The Works of Gillian Flynn

[Yossarian]

For all you fans of Gone Girl!

ETA: I just finished it. It was awesome! Not high literature, not something for the ages ... but a lot of fun and it kept me guessing. And I loved the ending. It was so fucked up.

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Thanks for the thread! I whipped through this book in about 2 days. Do we need to use spoiler tags? I'm curious as to what others thought of the ending. I liked it as well, I thought it was fitting but I have heard other people say they didn't like it. They complained that it was too unresolved. On one hand I would have liked to see a comeuppence too but on the other hand I thought the ending made sense for the tone of the book.

As I mentioned in the other thread Reese Witherspoon bought the film rights and I am guessing will play Amy. I am not sure how this would translate to film either but I do not like Reese for this part. On the surface it seems like the perfect part for her but I don't think she could pull it off. It is weird, I used to think she was talented but since she won the Oscar it seems like she has become a worse actress. And it is funny I did think of Ryan Phillipe for Nick as I was reading this. Maybe that is why Reese liked it too!

[Yossarian]

I don't think we need spoilers here. If you wander in here ... buyer beware!

[Baby Fish Mouth]

I guessed right away that Amy had faked her own death. There were too many obvious signs pointing at Nick in the first half. But I didn't expect her to be such a sociopath, and I didn't expect that ending either. Very suspenseful and disturbing.

I don't know who could pull off Amy's role. Charlize Theron maybe?

[Yossarian]

Charlize Theron would be an awesome choice for Amy.

I didn't pick that she faked her own murder for a while. I was too busy hating Nick in the first half! I think it would have been kind of a cool (in a morally reprehensible way) if she had stayed hidden as Nick went off to jail.

[Martini Girl]

Thanks Yoss!

I thought Desi was the bad guy (and was in a way), based on Gillian's first two books.

I did not pick up on Amy being a sociopath until 11:30pm on Weds night when I read "her confession"-- though I did pick up on everyone in her life being obsessed with her, and her parental resentment. I was so hooked on the story that I forced myself to stay up until 1am to finish as much of the book as I could.

I have to say I really liked the ending. Not Hollywood at all. I do wish Nick got the upper hand on Amy, but I don't have a problem w/ the ending. That little boy is going to have one f*ucked up life!

Charlize would be a fabulous choice (and age appropriate!!) I also think Matthew Mconaughey could play Nick.

[Yossarian]

I haven't read her other books so they're my next downloads. Yay, I love finding new authors!

I actually kind of liked Amy. Yes, she was a sociopath. But she was smart and funny and determined. Nick was just an idiot.

Ryan Phillipe would make a great Nick but he'd be too short opposite Charlize. What about Channing Tatum? A bit young maybe?

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It wasn't Amy faking her death that shocked me, it was that her whole diary was fake. That I was not expecting. I kind of liked Amy too even after she was revealed to be a sociopath. I though the scavenger hunt was ingenious. And Nick was an idiot and a cheater. Maybe he didn't deserve to have his life destroyed but I did enjoy watching him squirm. The only thing I did feel badly for him was when he found out Amy was pregnant as that was his last chance to escape. Of course his plan of revenge before that, write a nasty tell all was not that clever. She really outsmarted him on all levels.

I agree that Charlize would make a great Amy. How about a Young Adult reunion with Patrick Wilson as Nick?

[Martini Girl]

OMG Bronze... Patrick Wilson would be perfect!

[Yossarian]

The only part of the storyline that annoyed me was when Amy let those two grifters rob her. She knew they were bad news - you'd think super smart Amy might have outwitted them! I know it was a plot device to force her to go back to Nick but still. That bugged.