Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

'4 Hussies.  4 Seasons.  1 Popular Page Turner'

 

 

 

 

 

 

....  For the first time ever, the hussies returned to the same restaurant two meetings in a row.  This unprecedented event enabled the absent hussie from last month to savour the Four Seasons Dish enjoyed by the other hussies at the previous visit.  We recommend it to our readers as one of the best value dishes on the menu (£13 - rice or noodles is extra).

 

 

 

 

....    As ever, the service was efficient, the food tasty and well presented.  We arrived at 7.15pm and the place was already busy -  unusually so for a Tuesday evening during the recession.  This Chinese restaurant is extremely popular so you will need to book.  The bendy forks are worth sampling but, it may be as well to pack an extra layer as this restaurant is more airy than cosy.  We were never rushed despite being the last to leave. 

 

 

.....  For once, there were NO COMPLAINTS about the choice of book.  Gone girl was a HIT. A definite  page turner.  There was a combined sense of anti-climactic frustration at the probably inevitable ending.   The changing characterisation was impressively effective although on close analysis we did think the characters were implausible. It was extremely well plotted and a refreshing change from some of the heavy literary fiction we occasionally review.  After the hard work involved in reading The Accidental, we all found ourselves totally immersed in the story whilst racing to the end.   It was only on reflection we began to see some holes.

So read it and enjoy it but don't spend too long reflecting on it or dissecting it!! 



....   Next month we are reviewing our first ever cook book: Mary Berry At Home! We are all committed to preparing and sharing our culinary creations when we meet next time.  As a taste of things to come,  why don't you join in  - maybe, give the almond and apricot tart a go?

MARY BERRY AT HOME by MARRY BERRY & LUCY YOUNG

 

                                                                                                                                       12 March 2013