“Old-fashioned suspense is more engaging than
immediate violence. A great thriller to me is more about creating a sense of
unease, a queasiness that comes with knowing something is not quite right. It’s
why I love unreliable narrators — there’s something so wonderfully unnerving
about realizing midway through a book that you’ve put yourself in the hands of
someone who is not to be trusted.”—Gone
Girl novelist Gillian Flynn, on what makes a great thriller, in “By the Book” interview, The New York Times Book Review, May 11,
2014Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Quote of the Day (Gillian Flynn, on Great Thrillers)
“Old-fashioned suspense is more engaging than
immediate violence. A great thriller to me is more about creating a sense of
unease, a queasiness that comes with knowing something is not quite right. It’s
why I love unreliable narrators — there’s something so wonderfully unnerving
about realizing midway through a book that you’ve put yourself in the hands of
someone who is not to be trusted.”—Gone
Girl novelist Gillian Flynn, on what makes a great thriller, in “By the Book” interview, The New York Times Book Review, May 11,
2014
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