Our 4-minute Unserious Book Review of Gone Girl, where Nick and Amy Dunne’s marriage is the literary equivalent of a beautifully wrapped present that turns out to contain a live scorpion wearing a party hat.

At first glance, they’re the perfect couple: witty, attractive, and smug in that way only fictional New Yorkers can truly master. But once they move to Missouri – where dreams go to take a long nap – things unravel faster than a cheap jumper in a tumble dryer. Before Amy goes on a road trip of vengeance, armed with a wig, a fake identity, and the kind of meticulous planning that would make CIA recruitment come running. And then there’s her ex, Desi Collings…

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