Prompt Proofing Blog Post: Book Review - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

VANCOUVER, BC, September 28, 2012 (Press-News.org) Gone Girl has been widely touted as one of the best books of 2012, and it's easy to see why. It is far more than what it appears on the surface - a (possible) murder mystery - and with its unique narrative style and plot twists, it constantly keeps you guessing and, as the best books do, thinking.

We begin with a portrait of a marriage gone sour, as husband Nick Dunne tells the story of the day he returned home to find his wife, Amy, missing. It is also their fifth anniversary. From the start, Nick as a narrator is somewhat self-effacing but also infuriating in his honesty over the state of their relationship - you are aware from the beginning of the book that after five years, this was not a happy marriage. Nick seems reticent to DO anything about it, which is infuriating, and as the narration switches from Nick in current times to Amy's diary entries from the years previous, you start to become even more convinced that not only was Nick doing a lousy job as a husband, but that he may also have been complicit in Amy's disappearance and possible murder.

Things get more complex as the book goes on, though, which challenges the reader's prejudgments and perceptions and takes you on a rollercoaster ride of emotions. By the end of the book, all that you are sure of is that relationships - and people - are as complex as we truly know them to be. You may be left feeling slightly frightened at how seemingly easy it is for a relationship to become toxic quite so quickly.

Flynn challenges us as readers to own up to the societal sin we are all guilty of - quickly judging situations and people that we really know very little about, and then stubbornly sticking to those judgments even when information emerges that proves us foolish for doing so. The book highlights the media's role in this attitude, as well, and reinforces that good old judicial mantra (that seems rarely adhered to in this day and age): all should be innocent until proven guilty.

Gone Girl is a quick read simply because you won't be able to put it down, and the characters are so thoroughly crafted that the book will run through your mind as if it's a movie you are watching onscreen. No doubt the film rights have been acquired already.

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