While these books don’t seemingly have much in common, they both have characters that are awful, horrible people. All of them are just so unlikeable which made the reading a real chore.
I don’t want to give too much away about Gone Girl. Amy Dunne disappears on her fifth wedding anniversary. Police suspect foul play and all fingers point to her husband, Nick. There are many twists and turns, but even so I found the book to be too predictable. The book would have made a decent plot for an episode of Law and Order: Criminal Intent. Amy Dunne also had too many things in common with Brenda Chenowith from Six Feet Under to be an original character. And I don’t want to give anything away for the people who haven’t read the book, but what was that ending? All that said, I though the writing was well paced and the book was a page turner.
Gone Girl: Predictable. Decent writing. Fell apart at the end.
Friends Like Us is one pun after another. I believe the author was trying to be quirky and fun but I found it more annoying than anything. Willa reconnects with her high school best friend Ben (who was madly in love with her, by the way) at their 8th year class reunion (yes there is a story behind that, but who cares?). Ben falls in love with her best friend and they become engaged after six months. The threesome are BFF’s who do things like go mattress shopping together until Willa decides to sabotage Jane and Ben’s relationship. I honestly think this may have been one of the worst book I have ever read.
Friends Like Us: Horrible characters and horrible writing filled with puns.
I would rather have Amy Dunne as my BFF than Willa or Jane or Ben. They are all terrible, at least she has half a personality.
Winner: Gone Girl
In tomorrow's match Cyndi pits A Killer in the Hills against The Round House.
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