Sophie Desilets
Mrs. Barron
9th Grade English
20 May 2016
Ruined
There are two sides to every story. In the book Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, Nick and Amy Dunne have been married for five years. Everything was so good in their lives until a series of events that brought it all downhill. On their fifth anniversary, Nick comes home to a wide open door, tables upside down, the iron still left on, and an empty house with no Amy. A story worth telling has plot twists, an interesting plot, and questionable characters. The story of Nick and Amy has all of these and definitely something worth both telling and hearing.
Plot twists keep the book interesting and make the reader eager to find out what happens next. Right when you think you finally know what is happening, it all changes. Gone Girl is packed full of plot twists. As soon as you think everything is settling and you know the truth, everything switches. Just as we begin to understand, not only does the plot twist, but the whole character does. The plot twist that changes the book’s whole course moving forward is when we find out Amy is alive. “I'm so much happier now that I'm dead,” (Flynn 219) is the first sentence the reader hears from Amy Dunne. The real Amy Dunne that is. The readers find out that the whole thing is Amy staging Nick. This is by far the biggest plot twist of the entirety of this thrilling book. She knew that Nick was cheating from the day it started. She explains how she did everything. As Amy explains everything, the reader switches sides because Amy seems to be psychotic and willing to give her husband the death sentence. This plot twist is both uneasing and mind blowing because we find out who Amy truly is and it is not so sweet.
The interesting plot in Gone Girl gives the book a purpose that hooks you in. Even the first sentence of the book gives you the creeps. "When I think of my wife, I always think of her head. The shape of it, to begin with...You could imagine the skull quite easily," (Flynn 1) this is just a peculiar thing to say about your wife. Usually when people talk about their wife, they talk about their features or their personality but not their skull. From this point on, the book continues to intrigue the reader. Throughout the book, the constant changes keep the book compelling and baffling. It always leaves you wanting to know more and that is what makes a book worth reading. Although the plot of this story is twisted and strange, it is by all means riveting. In all stories, everything centers around the plot so if it does not have some kind of mystery, the story has nothing to hook the reader in.
A story with questionable character is compelling. Questionable characters cause the reader to think about whose side they are on and who is the “good” one. Gone Girl has especially questionable characters. Nick and Amy are the two most suspicious characters of this story. Throughout the book, the different points of view makes the reader go back and forth with who’s side they are on and who they believe. In the beginning of the book, I was not against anybody because Nick’s wife had gone missing. When we found out that Nick had a mistress and had been cheating on Amy for a year, is when the reader turns against him. Even he knows it “I have a mistress. Now is the part where I have to tell you I have a mistress and you stop liking me. If you liked me to begin with. I have a pretty, young, very young mistress and her name is Andie,” (Flynn 142) and he is right. From this point forward, the reader continues on Amy’s side until the biggest twist of the book “I’m so much happier now that I’m dead,” (Flynn 219) Amy says revealing that she is alive. From this point she explains everything that she has done to send Nick to prison with the death sentence. Carrying on, the reader realizes that Amy is crazy. They then switch sides again to side with Nick because while cheating is terrible, Amy planned for a year to frame Nick for her own murder which would get him a death sentence and she would just leave happily without saying bye to anyone even her parents. Continuing throughout the remainder of the book, the reader will stay on Nick sides after the realization that, used to be sweet and innocent Amy Dunne is actually psychotic. Amy killing Desi does not help her case either. Evidently, Gone Girl has the most questionable characters which make the story so engrossing.
Gone Girl is a riveting and compelling story full of aspects that make the story such an engrossing one! It has a sudden change in the story, suspicious characters, and a storyline that definitely keeps you hooked. People can ruin each other with lies and plot twists but in this book, it only makes it better.
Mrs. Barron
9th Grade English
20 May 2016
Ruined
There are two sides to every story. In the book Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, Nick and Amy Dunne have been married for five years. Everything was so good in their lives until a series of events that brought it all downhill. On their fifth anniversary, Nick comes home to a wide open door, tables upside down, the iron still left on, and an empty house with no Amy. A story worth telling has plot twists, an interesting plot, and questionable characters. The story of Nick and Amy has all of these and definitely something worth both telling and hearing.
Plot twists keep the book interesting and make the reader eager to find out what happens next. Right when you think you finally know what is happening, it all changes. Gone Girl is packed full of plot twists. As soon as you think everything is settling and you know the truth, everything switches. Just as we begin to understand, not only does the plot twist, but the whole character does. The plot twist that changes the book’s whole course moving forward is when we find out Amy is alive. “I'm so much happier now that I'm dead,” (Flynn 219) is the first sentence the reader hears from Amy Dunne. The real Amy Dunne that is. The readers find out that the whole thing is Amy staging Nick. This is by far the biggest plot twist of the entirety of this thrilling book. She knew that Nick was cheating from the day it started. She explains how she did everything. As Amy explains everything, the reader switches sides because Amy seems to be psychotic and willing to give her husband the death sentence. This plot twist is both uneasing and mind blowing because we find out who Amy truly is and it is not so sweet.
The interesting plot in Gone Girl gives the book a purpose that hooks you in. Even the first sentence of the book gives you the creeps. "When I think of my wife, I always think of her head. The shape of it, to begin with...You could imagine the skull quite easily," (Flynn 1) this is just a peculiar thing to say about your wife. Usually when people talk about their wife, they talk about their features or their personality but not their skull. From this point on, the book continues to intrigue the reader. Throughout the book, the constant changes keep the book compelling and baffling. It always leaves you wanting to know more and that is what makes a book worth reading. Although the plot of this story is twisted and strange, it is by all means riveting. In all stories, everything centers around the plot so if it does not have some kind of mystery, the story has nothing to hook the reader in.
A story with questionable character is compelling. Questionable characters cause the reader to think about whose side they are on and who is the “good” one. Gone Girl has especially questionable characters. Nick and Amy are the two most suspicious characters of this story. Throughout the book, the different points of view makes the reader go back and forth with who’s side they are on and who they believe. In the beginning of the book, I was not against anybody because Nick’s wife had gone missing. When we found out that Nick had a mistress and had been cheating on Amy for a year, is when the reader turns against him. Even he knows it “I have a mistress. Now is the part where I have to tell you I have a mistress and you stop liking me. If you liked me to begin with. I have a pretty, young, very young mistress and her name is Andie,” (Flynn 142) and he is right. From this point forward, the reader continues on Amy’s side until the biggest twist of the book “I’m so much happier now that I’m dead,” (Flynn 219) Amy says revealing that she is alive. From this point she explains everything that she has done to send Nick to prison with the death sentence. Carrying on, the reader realizes that Amy is crazy. They then switch sides again to side with Nick because while cheating is terrible, Amy planned for a year to frame Nick for her own murder which would get him a death sentence and she would just leave happily without saying bye to anyone even her parents. Continuing throughout the remainder of the book, the reader will stay on Nick sides after the realization that, used to be sweet and innocent Amy Dunne is actually psychotic. Amy killing Desi does not help her case either. Evidently, Gone Girl has the most questionable characters which make the story so engrossing.
Gone Girl is a riveting and compelling story full of aspects that make the story such an engrossing one! It has a sudden change in the story, suspicious characters, and a storyline that definitely keeps you hooked. People can ruin each other with lies and plot twists but in this book, it only makes it better.
Berkana
Mrs. Barron
English 9
20 May 2016
Mrs. Barron
English 9
20 May 2016
Delusional Love
Cool girl would not disappear. Cool girl is perfect. In the book Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, a husband is framed for a crime that he did not commit. His wife Amy, creates a sabotaging plan that involves many twists that result in extreme measures and a deranged marriage. A story worth telling has questionable characters, plot twists, and lies, which are all featured in Gone Girl. This dramatic and intriguing story is worth telling because it features the previously listed elements and brings people into the mind of a sociopath.
Stories including questionable characters allow the reader to change their perspective on the characters at a moment's notice. This concept is captured in Gone Girl perfectly by presenting likeable and hateful acts each character has implemented. In the beginning of the book, Nick seems like a creepy but acceptable husband. He talks about how he “knew Amy’s pretty skull” (Flynn 86), but “can’t let her go through a sugar storm unkissed” (Flynn 18). Thoughts like these leave readers unsure of what Nick’s intentions are. On the other hand, Amy sounds like a sweet girl who is being oppressed by her husband’s strange actions. She does everything for her husband, but he does nothing in return. She admits that they “weren’t themselves when they fell in love, and when they became themselves – surprise! – they were poison. They completed each other in the nastiest, ugliest possible way,” (Flynn 397) proving both of them were living a two sided relationship. They each had a part of them that enjoyed impressing their spouse, and another part that wanted to be free of them. Surprisingly, the book takes a turn when we find out that Nick is in another relationship, and Amy is even more psycho than Nick. Amy believes the only reason Nick is who he is, is because of herself, “I'm the bitch who makes you a man.” (Flynn 399). Amy’s preposterous idea is to frame Nick for her own murder and kill herself, as revenge for seeing another woman. Stories with characters who have sketchy motives result in an abundance of plot twists and unexpected actions. Gone Girl is an edgy story where it is nearly impossible to take sides, due to these surprising characters. Heinous crimes and corrupt actions lead to many surprises, which are also elements that define a story worth telling.
A story worth telling includes countless plot twists that result in dramatic events. The plot twists featured in this story make it more addictive to read, and leave the readers clueless, to what will happen next. Plot twists are very frequent in the story of Gone Girl; people die, people live, new relationships form, and relationships grow apart. The most substantial plot twist that changes the course of the story, is when Amy Dunne becomes pregnant. For many years, Nick and Amy were in love and sought to have a baby. Amy was not able to become pregnant until the couple began to despise each other. She writes in her journal that “I will practice believing my husband loves me, and will love this baby. That this child might really save our marriage. But I could be wrong. Because sometimes, the way he looks at me, I think, man of my dreams, father of my child, this man of mine may kill me. He may truly kill me.” (Flynn 176). Before Amy showed Nick she was pregnant, they both would have enjoyed getting a divorce. Amy lured Nick back into their marriage through the baby, that may either save or kill them. This plot twist will change the course of each of their lives. They are now stuck in a non-loving relationship. It allows readers to wonder and make up their own ending, it made this story worth telling! Was everything a lie? Or is their relationship genuine.
Lies made Gone Girl a story worth telling. Each character continues to lie to each other’s faces, believing that their spouses words were genuine. The initial lie that triggers Amy into wanting to frame Nick, is that Nick has a mistress, “I have a mistress. I have a pretty, young, very young, mistress, and her name is Andie.” (Flynn 66). If Amy had never discovered the truth to this lie, she would have not attempted to ruin his life. Along with this lie, Amy’s entire plan to frame Nick for her murder was a lie. Police and the public believed it was impossible to frame someone to the extent Amy had. Even Nick’s closest allies believe he kills his wife. An impressive lie that Nick continues, is pretending he loves his wife, and truly wants her back. He lures her back home by wearing Amy’s favorite items, saying that “It’s the most awful, horrible feeling in the world, and I want her back more than anything. Amy I love you. You are the best woman I have ever known. You are more than I deserve, and if you come back, I will spend the rest of my life making it up to you.” (Flynn 368). He knows Amy is so confident in her ego that she would come back home, due to his lies. He hates Amy, he does not love her. These narratives showcase that lies can be believable, and the naive characters lives are shaped around lies.
Gone Girl exhibits many concepts that enforce the idea that humans can not always be trusted because they twist the truth, resulting in unforeseen circumstances. This is the type of story that is worth sharing! Gone Girl is a book that appeals to a variety of audiences keeping everyone entertained! How can two people love each other when they do not even understand themselves?
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John Helman
Mrs. Barron
MYP 4 Language and Literature
20 May 2016
The Combination of Excellence
Much power rests in the hands of storytellers. Stories are what often define cultures, and we can learn a lot from good quality ones. The book Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn is a story worth telling because it combines mystery, plot twists and you never know who trust.
Mystery novels have always been interesting, simply because no story ends the same. Historically, mystery novels like And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie and the Sherlock Holmes books written by Arthur Conan Doyle have been popular because they are wonderful examples of exactly what you look for in a mystery novel, interesting characters, unexpected occurrences and elaborate end schemes. Mysteries add an aspect of interest to a story and keep the reader wanting to know more about what is happening during the story. In Gone Girl, there are many aspects of mystery because things are not as they appear. At the beginning of the story, Nick and Amy exchange chapters talking about life together, how they met and start to describe each other in varying ways. As the story goes, Nick starts to talk degradingly of his wife, Amy, meanwhile she only has good things to say about him. An example quote of where Nick talks poorly of his wife is when he spews, “One of us was always angry. Amy, usually” (Flynn, 8). Meanwhile, Amy mainly talks about how happy she was when she met Nick by saying, “I am embarrassed at how happy I am, like some Technicolor comic of a teenage girl talking on the phone with my hair in a ponytail, the bubble above my head saying: I met a boy!” (Flynn, 12). By comparing the two quotes, you can tell that Amy is much happier than Nick about their relationship at this part of the story. This starts to form some sort of contrast which makes the reader start to inquire about the motives and personalities of Nick and Amy. However, the real mystery of Gone Girl comes in on the day of their 5th anniversary when Amy disappears from home, and there is broken glass in their house. This makes Gone Girl a better story, because if there was not mystery and intrigue to drive the story along, it would be a very sad story about a dysfunctional couple. A great example of where this plays in is in many of Amy’s clues to her whereabouts, that eventually turn out to lead to places where Nick cheated on her. One clue reads: “I picture myself as your student, With a teacher so handsome and wise, My mind opens up (not to mention my thighs!), If I were your pupil, there’d be no need for flowers, Maybe just a naughty appointment during your office hours, So hurry up, get going, please do, And this time I’ll teach you a thing or two” (Flynn, 82). This quote is interesting and adds mystery to the story because it seems like an oddly sexual quote for their 5th anniversary, however, as the plot develops it turns out that it leads to Nick’s office at the university, a place where he cheated on Amy with Andie. Other clues have similar double meanings which start to tilt the meaning and overall feel of where the story is going, and also starts to strike fear into the reader.
Another aspect that makes a story worth telling is one that involves a very complex and rapidly changing plot; a story that masters plot twists. The reason why plot twists are so important to a wonderful story is that having unexpected turns in a story creates a paradigm shift of the reader and shifts the ideology that they have about certain characters, events and their predictions about the book. An example of many plot twists in Gone Girl are when Nick admits that he’s had an affair with one of his college students, when Nick finds out Amy is alive and framing him and when we find out Amy is pregnant. These are exciting because before we know it Nick cheated on Amy, we might have liked Nick. Before we knew Amy is still alive, we may have blamed Nick for murdering Amy. Before we knew Amy was pregnant, we might have wished her dead. All of these twists in the story are designed to creatively answer many questions but ask even more than before. An example from the book is when Noelle Hawthorne says, “His pregnant wife!” (Flynn, 129). This quote represents how the reader gets totally blind-sided by a random twist that makes life for the protagonist much more difficult, and creates a shift of emotions towards Nick from feeling bad for him to demonizing him. Lastly, plot twists create an interesting aspect because they allow for short bursts of plot development that rapidly advance the story and entertain the audience.
Finally, in a good story, you should never know who to trust. A story founded on deception is beautiful and unique. In Gone Girl, we are offered the perfect example of deception. It is so great that even after having read the story, we still do not know who to trust. Complemented by plot twists and a mysterious theme, Gillian Flynn never lets us off the hook with whether Nick or Amy is at fault, a bad person or even right or wrong. Since the book ends so neutrally with them coming to terms and getting back together, it is up to the reader to determine who is to trust. Nevertheless, the lack of trust in Gone Girl is exemplified by the Elliot’s when Marybeth accuses, “I wish you hadn’t fixed everything. You made it look like nothing ever happened.” (Flynn, 272). This quote shows a change from how Amy’s parents had both been super supportive of Nick during the investigation and searches, but eventually Marybeth brings forth concern that Nick is, in fact, guilty. This aspect adds to the story because it constantly makes you question and re-question everything you’ve read up to this point.
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn is a story worth telling because it is interesting and includes many elements that make up a good story. More stories should follow the example of mystery books from the past.
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Kennedy-Anne
Ms.Barron
English 9
May 20 2016
Puppet Love
Lies, cheating and murder, a perfect love story. That is it exactly what goes on in the book Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. On Nick and Amy Dunne’s 5th wedding anniversary, Amy goes missing and Nick is her murderer, at least that is what Amy wants everyone to believe. When Amy sees Nick cheating on her she runs away and frames Nick for her murder. There are many twists and turns but they eventually end up together, trying to control each other like little puppets. This story is worth telling because the characters are relatable but also psychotic and interesting, the plot is unpredictable and the words are poetically written.
When a story has characters that are relatable, and also psychotic it adds many layers to the book. Amy and Nick are very relatable in this novel because they are people in love, working to make a living, and dealing with crazy parents, just like everyone else, except with a twist. Amy is very relatable by the way she talks about women, when watching TV Amy says, “Tampon commercial, detergent commercial, maxi pad commercial, windex commercial. You’d think all women do is clean and bleed!” (Flynn 245) This is relatable because the way women are portrayed by media is incorrect and seems to focus on cleaning materials and period materials. It is ridiculous and misogynistic to think that all women do is clean and bleed that’s why it is interesting and relatable that Amy points it out. Many people sits on the couch and laughs at all of the strange commercials that companies make, just like Amy. She is also relatable when she talks about gender norms that are expected from women, she rants, “Cool Girls are above all hot. Hot and understanding. Cool Girls never get angry; they only smile in a chagrined loving manner and let their men do whatever they want. Go ahead, shit on me, I don’t mind, I’m the Cool Girl.” (Flynn 222) This is relatable for many girls and women who feel the need to change who they are to be more attractive and appealing, even if it is all nonsense. Nick can also be relatable when he talks about being uncomfortable about what other people think of him. The entire time he worries that because he is socially awkward he will seem even more guilty for his wife’s murder. When he had to speak to the community about finding Amy he says to himself, “PAUSE. BREATH. NO SMILE. Go actually had written the words on my index card.” (Flynn 192) Nick is very relatable in the way that he cannot always speak with ease and gets nervous easily. Nick and Amy are also interestingly psychotic. Nick is interesting with the way he speaks about other people, once him and Amy are back together when he sleeps in the bed with amy he says, “But I know I’ll never sleep again. I can’t close my eyes when I’m next to her. It’s like sleeping with a spider.” (Flynn 405) It is a very psychotic thing to stay with his wife even though he is so scared of her. Amy is psychotic in her need for justice, although cheating is terrible she should have talked to Nick or divorced him, instead she got revenge by framing him, she says, “That whore, he picked that little whore over me. He killed my soul, which should be a crime. Actually it is a crime. According to me, at least.” (Flynn 238) Amy and Nick are relatable but also crazy perspectives to read from. They are so crazy especially because all of the twists and turns of the book.
A story worth telling keeps the reader on their toes always turning the page. This book is filled with twists in the plot that are never expected. It is completely unpredictable how crazy and vindictive Amy is from all of the diary entries from the beginning of the book. In January 8, 2005 Amy’s diary entry is filled with innocence she says, “Tra and la! I am smiling a big adopted-orphan smile as I wrote this. I am embarrassed at how happy I am.” (Flynn 10) As the reader continues through the book they love how charismatic Amy is until the plot twists and it turns out that Amy is framing Nick the whole time. “I’m so much happier now that I’m dead. Technically, missing. Soon to be presumed dead. … It takes a very special discipline to slice oneself past the paper-cut layer, down to the muscle. You want a lot of blood but not so much you pass out.” (Flynn 220) This plot turn surprises the reader to learn that Amy is actually insane and the puppeteer behind it all. The plot twists and turns are even better because of how poetic and well written each chapter was in the book.
This is a must-read book because it is very well poetic and well written, the words just float off the page. Each paragraph sounds like a poem. At the beginning of the book Nick talks about Amy’s brain, “Her mind, her brain, all those coils, and her thoughts shuttling through those coils like fast, frantic centipedes.” (Flynn 3) Every part of the book even if it is not that interesting is great to read because it is so poetic. When it is either Amy or Nicks perspective the words flow well and sound as if they are a part of a poem or a song. When Amy talks about Nick falling back in love with her she says, “In the middle of the night, I’ll turn to face him and press myself against him. I’ll hold myself to him like a climbing coiling vine until I have invaded every part of him and make him mine.” (Flynn 400) Each paragraph puts vivid and interesting thoughts into the reader’s mind, forcing the reader to never want to put the book down.
Amy and Nick are crazy lovers lying and trying to control each other creating a wonderful story. This is a story that should be told because of its relatable and interesting characters, it’s surprising storyline, and the perfectly written sentences. A battle for power and control, a psychotic love story.
Luciano Oliva
Ms. Barron
English
5 May 2016
What is a Good Story
What is it about a book that makes the reader not want to put it down? What factors cause a book to be highly rated? The book Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn received over 9 major awards and was on the New York Times bestseller list for 130 weeks, 37 of those at number 1. It is a highly rated book with great reviews and it is loved by many. Gone Girl was an exceptional story and was worth telling but, what makes the book so wonderful?
Suspense, action, mystery, and sophisticated writing are a few things many adore about Gone Girl and books in general, but what exactly makes these stories like gone girl so intriguing? One major part of a book or story to consider is whether or not the story is worth telling? A book can include action, suspense, and drama and it would not matter if the basic plot line stinks. A story needs to be worth the time and effort it takes to read from end to end. It can't be good enough for the reader to simply finish, it must cause the reader to think about it all day and to want to talk about the book with others who have read it as well. Many books contain certain passages or chapters that are well-liked, particularly if it is a genre the reader prefers. A big part of liking or even choosing a book is the genre. Some really love mysteries while another group of people will really like science fiction (sci-fi). The final big part of a good story is if the story affects the reader's emotions, if there is no emotion when reading the book, the book won't be very entertaining. When reading a really fantastic book the reader tends to put themselves into the book, getting scared when the protagonist is scared, or hurt when the character gets hurt. An interesting book will put the reader into the shoes of the characters in the book. There are many different broad components that go into a great book, but what are specifics that creates a marvelous and worthwhile story?
Gone Girl was published in June 2012 and is still one of the number one mysteries to read today. How has this book been dominating the reading world for so long? One big part of Gone Girl is the very big cliffhangers after every chapter leaving many holes in the story for the reader to try and solve or read on to find out. Throughout the story the protagonist Nick Dunne is piecing together a mystery to save himself. But as readers read the story they are trying to figure out the story and trying to figure out the puzzle as well. Another part that is impeccably well done is how the puzzle keeps changing throughout the story always keeping the reader thinking. The mystery slowly reveals more and more clues each seemingly leading in one direction then suddenly into a different direction. Even after the huge spoiler where the reader finds out who is behind the mystery the puzzle is still incomplete (beware spoilers ahead). Even after the reader finds out Amy was framing Nick there is still evidence to be found about the case keeping the readers on their toes. The entire story is a incomplete mystery that is always changing keeping the reader interested throughout the book. Another brilliant part about gone girl is the writing, at the start the writing was very elegant and creepy starting off making Nick seem very suspicious. Amy’s writing on the other hand is cheerful and nice so the book is already hinting that Nick could be bad and Amy is good. Then Nick seems worried and he’s lying to the police making it look even more like he’s suspicious. Also during this time Amy’s point of view is of the past and how Nick has been really angry and at this point of the book Nick looks really guilty. But then Amy is the one actually guilty and the reader needs to chose Amy’s side or Nick’s side and put together the pieces of the story. The writing of the book is unbelievably well done, almost including the reader into the story. The book is so good because of how the reader needs to figure every part of this stunningly well done mystery.
Gone Girl is a thrilling mystery that is still rated the number 1 mystery book by many critics. It had creative and almost interactive writing that created a amazing story. Gone Girl was a worthwhile story that is still extremely popular and will be for a while.
Ms. Barron
English
5 May 2016
What is a Good Story
What is it about a book that makes the reader not want to put it down? What factors cause a book to be highly rated? The book Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn received over 9 major awards and was on the New York Times bestseller list for 130 weeks, 37 of those at number 1. It is a highly rated book with great reviews and it is loved by many. Gone Girl was an exceptional story and was worth telling but, what makes the book so wonderful?
Suspense, action, mystery, and sophisticated writing are a few things many adore about Gone Girl and books in general, but what exactly makes these stories like gone girl so intriguing? One major part of a book or story to consider is whether or not the story is worth telling? A book can include action, suspense, and drama and it would not matter if the basic plot line stinks. A story needs to be worth the time and effort it takes to read from end to end. It can't be good enough for the reader to simply finish, it must cause the reader to think about it all day and to want to talk about the book with others who have read it as well. Many books contain certain passages or chapters that are well-liked, particularly if it is a genre the reader prefers. A big part of liking or even choosing a book is the genre. Some really love mysteries while another group of people will really like science fiction (sci-fi). The final big part of a good story is if the story affects the reader's emotions, if there is no emotion when reading the book, the book won't be very entertaining. When reading a really fantastic book the reader tends to put themselves into the book, getting scared when the protagonist is scared, or hurt when the character gets hurt. An interesting book will put the reader into the shoes of the characters in the book. There are many different broad components that go into a great book, but what are specifics that creates a marvelous and worthwhile story?
Gone Girl was published in June 2012 and is still one of the number one mysteries to read today. How has this book been dominating the reading world for so long? One big part of Gone Girl is the very big cliffhangers after every chapter leaving many holes in the story for the reader to try and solve or read on to find out. Throughout the story the protagonist Nick Dunne is piecing together a mystery to save himself. But as readers read the story they are trying to figure out the story and trying to figure out the puzzle as well. Another part that is impeccably well done is how the puzzle keeps changing throughout the story always keeping the reader thinking. The mystery slowly reveals more and more clues each seemingly leading in one direction then suddenly into a different direction. Even after the huge spoiler where the reader finds out who is behind the mystery the puzzle is still incomplete (beware spoilers ahead). Even after the reader finds out Amy was framing Nick there is still evidence to be found about the case keeping the readers on their toes. The entire story is a incomplete mystery that is always changing keeping the reader interested throughout the book. Another brilliant part about gone girl is the writing, at the start the writing was very elegant and creepy starting off making Nick seem very suspicious. Amy’s writing on the other hand is cheerful and nice so the book is already hinting that Nick could be bad and Amy is good. Then Nick seems worried and he’s lying to the police making it look even more like he’s suspicious. Also during this time Amy’s point of view is of the past and how Nick has been really angry and at this point of the book Nick looks really guilty. But then Amy is the one actually guilty and the reader needs to chose Amy’s side or Nick’s side and put together the pieces of the story. The writing of the book is unbelievably well done, almost including the reader into the story. The book is so good because of how the reader needs to figure every part of this stunningly well done mystery.
Gone Girl is a thrilling mystery that is still rated the number 1 mystery book by many critics. It had creative and almost interactive writing that created a amazing story. Gone Girl was a worthwhile story that is still extremely popular and will be for a while.