Breakdown of Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (Possible spoiler alert)

ONE Sentence summary : Gone Girl is the story of Nick and Amy whose marriage, like many, is full of lies, malice, sex, betrayl, love and two bedazzingly different sides of a story. Where I Found It (I couldn't even come up with a decent one sentence summary on my own for this one.)

TWO Things I would have done differently: 
I would have added more details...if possible. 
I also would have added more depth...if possible.


THREE Titles that if you liked...you will like this:
Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk (read it, loved it)
Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon (read it, loved it)
Wife 22 by Melanie Gideon (Never read) Where I Found It


FOUR Reasons to care:
1.) Gillian Flynn likes to write about people with special personality disorders.
2.) Her book has been on USA Today’s Bestseller List for WEEKS now. You know it HAS to be good. (It is.)
3.) The plot is about a relationship, the nittiest grittiest most detailed aspects of a relationship and covers five years. Fascinating!
4.) Another movie coming out...Where I Found It Who Should Star in Gone Girl?


FIVE Facts about the author:
1.) Stephen King praises her work. Does it GET more legit than that? 
2.) Flynn has a master’s degree in journalism. Where I Found It
3.) She used to write for Entertainment magazine. Where I Found It 
4.) Her other books have won awards (Gone Girl hasn’t been out long enough is my guess). Where I Found It
5.) She likes analyzing the dark side that women have. Where I Found It


SIX Emotions I felt while reading:Sympathetic, frustrated, scared, thrilled, surprised, shocked.


SEVEN Thoughts:
1.) How similar are the concepts of “love” and “madness?”
2.) In what ways are men and women similarly violent/manipulative?
3.) What role do parents play in creating madness in their children?
4.) At what point does a relationship consume a person?
5.) If someone wants you to be the best person you can be, does that make them a bad person?
6.) How do YOU get what you want?
7.) How does the media influence people’s perception?


EIGHT Buzzwords:
insanity, narcissism, manipulation, passive aggression, relationships, media, family, revenge


NINE Plot device/writing techniques/tools/tricks:
1.) Journal entries
2.) Memories, flashbacks, thought processes
3.) First person omniscient point of view
4.) Using “place” as isolation
5.) Weather as metaphor
6.) “Pointed” questions
7.) Returning/repeating certain issues/questions
8.) Clues as breadcrumbs
9.) TWISTS, TURNS, SURPRISES


TEN Point plot summary:I am deeply sorry, anyone who reads this. It would not be possible to write a summary without ruining surprises. Read this book so we can talk about it!