When a narcissist marries a sociopath, what could possibly go wrong? Gillian Flynn paints a fascinating portrait of Nick and Amy Dunne’s dysfunctional marriage as they move from being wealthy New York writers to not-quite-broke Midwesterners. Chapters alternate between Nick’s and Amy’s side of the story and even though they are pitted against each other, you want them both to win. The novel begin as a mystery – where is Amy Dunne? – but moves into a brilliantly unpredictable psychological thriller, a game where only one spouse can win. I am not usually a fan of mimetic fiction, but this novel grabbed my brain and wouldn’t let it go until I had finished it. Several times over the past [...]

          I have the sneaking suspicion that I am not reading nearly enough, particularly for a writer. In the past several months, I’ve read the following: Redshirts by John Scalzi – very funny, particularly in the beginning. Wil Wheaton did a great job on the Audible version. The Lovecraft Necronomicon Primer by T. Allan Bilstad – read for research, interesting and informative. Eat That Frog by Brian Tracy – productivity audio book, good advice, but doesn’t seem like it’s for me. The Name of the Wind and The Wise Man’s Fear by Patrick Rothfuss – Excellent books. I can’t recommend them highly enough. I listened to the Audible versions but think I’ll buy the paper books [...]