My current book club group is much more casual, but perhaps too much so. The thrilling gone girl by gillian flynn is our book club book of the week. The girl with no past by kathryn croft is a 2015 bookouture publication. Book club names book club food book club reads kids book club teen book club ideas up book love book books for book club book club list. If not, you can visit the publisher or authors website and find online reading guides. Mouse over the previous sentence to reveal the spoiler manchego cheese and a single.
The book version of gone girl, so ive heard, is a crime novel. Discussion questions for gone girl by gillian flynn nnedv. The novels suspense comes from the main character, nick dunne, and whether he is involved in the disappearance of his wife. Discussion questionsgone girl the woodbridgeedison book. Gone girl book club discussion questions info 2020. In gone girl, amy has disappeared, and her husband nick quickly. Travel destinations, travel tips, packing list stuffed suitcase. Gillian flynns new novel, gone girl, is that rare thing. Online resources and questions for your book club to connect your groups lives, interests and personal experiences to books you discuss, wednesday, february 5, 2014 discussion guide for gone girl.
Our 23 hour meetings are primarily a social gathering with a mere 10 minute discussion about the book snuck somewhere in the middle. Written in 2012 by gillian flynn, gone girl tells a dark tale centered on manipulation and deceit. Gone girl is a thriller novel by the writer gillian flynn. In the book, when desi has amy trapped in his house he feeds her a few items while they watch nick on tv.
No matter the genre, age, notoriety, or length of the book of the moment, book club questions can kickstart or enhance your group discussion. To me the idea was sort of disrespectful to all the women abused and murdered by their spouses. The top three reasons to join the woodbridgeedison book club. Gone girl is one of the best and most frightening portraits of psychopathy ive ever read. Aug 21, 2017 ive been in a lot of book clubs, and i know its not always easy to get a conversation going on a book. One of the most critically acclaimed suspense writers of our time, new york times bestseller gillian flynn takes that statement to its darkest place in this unputdownable masterpiece about a marriage gone terribly, terribly wrong. Online resources and questions for your book club to connect your groups lives. The girly book club a global book club for women all.
As a member or leader of a book club, you are likely to be reading books on a wide variety of topics, both fiction and nonfiction. I have way more to say, but ill save that for the discussion. These book club discussion questions will help your reading group explore the plot, themes, and ideas raised in the novel. End domestic violence nnedv for the reader with a cause book club on goodreads. Ive found that the best book club discussion questions are ones that are openended and that get people to share their personal opinions. It was published by crown publishing group in june 2012. May 09, 20 a chance to listen to the exclusive book club podcast discussion between richard and judy and gillian flynn, the author of spring 20 book club title gone girl. But far from just being a mindless thriller, gone girl is a literary page turner that is smart and witty.
Dec 14, 2017 my current book club group is much more casual, but perhaps too much so. But far from just being a mindless thriller, gone girl is a literary pageturner that is smart and witty. Chills and thrills and a whole lot of suspense from gillian flynns gone girl. Gone girl, released by 20th century fox, and the novel, gone girl by gillian flynn. Gone girl by gillian flynn book club discussion questions by gillian flynn was one of the big suspense novels of 2012. Gone girl by gillian flynn, chatelaine book club pick of the. The girly book club gbc is a global book club for women all over the world to connect online and in person. The novel soon made the new york times best seller list. Even though i get that the author needed to create a twist, something to startle the reader into challenging the, whats become the norm, acceptable ending.
Gone girl by gillian flynn book club discussion questions. The first two things are easy to accomplish just read anything by. I decided to come up with a generic list of book club questions to compel us to dig deeper than did you like the book. A club for likeminded women to discuss great books.
Gone girl by gillian flynn was one of the big suspense novels of 2012. Soon his lies, deceits and strange behavior have everyone asking the same dark question. I love planning parties and had a blast deciding what id serve at our book club meeting. Last time i was writing about approaches that would enhance your book club discussion. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. Sep 05, 2016 when you choose a popular book club book, you can often find a wealth of book discussion questions already written for you.
Welcome to the wednesday book club melbourne northern suburbs calendar. If youre ready to start a book club, heres 40 of the best book club questions, for fiction. These discussion questions were prepared by the national network to. The girly book club a global book club for women all over.
Little girl gone by drusilla campbell book club discussion. General book club questions for study and discussion. Gone girl discussion questions wednesday book club. Students will likely be captivated by a novel seemingly without a likable protagonist. Alex, lora and i discuss how masterfully gillian flynn manipulates readers with this classic hesaidshesaid thriller. Many books have reading guides at the end of the book that are perfect to use for your book club. The question and answer section for gone girl is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel. Ignore the movie, read gone girl, by gillian flynn.
Sep 07, 2012 in true gone girl formi did a little quiz in the invitation. I suppose these questions stormcloud over every marriage. Use these book club discussion questions to explore the depths of gone girl by gillian flynn. News flash, discussions do not have to be confined to the book only.
On the occasion of his fifth wedding anniversary, nick dunne reports that his beautiful wife, amy, has gone missing. The perfect book club is made up of three key things. Under pressure from the police and a growing media frenzy, nicks portrait of a blissful union begins to crumble. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. Gone girl gillian flynn, 2012 crown publishing 432 pp. Well written psychological thrillers are hard to come by, and i couldnt help but notice this one was very well received, so i have been looking forward to reading this one. Sep 07, 2012 then pick it up and join the audio book club on oct. Welcome to our second book club discussion and profuse apologies this is well over a week late. Erin collazo miller is a freelance book critic whose work has appeared regularly in the orlando sentinel. This is a wonderful and terrifying book about how the happy surface normality and the underlying darkness can become too closely interwoven to separate. Nick and amy manipulate each other with savage, merciless and often darkly witty dexterity. Ive been in a lot of book clubs, and i know its not always easy to get a conversation going on a book. Nick and amy dunne are auspicious young writers who met, as many writers do, in new york city. Visit our audio book club archive page for a complete list of the more than 50 books weve discussed over the years.
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