Το κορίτσι που εξαφανίστηκε
Gillian Flynn, 2012
★ 4.15 from 3.6m ratings on Goodreads
Feels like dread, curiosity and unease. About identity, love and memory.
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Οι ερωτήσεις που δεν έκανες ποτέ φωναχτά, και γιατί μένουν να κρέμονται.
Τι σκέφτεσαι, Έιμι; Αυτή είναι η ερώτηση που έκανα πιο συχνά κατά τη διάρκεια του γάμου μας, έστω κι αν την έκανα από μέσα μου και όχι στο πρόσωπο που θα μπορούσε να μου απαντήσει. Φαντάζομαι πως αυτές οι ερωτήσεις μαζεύονται σαν σύννεφα που προμηνύουν καταιγίδα πάνω από όλους τους γά- RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy MTY1MTE= G I L L I A N F L Y N N 14 μους: Τι σκέφτεσαι; Τι νιώθεις; Ποιος είσαι; Τι κάναμε ο ένας στον άλλον; Τι θα κάνουμε ο ένας στον άλλον; Τα μάτια μου άνοιξαν απότομα στις έξι π.μ. ακριβώς – χωρίς να τρεμοπαίξω τις βλεφαρίδες, χωρίς να τα ανοιγοκλείσω προσπαθώντας να συνειδητοποιήσω πού βρισκόμουν. What readers say
Readers are sharply divided: many found the twists gripping and the unreliable narration compelling, while others were bored by the pacing and repelled by the characters’ unpleasantness.
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- Feels like dread, curiosity and unease. About identity, love and memory.
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