Gone Girl
by Gillian Flynn
★ Top 25 book of 2011 · #15 on Best Books of 2011
This crime thriller by Gillian Flynn centers on the disappearance of Amy Dunne. Its tension comes from wondering whether her husband Nick had a hand in it, and it reached bestseller lists.
Best for: Readers who like suspenseful crime stories built around a suspicious husband
Gone Girl is #15 on BookWard's Best Books of 2011, out of 53 2011 books that cleared our data bar.
What Gone Girl is about
Nick Dunne's wife, Amy, has disappeared. From that starting point, Gillian Flynn builds a crime thriller that turns on a single uncomfortable question: is Nick involved? The novel looks closely at marriage and suspicion, and at how much one person can really know about another. It was published by Crown Publishing Group and became popular enough to reach the New York Times Best Seller list. Readers who enjoy a story that keeps them second-guessing who to trust, and who like their suspense rooted in ordinary domestic life, will find plenty to chew on here.
Gone Girl on the Best Books of 2011
Gone Girl came out in 2011. Of the 53 books first published in 2011 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #15 on our Best Books of 2011 list.
Why it made the list: 1,415 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.7 out of 5 (72 ratings); 64 are reading it right now. The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 2011 list
- The Lean Startup Eric Ries, #13
- Cinder Marissa Meyer, #14
- The One and Only Ivan Katherine Applegate, #16
- The Art of Thinking Clearly Rolf Dobelli, #17
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More years: Best Books of 2010 Best Books of 2012.
The numbers behind it
- Readers: 1,226 want to read it, 64 are reading it now and 124 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 3.7 out of 5 from 72 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 83 | 55% |
| Reader love | 15 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 81 | 20% |
Questions about Gone Girl
When was Gone Girl published?
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn was first published in 2011.
Was Gone Girl one of the best books of 2011?
Gone Girl is #15 on BookWard's Best Books of 2011, out of 53 2011 books that cleared our data bar. 1,415 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.7 out of 5 (72 ratings); 64 are reading it right now.
Why is Gone Girl on the Best Books of 2011 list?
1,415 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.7 out of 5 (72 ratings); 64 are reading it right now.
More of the best books of 2011
- Sapiens Yuval Noah Harari, #1
- The Song of Achilles Madeline Miller, #2
- Thinking, Fast and Slow Daniel Kahneman, #3
- Steve Jobs Walter Isaacson, #4
- The Son of Neptune Rick Riordan, #5
- The Mark of Athena Rick Riordan, #6
See the full Best Books of 2011, the Top 100, or new books on Rising.
How we know
This page uses public data: Open Library reader counts and ratings, and Wikipedia page views for recent years. The description is paraphrased from real source text. Rankings reflect reading interest, not quality or sales, and can be affected by data gaps. Lists update monthly.
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