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Anyone else read Gone Gril?
I just finished it last night and couldn't believe the ending!!! I was so confused by what it meant. I'm really curious how others interpreted the ending.
I really loved the premise and the twists and turns of the book though. I need suggestions on what to read next that might be similar. I looked up the author's other books but the premises don't really interest me.
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Anyone else read Gone Gril?
I just finished this book also and I absolutely loved it. I haven't been able to choose a new book to read, bc I feel like I'll be disappointed!
I'd love to discuss it!
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| Posted 11/3/14 1:20 PM |
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Momma2015
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Re: Anyone else read Gone Gril?
Ugh, not a fan of that ending. I felt like she... won. And I hated that.
I did read Gillian Flynn's Dark Places and really enjoyed it, though it is very different from Gone Girl.
I always recommend Defending Jacob to anyone who enjoyed Gone Girl. It's not quite as... sinister, but they always remind me of each other.
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| Posted 11/3/14 1:34 PM |
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HomeIsWithU
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Re: Anyone else read Gone Gril?
Posted by housewoes
Ugh, not a fan of that ending. I felt like she... won. And I hated that.
SPOILER ALERT for anyone who hasn't read it:
I felt like that too. However, the very last page really confused me. The way she said " I wish he hadn't said that. I cant stop thinking about it." and then concluded with "I have nothing more to add, I just needed to have the last word"...it made me think she was either going to kill herself (and their unborn baby), or she was again tired of being "cool Amy" again and was done with it, or she was going to kill him?? So many possibilities...I really wish the author had tied it up a little nicer.
And I wanted to SMACK nick. Like, who decides to stay with their psychotic murdering wife who framed him for murder just because she's pregnant with his kid now?? It makes him almost as crazy as she is.
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| Posted 11/3/14 1:56 PM |
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APT910
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Re: Anyone else read Gone Gril?
Posted by housewoes
Ugh, not a fan of that ending. I felt like she... won. And I hated that.
I did read Gillian Flynn's Dark Places and really enjoyed it, though it is very different from Gone Girl.
I always recommend Defending Jacob to anyone who enjoyed Gone Girl. It's not quite as... sinister, but they always remind me of each other.
ITA! I HATED the ending..it ruined the whole book for me. I haven't read any of her other books because of it. Lol
I also LOVED Defending Jacob, it's one of my favoirte books!
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Re: Anyone else read Gone Gril?
Posted by HomeIsWithU
Posted by housewoes
Ugh, not a fan of that ending. I felt like she... won. And I hated that.
SPOILER ALERT for anyone who hasn't read it:
I felt like that too. However, the very last page really confused me. The way she said " I wish he hadn't said that. I cant stop thinking about it." and then concluded with "I have nothing more to add, I just needed to have the last word"...it made me think she was either going to kill herself (and their unborn baby), or she was again tired of being "cool Amy" again and was done with it, or she was going to kill him?? So many possibilities...I really wish the author had tied it up a little nicer.
And I wanted to SMACK nick. Like, who decides to stay with their psychotic murdering wife who framed him for murder just because she's pregnant with his kid now?? It makes him almost as crazy as she is.
I couldn't agree more about Nick- I was rooting for him. I mean the first half of the book there's obviously doubt, but once you realized her depth of crazy.... I don't know. It made him weak and I was just done with the both of them at that point.
It's been quite some time since I've read the book, but I do remember that last line and I took it like she was tired of being "cool Amy" again and it was only a matter of time before she pulled some craziness again. I didn't think she'd necessarily kill anyone- herself, Nick, or the baby (she's too selfish to kill herself, Nick is too much fun to toy with, and the baby is too much leverage), but that she wouldn't hesitate to make his life a living hell again. Ugh, thinking about it pisses me off all over again!  Though, let's face it, I'll still watch the movie when it comes out on Netflix.
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Re: Anyone else read Gone Gril?
Posted by housewoes
Posted by HomeIsWithU
Posted by housewoes
Ugh, not a fan of that ending. I felt like she... won. And I hated that.
SPOILER ALERT for anyone who hasn't read it:
I felt like that too. However, the very last page really confused me. The way she said " I wish he hadn't said that. I cant stop thinking about it." and then concluded with "I have nothing more to add, I just needed to have the last word"...it made me think she was either going to kill herself (and their unborn baby), or she was again tired of being "cool Amy" again and was done with it, or she was going to kill him?? So many possibilities...I really wish the author had tied it up a little nicer.
And I wanted to SMACK nick. Like, who decides to stay with their psychotic murdering wife who framed him for murder just because she's pregnant with his kid now?? It makes him almost as crazy as she is.
I couldn't agree more about Nick- I was rooting for him. I mean the first half of the book there's obviously doubt, but once you realized her depth of crazy.... I don't know. It made him weak and I was just done with the both of them at that point.
It's been quite some time since I've read the book, but I do remember that last line and I took it like she was tired of being "cool Amy" again and it was only a matter of time before she pulled some craziness again. I didn't think she'd necessarily kill anyone- herself, Nick, or the baby (she's too selfish to kill herself, Nick is too much fun to toy with, and the baby is too much leverage), but that she wouldn't hesitate to make his life a living hell again. Ugh, thinking about it pisses me off all over again! Though, let's face it, I'll still watch the movie when it comes out on Netflix.
Oh, I fully plan to watch the movie! My SIL read the book and saw the movie and she said the movie was really good!
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| Posted 11/4/14 9:32 AM |
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Anyone else read Gone Gril?
I tried to read it and could not get into it at all. My friend read it and couldn't put it down.
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Re: Anyone else read Gone Gril?
I just finished it & I too hated the ending! The author had such a great story going & decided on a totally unsatisfying ending like that?! Ugh it definitely ruined the book for me... as others said I hate how Amy got her way in the end. I had wanted to see the movie but now I'm not sure.
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Re: Anyone else read Gone Gril?
Posted by housewoes
Ugh, not a fan of that ending. I felt like she... won. And I hated that.
I did read Gillian Flynn's Dark Places and really enjoyed it, though it is very different from Gone Girl.
I always recommend Defending Jacob to anyone who enjoyed Gone Girl. It's not quite as... sinister, but they always remind me of each other.
I didnt like the ending of Gone Girl either! I started the next book in Gillian Flynn's "trilogy" and it's okay so far.. not really grabbing my attention a lot yet though.
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Re: Anyone else read Gone Gril?
Posted by HomeIsWithU
Posted by housewoes
Ugh, not a fan of that ending. I felt like she... won. And I hated that.
SPOILER ALERT for anyone who hasn't read it:
I felt like that too. However, the very last page really confused me. The way she said " I wish he hadn't said that. I cant stop thinking about it." and then concluded with "I have nothing more to add, I just needed to have the last word"...it made me think she was either going to kill herself (and their unborn baby), or she was again tired of being "cool Amy" again and was done with it, or she was going to kill him?? So many possibilities...I really wish the author had tied it up a little nicer.
And I wanted to SMACK nick. Like, who decides to stay with their psychotic murdering wife who framed him for murder just because she's pregnant with his kid now?? It makes him almost as crazy as she is.
YES! all of this. I know this thread is old but I just finished reading this book recently lol
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Re: Anyone else read Gone Gril?
I'm not done yet, but if you liked Gone Girl, you will like The Girl On The Train. I can't put it down.
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Re: Anyone else read Gone Gril?
Posted by pinky
I'm not done yet, but if you liked Gone Girl, you will like The Girl On The Train. I can't put it down.
That's what I'm reading now. It's sooooo weird. I don't know if I like it or not yet. But I just started it.
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Re: Anyone else read Gone Gril?
Posted by pinky
I'm not done yet, but if you liked Gone Girl, you will like The Girl On The Train. I can't put it down.
I think I liked it BETTER than Gone Girl!
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Re: Anyone else read Gone Gril?
I know this is an old thread, but I wanted to add. I read the book some time ago and didn't care for it. Didn't hate it and didn't love it. When I heard they were making a movie, I was shocked. I watched the movie last weekend and actually liked it much better than the book. The scene with Doogie Howser was so disturbing.
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Anyone else read Gone Gril?
I didn't read the book but loved the movie. DH bought the book b/c he liked the movie so much. Does it differ a lot?
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Re: Anyone else read Gone Gril?
Posted by newbie00
I didn't read the book but loved the movie. DH bought the book b/c he liked the movie so much. Does it differ a lot?
I liked the book better but I usually do. I dont think it was that much different, still the annoying ending!!!
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Anyone else read Gone Gril?
Dark Places was a thousand times better than Gone Girl - definitely my favorite of the three from that author.
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