These book club discussion questions will help your reading group explore the plot, themes, and ideas raised in the novel. This is a wonderful and terrifying book about how the happy surface. 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. Oct 18, 2014 that said, given the book s ubiquity, the movie is probably best appreciated among gone girl readers who didnt just finish the novel before entering the theater. 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. Gillian flynn on her bestseller gone girl and accusations. Gillian flynn, a former ew critic and current entertainer of the year, has had a dream 2012. Gone girl is also the title of a lew archer story, in the 1955 collection the name is archer, by ross macdonald, who flynn has also cited as a favorite author. The book version of gone girl, so ive heard, is a crime novel. At the end of the novel, nick and amy have agreed to remain married. With half of the first part of the book taking the form of diary entries by the gone girl, it took me a while to really realise that everything i had read in the first part of the book was not as it seemed and there. The town and surrounding areas become encased within an impenetrable barrier that burns to the touch, with many of its inhabitants developing supernatural powers. Gone girl is a fantasy, of course, and it takes place in a dream world, not reality.
So to help her kickstart that gone girl sequel, here are four possible ideas for what could happen to amazing amy 10 years down the road. A girl sits atop an oldfashioned, limegreen car, one bare leg folded, the long muscles in her outstretched leg tensed, as. Nick comes home from the bar that he owns with his twin sister margo to find that his wife has gone missing. In the second half of the book, the reader learns that the main characters are unreliable narrators and that the. Gillian flynn on her bestseller gone girl and accusations of. What to pick up after finishing the book or movie that changed when amber frey, a massage therapist, told the police that she. Is gillian flynn planning to write a sequel to gone girl. In the book, at least desis mother goes to the police, hysterical, saying that amy killed her son even though shes whisked away, there s the faint hope that maybe the case is reopened.
With half of the first part of the book taking the form of diary entries by the gone girl, it took me a while to really realise that everything i had read in the first part of the book was not as it seemed and there was a nefarious reason for the tone of these diary entries. The pair falls on hard times when they both lose their jobs. The first novel in this series, titled gone, was published in 2008. Thats the sort of menace you need to pull off the amy in the second half of the movie. On that same day his wife amy elliott dunne disappears from their home in north carthage, missouri. Amy, a native new yorker, was not thrilled about the decision her husband made. Gone girls ending is different from the book in these. Oct 21, 2014 even though the book ends very satisfyingly, it doesnt end the way i wanted it to. Dec 05, 20 the cover of jodi angels second collection of short stories11 tales of boys on their way to becoming men, most of them baffled by the existence and mystery of womencould be a still from the future gone girl film.
Spoiler alert for anyone whos managed to avoid the book or film, but it is. Jan 12, 2015 given the enormous success of both gone girl the novel and gone girl the film, its no surprise that novelist gillian flynn would be open to the idea of a sequel. A few years before, nick and amy moved from new york to missouri, because nicks mother, maureen, was diagnosed with stage four cancer. Gillian flynns latest novel, with a rumored huge twist somewhere in its. There could be a sequel at some point if everyone is game to get the gang. Gone is a bestselling book series written by michael grant the series is centered on the fictional southern californian town of perdido beach, in which every human aged 15 and older vanishes. Pike has some fine scenes in this section, notably with a pair of hilariously sly lowlifes, greta and jeff lola kirke and. Gone girl is an example of mystery, suspense, and crime genres. And then there are the persistent calls on his mobile phone. Oct 07, 2014 so to help her kickstart that gone girl sequel, here are four possible ideas for what could happen to amazing amy 10 years down the road. Rosamund pike will return for gone girl 2 if this person. Gillian flynn is the author of the runaway hit gone girl, an international sensation that has spent more than eightyfive weeks on the new york times bestseller list. Not only has her third novel gone girl been a giant critical and commercial success, its become part of the zeitgeist, stirring heated conversation. Today was not a day for second guessing or regret, it was a day for doing.
His wife, amy is downstairs is making crepes, all should be well, but somehow, some way, the picture is way off kilter. The problem with gone girl is that there s no cool girl. The novels suspense comes from the main character, nick dunne, and whether he is involved in the disappearance of his wife. What to pick up after finishing the book or movie that changed when amber frey, a massage therapist, told the police that she and scott had been having an affair. Gone girl writer gillian flynn open to doing sequel to the. Gone girl is a terrific movie, everything the book and its fans deserve. But, if youre still itching for more stories like gone girl, theres a handful of novels here that will do the trick, and theres always flynns two other novels. Gillian flynn says a gone girl sequel book and film could happen if it. Leaving the theatre, you have to ask yourself how connected these ideas are in real life. The book gone girl written by gillian flynn begins in north carthage, missouri.
Sep 26, 2014 by the movies second half, you may wish that amy would stay gone. Heres how gillian flynn defended the ending of gone girl. 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. But truly, it was a practical decision, a smart business move. Will there ever be a sequel to gone girl that will finally give us some closure. Under very curious and suspicious circumstances, the former new york city columnist, nick dunne, finds out that his home in missouri has been intruded. First of all, when we talk about a gone girl sequel, were not talking about a. I have been putting off reading this book for a long time. Gone girl has taken the publishing world by storm with its disturbing portrayal of a relationship gone badly wrong.
Husband nick wakes up to a world that seems perfect. As of 2019, no sequel to gone girl has been published. Fasten your seatbelts and get ready for the gone girl whirlwind tour. Oct 03, 2014 the day we meet, in a hotel in chicago, flynn is two weeks away from giving birth to her second child, has just moved house, and is engaged in the buildup to the release of gone girl, a confluence. Gone girl author gillian flynn says she plans to make a sequel to her award nominated movie. Well, there are all kinds of men, his most damning phrase, the second half left unsaid, and you are the wrong kind. I think there is almost enough there to do a sequel not a trilogy, but a second book of the cop and nick and go. Oct 18, 2019 the original gone girl was a big success and key cast and crew are interested, so gone girl 2 is a possibility. Pdf gone girl by gillian flynn book download online. If you need a refresher, basically the book ended with amy having. Maybe thats true, but there s more to flynns title choice than meets the eyeand in a lot of ways, its actually describing amy herself. The original movie was based on the acclaimed novel but is gone girl 2. Through her two ultimately unreliable narrators, flynn masterfully weaves the slow trickle of critical details with 90degree plot turns. Gone girl, by gillian flynn, is a twosided contest in which nick and amy dunne tell conflicting stories.
I think i liked this one more, but it was pretty close. Flynn, nominated for best screenplay for the hot movie, wants her. Rosamund pike has admitted that she would return for a sequel to gone girl, but only if gillian flynn writes the potential followup. If it will focus on the dunnes teen child it makes sense to let affleck and pike age a little, but the big question mark is david finchers involvement.
For long stretches, finchers gliding widescreen camerawork, immaculate compositions and sickly, desaturated colors fuse with trent reznor and atticus rosss creepyoptimistic synthesized score to. Its more like a cyclone on steroids, with farm animals and houses zooming by really fast. The fourth book, plague, was released on april 5, 2011. Sharp objects already being developed into a tv show. Spoiler page for gone girl by gillian flynn book journey.
The bestselling author says a second instalment of the blockbuster. Gone girl by gillian flynn darkly funny, suspenseful and cunningly plotted, gillian flynns gone girl will be published june 5. I am happy to say this isnt the case with gone girl. Flynn, nominated for best screenplay for the hot movie, wants her original cast of ben affleck and. I just finished gillian flynns gone girl after weeks of only being able to read a little bit at a time. But there are a few things that author gillian flynn altered as she. The book starts with the celebration of nick dunne and amy dunnes wedding anniversary, notably their 5th one. Your burning gone girl questions, answered huffpost. Jan 11, 2015 gone girl author gillian flynn says she plans to make a sequel to her award nominated movie. May 01, 20 gone girl has taken the publishing world by storm with its disturbing portrayal of a relationship gone badly wrong. Gillian flynn says there could be a gone girl sequel at.
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. Buy gone girl book online at low prices in india gone. Amy books as inspiration, she might be wise not to revisit them at all. Given the enormous success of both gone girl the novel and gone girl the film, its no surprise that novelist gillian flynn would be open to the idea of a sequel. Sharp objects im gonna go there and say im a huge fan of gillian flynn.
The original gone girl was a big success and key cast and crew are interested, so gone girl 2 is a possibility. Oct 06, 2014 in the book, at least desis mother goes to the police, hysterical, saying that amy killed her son even though shes whisked away, there s the faint hope that maybe the case is reopened. This boxed set contains the three novels from bestselling author gillian flynn. Gillian flynn does wonders with her adaption from her own novel. One of the bestselling books of 2012, recipient of multiple awards from critics and readers alike, across genres and categories. Not only has her third novel gone girl been a giant critical and.
Gone girl is soon to be a major motion picture from twentieth century fox. Flynns second novel, the 2009 new york times bestseller dark places, was a. Just over a year after gone girls release, another messedup gillian flynn creation is making the leap into film. Just as suddenly, there are no phones, no internet.
Gone girl writer gillian flynn open to doing sequel to. Ben affleck hasnt said anything about a sequel, but since gone girl was very much about nick and amy dunne, the sequel will obviously need. The fifth book, fear, was released on april 3, 2012, in the united states and the united kingdom, although it was. Author gillian flynn talks to oliver burkeman about accusations of misogyny, her. And what it deserves in return is the chance to surprise anyone who didnt read flynns book. When nick and amy both lose their jobs in new york city, they relocate to nicks hometown in north carthage, missouri. As gone girl rolled through production, there was talk about director david fincher and screenwriter gillian flynn tinkering with and possibly changing the ending to the authors bestselling. Back then gone girl was number one with a total sales of 1. By the end of that year, gone girl had sold over two million copies in print and digital editions, according to the book s publisher.
Downstairs, i could hear the return of a long lost sound. With plenty of twists and turns, gone girl keeps you, not only second guessing the whole idea of marriage, but the intentions of every character in the film. So everyones clamouring to know will there be a gone girl 2. I would read other books by this author that are more like the last two books than the first. Again, there s a laundry list of details, many of them fairly menial, that are absent from the film. Its got an excellent twisty plot, and was a really good read. While gillian flynn maintains the ending of gone girl wasnt meant. The story follows nick and amy, a couple who are about to celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary. 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. Her other two books were about people incapable of making commitments, but in this novel, she tried to depict the ultimate commitment, marriage.
The second book, hunger, was released a year later, followed by the third book, lies, on may 4, 2010. That said, given the books ubiquity, the movie is probably best appreciated among gone girl readers who didnt just finish the novel before entering the theater. Oct 08, 2014 the book version of gone girl, so ive heard, is a crime novel. If it will focus on the dunnes teen child it makes sense. This isnt a message that anyone should have instilled in their minds.
The 2nd book was not one i found even remotely something that would be a good read. The film stars ben affleck, rosamund pike, neil patrick harris, and tyler perry. The novel begins on the morning of nick dunnes wedding anniversary. 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. Her other two books were about people incapable of making commitments, but in this novel, she tried to depict the. It was published by crown publishing group in june 2012. May 30, 2012 gone girl, by gillian flynn, is a twosided contest in which nick and amy dunne tell conflicting stories.
Oct 10, 2014 rosamund pike has admitted that she would return for a sequel to gone girl, but only if gillian flynn writes the potential followup. Gone girl is a thriller novel in the mystery and crime genres, by the american writer gillian. That sets up all kinds of possibilities, but the author has yet to pen either a book or script. Jan, 2015 gone girl author gillian flynn, whose bestselling novel inspired the 2014 david fincher film of the same name, hasnt ruled out the possibility of a sequel to the darkly comic movie. The novel soon made the new york times best seller list. So pay attention, because this tour stops for no one. The problem with gone girl is that theres no cool girl. I liked the idea of marriage told as a hesaid, shesaid story, and told by two narrators who were perhaps not to be trusted. It is truly one of the most twisted films adapted from an even sicker and twisted book thats out there right now. Gillian flynn says there could be a gone girl sequel at some. The cover of jodi angels second collection of short stories11 tales of boys on their way to becoming men, most of them baffled by the existence and.
There is no real crime or horror in the dunne household. The day we meet, in a hotel in chicago, flynn is two weeks away from giving birth to her second child, has just moved house, and is engaged in the buildup to the release of gone girl, a. As the second half unfolded it became not only a bit predictable, but also repetitive and fragmented. There are twists and turns and even when you think you know whats going on, you really dont. Gone girl by gillian flynn was one of the big suspense novels of 2012. Amid an unbridled media feeding frenzy, inevitably, nicks life comes under the. There are spoilers for both the book and film versions of gone girl ahead. Gone girl author gillian flynn on a possible sequel and her chilling. I think that was my biggest problem with this book, was that there was no justice. There could be a gone girl sequel, reveals gillian flynn the bestselling author says a second instalment of the blockbuster would revisit the dunnes years later share on facebook. Rosamund pike will return for gone girl 2 if this person does. Through her two ultimately unreliable narrators, flynn. Gillian flynns gone girl sequel could be a reality, so. But it is so amazing that there is no need to overthink it.