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Overall
Excellent, Unforgettable, Best of the nest
Very good, thoroughly enjoyed,
Good, Solid, Enjoyed many aspects
STAR RATINGS GUIDE
Julia Whelan as Iāve never heard her before
THE BIRDICT
š Tricky this. I imagine everyone knows the spoiler by now. If not, go. Go and listen to this book. Cancel all plans for the foreseeable and donāt look for spoilers. Iāll be here when youāre finished.
š Well? I know. Yep, itās a shocker. It took me a day to pick my jaw up from the ground. The filmās good too btw. Overall this sticks out as one of the best thrillers Iāve read.
š With the exception of The Girl on the Train, there isnāt a book out there that has served as more frequent reference point. As in, āPerfect for fans of Gone Girlā. A comparison of a different kind is the one to the real life case of Scott and Lacey Peterson. The connection between the two is part of what made the story so interesting, although it did not inspire this.
SQUAWKING THE TALK
š§ Both Julia Whelan and Kirby Heyborne are excellent in this. But seriously, wow. Julia Whelan is outstanding. Iāve always enjoyed her performances, but her depiction of Amy is masterful.
BIRDS OF A FEATHER: SIMILAR AUDIOBOOKS
That turning point. That moment when we meet the real Amy, is one of the stand out moments in my listening history. The framing of Nick Dunn is so brilliantly conceived. I have always felt that it plays on the doubts of other convictions in controversial instances like that of Scott Peterson. It's that shadow of a doubt that's always there.
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Gone Girl
THE BLURB
What are you thinking, Amy? The question I've asked most often during our marriage, if not out loud, if not to the person who could answer. I suppose these questions storm cloud over every marriage: What are you thinking? How are you feeling? Who are you? What have we done to each other? What will we do? Just how well can you ever know the person you love?
These are the questions that Nick Dunne must ask himself on the morning of his fifth wedding anniversary, when his wife Amy suddenly disappears. The police immediately suspect Nick. Amy's friends reveal that she was afraid of him, that she kept secrets from him. He swears it isn't true. A police examination of his computer shows strange searches. He says they aren't his. And then there are the persistent calls on his mobile phone.
So what really did happen to Nick's beautiful wife? And what was in that half-wrapped box left so casually on their marital bed? In this novel, marriage truly is the art of war.
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