I read gone girl for the first time a few months ago and loved it. To me the idea was sort of disrespectful to all the women abused and murdered by their spouses. Rosemarys baby is one of my alltime favorite books. The novels suspense comes from the main character, nick dunne, and whether he is involved in the disappearance of his wife. Delaney has all of the makings of a sexy murder mystery that is sure to hit. We will talk about plots, and yes we will definitely discuss the ending. Maybe thats true, but theres more to flynns title choice than meets the eyeand in a lot of ways, its actually describing amy herself. T he film version of gone girl, which hit theaters this weekend, follows the novel closely. Gone girl is a book about how well one person can truly know another, metro.
The investigators find amys first treasure hunt clue, which is an anniversary tradition, and insist on going with him in case the clues will shed some light into amys recent whereabouts. Millions of you flocked to gone girl over the weekend, and you saw finchers ending. Gone girl by gillian flynn, 97817802259, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Gone girl is a thriller novel in the mystery and crime genres, by the american writer gillian.
Pdf gone girl by gillian flynn book download online. Its a fun read, and i would recommend it, but the comments about the ending are valid. Fresh out om paperback, its a pageturning abduction mystery with an awful lot of twists. Gone girl movie tiein edition by gillian flynn, paperback. The book will always be better than the movie overall. Is gone girls movie ending different from the book.
Flynn said she admired the ominous ending of notes on a scandal and the pathology of a bad marriage from whos afraid of virginia. Gillian flynn reflects on gone girl legacy, rise of anti. Book groups will find a wealth of topics for discussion family, siblings, lawyers, divorce, murder, friendship, mental health, marriage, fame, wealth among others. Which is the better version of gone girl by gillian flynn. New york times bestseller in the tradition of the girl on the train, the woman in cabin 10, and gone girl comes an enthralling psychological thriller that spins one womans seemingly good fortune, and another womans mysterious fate, through a kaleidoscope of duplicity, death, and deception. Not everybody has the time or the inclination to read a 400page book in a week.
The author has a good story, can write exceedingly well, but it seemed that like the characters in her book, she was manipulative, and impressed with her writing abilities, wanting to keep writing just to show how good of an author she is. The girl on the train by paula hawkins 2016, paperback. Apr 22, 2014 gone girl is a fastpaced, always surprising pageturner of a book gone girl is a superbly crafted novel by a talented and daring young writer and it will keep you guessing until the very last sentence. I had posted somewhere on this sub at the time that, while i recognized i was coming off the high of having just finished in the book, i was feeling at the time that amy was one of my. One friend began reading the book at the same time i started listening. But the biggest problem i have with the book spoiler alert is how the main character fakes rapeassault. Through her two ultimately unreliable narrators, flynn masterfully weaves the slow trickle of critical details with 90degree plot turns. Obviously, this post includes many spoilers about the gone girl movie and book. This book had a bit of a slow start but got very exciting when the pace sped up.
A former critic for entertainment weekly, she lives in chicago with her husband and children. Mar 12, 2020 gillian flynns new novel, gone girl, is that rare thing. The novel became quite popular and soon made the new york times best seller list. Given the controversy already surrounding the twisted conclusion in the. Nick and amy manipulate each other with savage, merciless and often darkly witty dexterity. It does have a somewhat abrupt ending but overall it still an excellent book. The articles author stephen lee quotes director david fincher the social network, se7en on the authorpenned screenplay for the filmwhich stars ben affleck and rosamund pike as nick and amy respectivelyindicating that drastic deviations from the. Its possible to get through gone girl in a matter of. Take gillian flynns gone girl, the third novel by one of a trio of contemporary women writers the others are kate atkinson and tana french who are kicking the genre into a higher gear you couldnt say that this is a crime novel thats ultimately about a marriage, which would make it a literary novel in disguise. The film stars ben affleck, rosamund pike, neil patrick harris, and tyler perry. Gone girl is the third novel by american author, gillian flynn. Gone girl by gillian flynn available in trade paperback on, also. Gone girl is a thriller novel in the mystery and crime genres, by the american writer gillian flynn.
Flynn has managed to play with our emotions and thought processes to finish her book in stunning fashion. Gillian flynn reflects on the popularity and legacy of her 2012 novel gone girl. And so were going to let you in on a little secret. I just finished gillian flynns gone girl but dont know. Karin slaughter, new york times bestselling author of the kept woman a fiendishly clever romantic thriller in the vein of gone girl and the girl on the train. Considering both answers are by users who havent experienced both book and movie ill say my peace or is the phrase ill say my piece. Gone girl 9781780228228 by flynn, gillian and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. If you read gillian flynns smash bestseller gone girl, then im sure youve also been up on the questions surrounding the ending, and youre eager. I was impressed with the ending until i finished the book. Gone girl is a fastpaced, always surprising pageturner of a bookgone girl is a superbly crafted novel by a talented and daring young writer and it will keep you guessing until the very last sentence. Im just going to say that the book starts out eerie, creepy and offthewall, but after about 23 of the way in, it becomes rather long and tedious, and the ending is not satisfying at all.
I was caught off guard by just how funny the book was, especially amys narration in part 23. Through her two ultimately unreliable narrators, flynn masterfully weaves. The first half of the book was great, she built up the suspense masterfully. I hated the characters, the story, the scenarios, the ending, every bloody thing. Its difficult to say too much more about the plot of the girl on the train. With gone girl, gillian flynn has written a novel that is all that and a bag of chips. Gone girls ending is different from the book in these. On the day of their fifth wedding anniversary, nicks wife amy disappears. Gone girl by gillian flynn book summary on a warm summer morning in north arthage, missouri, it is nick and amys fifth wedding anniversary. The novel s suspense comes from the main character, nick dunne, and whether he is involved in the disappearance of his wife. At first glance, it seems like it would be pretty obvious whats up with gone girls titleits a book about a girl who disappears, which means shes, well, gone. I just finished listening to the audio book gone girl and am disappointed in the ending. Ill start by saying the book is about 100 pages too long.
In the book, at least desis mother goes to the police, hysterical, saying that amy killed her son even though shes whisked away, theres the faint hope that maybe the case is reopened. Well written and entirely plausible, gone girl will keep you guessing to the end. Gone girl paperback chicago public library bibliocommons. Her story was that she fought him, he cut her arm with a pocket knife in the kitchen. This is a book that is difficult to precis because it would be hard to do without having spoilers somehow getting in, so im not going to do that.
This is a wonderful and terrifying book about how the happy surface normality and the underlying darkness can become too closely interwoven to separate. Gone girl is masterfully plotted from start to finish and the suspense doesnt waver for one page. We may only be a few weeks into 2017, but were calling it early. The sense of suspense in the novel comes from whether or not nick dunne is involved in the disappearance of his wife amy. A people magazine best book of the year new york times janet maslins 10 favorite books of 2012. One of the bestselling books of 2012, recipient of multiple awards from critics and readers alike, across genres and categories.
Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. The saga of the gone girl ending has undergone more revisions than blade runner. Gone girl author gillian flynn talks murder, marriage, and con games gone girl author gillian flynn to write her first young adult novel amazon picks its 10 best books of 2012. It was the kind of book you could count on seeing in.
We texted back and forth as she had a hard time getting into it while i loved it from the start. The movie gone girl is an accurate portrayal of the novel. Sep 24, 2014 not everybody has the time or the inclination to read a 400page book in a week. You will shake your head but totally believe the ending. The film concludes with amy and nick going on television to announce amys pregnancy, as opposed. Amy and nick seem to have the perfect marriage but at year five it all goes to hell in an hand basket. Gone girl stayed astride the new york times bestseller list for 11 weeks, selling over 6 million copies before even coming out in paperback. Presents are being wrapped and reservations are being made when nick dunnes clever and beautiful wife disappears from.
I found myself not even caring what happened to the characters after a while, i kept reading expecting it to. The book should have ended much sooner, instead i was left with an extremely disappointing ending. An addictively suspenseful and tautly written thriller, the good girl is a propulsive debut that reveals how even in the perfect family, nothing is as it seems. The fact that this book won so many awards and was the it book a few years back, and they made an actual movie out of it, actually baffles me. You havent read yet and youre unmarried please i suggest you. The novel soon made the new york times best seller list. Back in january, entertainment weekly ran a cover story on the then upcoming adaptation of gillian flynns bestselling novel gone girl. Heres how gillian flynn defended the ending of gone girl in 2012. Oct 22, 2017 in short, this book made me super angry and boy, do i hates it. Buy a cheap copy of gone girl book by gillian flynn.
Spoiler page for gone girl by gillian flynn book journey. Timely, poignant and emotionally rich, gone girl will peel away your comfort levels even as you root for its. A highintensity thriller, a psychological puzzle that will keep readers on. There are many spoilers in gone girl book to movie comparison. Gone girl is a 2014 american psychological thriller film directed by david fincher and with a screenplay by gillian flynn based on her 2012 novel of the same title. Why you should read or reread gone girl before seeing the movie. Gone girl by gillian flynn is about the disappearance of amy dunne and how her husband nicks life gets turned upside down when he becomes the prime suspect. Gillian flynns latest novel, with a rumored huge twist somewhere in its 500 pages. Its one of those books you will feel the need to discuss immediately after finishing because the ending doesnt just come. Once i was done with the book, i continued thinking about it and wondering. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Presents are being wrapped and reservations made when nick\s clever and beautiful wife. It was published by crown publishing group in june 2012.
Buy gone girl book online at low prices in india gone. Though gone girl didnt create the idea of an antiheroine. Firstly let me explain why gone girl only received four stars. Gone girl is a book about how well one person can truly know another metro. The differences between the ending of gone girl, the film, and gone girl, the book, are miniscule.
Nick comes home from the bar that he owns with his twin sister margo to find that his wife has gone missing. The ending was a bit abrupt, though i think the story was the right length and there would have been information overload if it carried on. Gone girl is one of the best and most frightening portraits of psychopathy ive ever read. Even though i get that the author needed to create a twist, something to startle the reader into challenging the, whats become the norm, acceptable ending. How gillian flynn adapted her biggest novel, gone girl. Cincinnati city beat, john kelly a highly original thriller thats also a razorsharp depiction of a relationship gone off the. But that doesnt mean the movie isnt better than the. May 19, 2012 gone girl switches between nicks narrative, as the hunt for the beautiful, blond amy consumes the attention of americas media, and amys diary, as she writes about the early days of their. Why you should read or reread gone girl before seeing. I found myself not even caring what happened to the characters after a while, i kept reading expecting it to get better, to match the first half. This was a great bookcant believe i finished it in 3 daysamy definitely has some serious mental issues but for me that is what made the book that much interesting of a read. It also didnt help matters that i figured out the ending before page 100. Kubicas powerful debutwill encourage comparisons to gone girl.
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