Gone Girl book club questions, by chapter
On the morning of his fifth anniversary Nick Dunne comes home to an open front door and no wife, and the story is told by him and by Amy's diary in turn.
The questions are grouped by how far you have read. Each group asks only about what has happened by that point, so you can talk about the book before everyone has finished it. The first two groups are here. The rest are inside EpyLog and show up as you read.
The first pages
Assumes you have read the first chapter or so
- The first line is Nick thinking about the shape of his wife's head. What did that sentence make you expect from him?
- Nick at The Bar with his twin sister Go on the morning of his anniversary. When did you decide whether he was avoiding something?
- The front door open, the cat on the steps, the iron still on. Which detail made you sure something was wrong?
- Amy's first diary entry: the party in Brooklyn and the sugar on her lip. Did you believe her version of that night?
- The detectives ask Nick about his marriage and he stalls. Where did your suspicion go in that pause?
Through section 14
Assumes you have read through section 14
- Nick counts his lies to the police as he tells them. Which one had you caught before he numbered it?
- Amazing Amy, the children's books her parents wrote about a better version of her. What did that do to how you read Amy's diary?
- Amy puts up the last of her trust fund so Nick and Go can open The Bar. What did that gift tell you about the marriage?
- Amy's diary on moving to Missouri for Nick's dying mother. Whose account of that move did you believe?
- The disposable phone in Nick's pocket. What did you decide it was for?
- Rand and Marybeth Elliott arrive and the volunteer center opens. Which of Amy's parents did you watch more closely?
- The first clue of the anniversary treasure hunt, found in Nick's office. Did you read it as a love note?
The rest of the book
Through section 29 · Through section 42 · When you have finished
22 more questions for Gone Girl are inside EpyLog. Add the book and they show up as you read: 6 through section 29, 8 through section 42, 8 when you have finished. Send your friends the link and each of them sees the questions at their own chapter, and nothing past it.
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