The novel scores as a very contemporary depiction of the dynamics of
relationships in modern world. Gone Girl may have a very sick
relationship as it's centerpiece but Ms Flynn manages to strike a
universal note with these demented characters. Finding echo of everyday
turmoils and conflicts in such a diseased milieu is hugely
disconcerting. This novel may put off quite a few readers as Gillian
Flynn makes us inhabit these twisted minds in a dizzying tandem of
chapters made intimate by first person voice. The reader may feel
alarmed by easy identification with many aspects of thinking of the
sociopaths. For example, Amy's grouse with the concept of 'cool girl'
May find many nodding in agreement when she writes""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." or when Nick
waxes eloquent about his lack of control over what image he is
projecting "People love talking, and I have never been a huge talker.
I carry on an inner monologue, but the words often don't reach my
lips.” Banality of evil makes is easy to find startling resemblance in
most mundane of the moments. Gillian Flynn demonstrates a dexterous hand at psychological profiling and characters remain at the desired degree of likability-under full command of the author. She can make the reader fall in love with character in one chapter and create intense hatred in the next. Furthermore, she can go nuanced and successfully conveys the machination deployed by the character to be likable or despicable. She also benefits from the useful gift of keeping many plot balls in the air while keeping the reader clued in with the basic tension of the story. All this with tight accessible prose and painterly depiction. She creates word pictures that conveys with dazzling clarity the basic point of the author about a very complex feeling.
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