Gillian Flynn recalls her editor’s response toGone Girlwith a hearty chuckle.
Ultimately, of course, those narrative elements were what drove the 2012 thriller to phenomenon status.
But the editor wasn’t quite wrong to bring them up, either.
After all,as the 2010s began, they were hardly common in suspense fiction.
More specifically, they weren’t exactly indicators of commercial success.
2 on theNew York Timesbest-seller list.
It’d reach No.
1 the next week.
“My book tour went from three cities to 16,” she cracks.
WhenGone Girlwas published, people wanted to talk about it.
This stunned the author.
So I love that there’s now the termdomestic thriller."
People responded to that."
She adds, “I’ve never had a problem with making something entertaining or something called apage-turner.
That’s what it’s supposed to be.
The only phrase I don’t like isguilty pleasure.”
“It was great!
