But far from just being a mindless thriller, gone girl is a literary pageturner that is smart and witty. Despite the fact that flynn wrote the screenplay for david finchers new film, there are a. Psychologically rich and pulse pounding, the good girl had me hooked from the very first sentence and didnt let go until the final word. This too, will remind you of gone girlparticularly of nick, as he transforms from bad guy, to good guy, to bad guy, ad infinitum.
Feb 16, 2015 good girl gone is yet another amazing installment of my beloved reed brothers and gladly it was nearly as awesome as the others. Major differences between the gone girl book and movie. Jackie grew up fatherless and experienced gender confusion. If you havent yet read gone girl, or if you care about spoilers, please dont read further than this sentence, because im about to give the whole ending of this book away. Dark places, is the thrilling equal of her later book, gone girl it might be even better. Amy is the best possible wife, shes funny, and smart, and beautiful, and. A crackling thriller about marriage in a house of mirrors. Set in missouri, the story begins as a mystery that follows the events surrounding nick dunne affleck, who becomes the prime suspect in the sudden. Jan 19, 2015 despite coming from a psychopaths mouth, theres something very spoton and accurate about the nowfamous cool girl passage in gillian flynns thrillerturnedcinemahit, gone girl. Despite coming from a psychopaths mouth, theres something very spoton and accurate about the nowfamous cool girl passage in gillian flynns thrillerturnedcinemahit, gone girl. Gone girl by gillian flynn was one of the big suspense novels of 2012.
Through her two ultimately unreliable narrators, flynn masterfully weaves the slow trickle of critical details with 90degree plot turns. She knew that christians had a lot to say about all of the above. I received a text from the library that my book is ready to be downloaded gone girl. My decision to read gone girl was largely based on the insatiable curiosity. The movie is suspenseful and slow building, many times showing events from the past that help you put the pieces into place. Gillian flynns novel gone girl became a publishing phenomenon for its deft plotting, riptide of a narrative, and complex net of twists. Good girl gone badd the badd brothers book 4 kindle. It almost requires a game board to show how nick and amy move through this book. I cant wait to see what mary kubica comes up with next. Gone girl is especially good because it digs beneath these moreorless legitimate concerns, exposing the irrational side of our fear of coupledom. From strange disappearances to troubled husbandandwife relationships, these books like gone girl are sure to keep you in suspense until the very last page. May 03, 2016 cool girl monologue taken from gone girl 2014, which was directed by david fincher. For long stretches, finchers gliding widescreen camerawork, immaculate compositions and sickly, desaturated colors fuse with trent reznor and atticus rosss creepyoptimistic synthesized score to create a perverse bigscreen version of one of those tv comedies built around a pathetically unobservant lump of a husband and his. Good girl gone is yet another amazing installment of my beloved reed brothers and gladly it was nearly as awesome as the others.
It was published by crown publishing group in june 2012. The problem with gone girl is that theres no cool girl. Gone girl is her best novel yet and definitely a contender for thriller of the. Gone girl, the latest from that dark lord of cinema, david fincher, opens with a man softly talking about his wifes head. As far as sex goes, a man performs oral sex on a woman in a 20 second scene.
But dont be surprised to see some changes in the onscreen adaptation of the beloved gillian flynn book. Heres how gillian flynn defended the ending of gone girl. And of course the move to missouri probably didnt help much. She might seem like a good girl, but shes actually a master manipulator, an expert at mind games, and always gets her wayno matter. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading good girl gone badd the badd brothers book 4. I might have been the last person on earth to have read gone girl, but im. These book club discussion questions will help your reading group explore the plot, themes, and ideas raised in the novel. 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. Oct 08, 2014 the book version of gone girl, so ive heard, is a crime novel. One of the bestselling books of 2012, recipient of multiple awards from critics and readers alike, across genres and categories. Its just that there are so many stories to choose from, which you already know if you, like millions of other readers, rapidly inhaled novels like gone girl and the girl on the train over the. For some reason, perhaps the title alone, this book has been compared to gone girl but where gone girl is well written, fast paced, and always readable, the good girl has lots of awkward writing, is slow paced because it jumps around so much that we want to yell, get on with it. Sep 24, 2015 10 books that could be the next gone girl. 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.
Gone girl is one of the most ridiculous books i have ever read, one. What the majority of the books on this list have in common, aside from being page turning thrillers, is a comparison to gone girl. Dec 05, 20 this too, will remind you of gone girlparticularly of nick, as he transforms from bad guy, to good guy, to bad guy, ad infinitum. Her other two books were about people incapable of making commitments, but in this novel, she tried to depict the. May 30, 2017 for some reason, perhaps the title alone, this book has been compared to gone girl but where gone girl is well written, fast paced, and always readable, the good girl has lots of awkward writing, is slow paced because it jumps around so much that we want to yell, get on with it. The publishers of this book will tell you that the good girl is the next gone girl. The clues are not so much cleverly placed as leadenly bombard the reader. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The novels suspense comes from the main character, nick dunne, and whether he is involved in the disappearance of his wife.
It is amys deception that sucks us in, and her angry reveal that. Thats right, shmoopsterswhen it comes to finding your dream girl, amy fits the bill. In an excellent essay for vulture on why gone girl the film is a sucky adaptation of the book read it, amanda dobbins writes. With ben affleck, rosamund pike, neil patrick harris, tyler perry.
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. I had to see whether or not the book was worth all the hype and. Gone girl by gillian flynn the girl on the train by paula hawkins sharp objects by gillian. Gone girl is an example of mystery, suspense, and crime genres. Cool girl monologue taken from gone girl 2014, which was directed by david fincher. The image of his hand caressing a womans sleek blond hair in. Dark, intelligent, and stylish to a fault, gone girl plays to director david finchers sick strengths while bringing the best out of stars ben affleck and rosamund pike.
The good girl by mary kubica meet your next favorite book. I think i liked this one more, but it was pretty close. Sep 26, 2014 gone girl, the latest from that dark lord of cinema, david fincher, opens with a man softly talking about his wifes head. The most intriguing thing about gone girl is how droll it is. Published april 22nd 2014 by broadway books first published may 24th 2012. The biggest differences between the gone girl movie and the book by eliana dockterman october 4, 2014 12. Good girl gone badd the badd brothers book 4 kindle edition by wilder, jasinda. I first read gone girl on a camping trip in the summer of 2012. Her other two books were about people incapable of making commitments, but in this novel, she tried to depict the ultimate commitment, marriage. She embraced masculinity and homosexuality with every fiber of her being. Ill keep at it and one day write one as good as gone girl.
Gone girl is a thriller novel by the writer gillian flynn. The novel soon made the new york times best seller list. Mar 19, 20 gone girl, published in the us in june 2012 and out in paperback in the uk at the beginning of this year, has now sold more than 2m copies throughout the world 300,000 of them over here. The book version of gone girl, so ive heard, is a crime novel. There are no fantastic plot twists because you pretty much know from the beginning what is going to happen. The girl on the train, here are twelve novels to pick up next. Gillian flynns gone girl first a novel, now a buzzy movie starring ben affleck, in theaters oct. While the novel already received the bigscreen treatment and youve probably read the next gone girl a. With his wifes disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when its suspected that he may not be innocent. Gone girl is gritty, violent, and at times cringeworthy. When i finished the book, that was the best way i could describe my impression too i hated the. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Heather gudenkauf, bestselling author of the weight of silence and little mercies. I picked up the first book by chance and never looked back. Desis mothers signature scent makes me wrinkle my nose in disgust still. Though diary amy writes a good deal about her and nicks early relationship, she never writes about.
In gay girl, good god, author jackie hill perry shares her own story, offering practical tools that helped her in the process of finding wholeness. Gone girl is especially good because it digs beneath these. Youll start with, its about a husband whose wife goes. In reality though, when electric light orchestra wrote evil woman, they probably had amy in mind. The book opens with amy missing, the narrative switching between. From the start i was in insta lust but it grew to a solid love of all things reed related. I just got gone girl from my library and i am happy because i was going to pay 15. The question and answer section for gone girl is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel. Its got an excellent twisty plot, and was a really good read. Since the book interfaces nicks thoughts with amys, we know that this change was due to amys exhaustion in keeping up an act, pretending to be the cool girl she wasnt in her heart of hearts. I liked the idea of marriage told as a hesaid, shesaid story, and told by two narrators who were perhaps not to be trusted. But lots of books have good, addictive mysteries at their core. Jul 11, 2012 a crackling thriller about marriage in a house of mirrors. Gone girl, published in the us in june 2012 and out in paperback in the uk at the beginning of this year, has now sold more than 2m copies throughout the world.