Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn Book Review By Ananya Singh

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn Book Review

By Ananya Singh

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn is an incredibly suspenseful novel. It revolves around the lives of Nick Dunne and Amy Dunne. Nick Dunne, a New York-based writer, and Amy Dunne are struggling with their marriage. Despite this, they present themselves as a cheerful couple. On their marriage anniversary, Amy, who is pregnant, goes missing and Nick is the first suspect in the case.

I appreciate that the novel is from Amy and Nick’s point of view. We get to see how these characters view each other despite presenting a happy, healthy marriage to the public. In addition, the novel is written in a realistic manner in terms of the investigation process. As readers, we are accustomed to knowing everything the characters in the novel know. However, this book is different. The reader soon realizes that Nick and Amy Dunne are quite unreliable. They leave out details and lie to trap one another. In reality, investigators don’t know the entire truth. It takes a great deal of digging on their part to find out what truly happened in such cases. In fact, it allows the reader to act like an investigator and figure out what happened as they read. Moving on, I have no complaints. I thoroughly enjoyed the book. 

Flynn was inspired to write this novel because of Laci Peterson. She was an American woman who went missing while 8 months pregnant. Her husband at the time, Scott Peterson, is currently on death row as he was convicted for the murder of Laci and their unborn son in 2003. Check it out if you're craving for another mystery!