BOOK REVIEWS BY JOAN G. SMITH JGS 356 GONE GIRL BY: GILLIAN FLYNN

Nick and Amy Dunne – an attractive couple happily married and they are full of secrets. One reviewer said it was ” the most frightening portrait of psychopathy she’d ever read ”. Now that I have finished reading this novel, I agree.

Amy is a beautiful and intelligent woman. She is also diabolical, inventive and sadistic. Her failing marriage becomes a game of “getting even”. and the plot is frightening.

Nick is popular, easy going, and a writer. He is totally unprepared for the surprise his wife has been planning for their anniversary.

Nick is a twin, and his sister, Go., is a remarkable, kind woman who loves her brother unconditionally.

The cast of characters in this book are finely drawn and the reader feels compelled to finish reading this book, even while being disgusted with the plot!

My book group chose Gone Girl for September’s novel, and I can’t wait to hear all of the opinions!

Gillian Flynn knows how to put the words together, and has written the New York Times best seller, Dark Places, and was the Dagger Award winner, with Sharp Objects. She lives in Chicago, with her husband and her son.