story of two, very unlikable characters with a really messed up marriage.  I spent most of the book trying to decide if I could 'side' with either character.  There are moments that you feel sorry for each one, but their misguided, self-absorbed, sociopath behavior shines through & you realize that neither is worth feeling sorry for ~ the only 'bright spot' is that they both end up getting what they deserve.  Water sure does seek it's own level.
Is this a message about marriage ~ the people we choose to be with are really just  reflection of ourselves?
Is this a message about human nature ~ we all just want what we want and most of us will figure out a way to  get it?
Is this a message about the state of the world ~ we are all out for #1, to hell with the rest of you?
This would have been a good book to read with a group...lots to discuss!
Quotes:
p4 ~ "Should I remove my soul before I come inside?"
p235 ~ ... watching her husband and me trade cash for keys. (That is the correct grammar, you know; her husband and me.)  {LOVE the grammar lesson!}

fl: When I think of my wife, I always think of her head.  ll: I don't have anything else to add.  I just wanted to make sure I had the last word.  I think I've earned that.