Girl gone book discussion

Given the controversy already surrounding the twisted conclusion in the bestselling book some love it. I have way more to say, but ill save that for the discussion. I started with gone girl because it was being released as a movie and promptly read the other two. Gone girl i wanted to read this book because i wanted to watch the movie.

A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. January 20 gone girl discussion warning spoilers kat. When i first read that description, i thought it sounded a bit presumptuous not to mention that its a madeup word, but once i got about halfway in, i recanted my initial reaction. This dark, disturbing story of a wifes sudden disappearance is a contender for thriller of the year. They appear to be experiencing the normal setbacks of life during our recent financial meltdown. My current book club group is much more casual, but perhaps too much so. Ive been in a lot of book clubs, and i know its not always easy to get a conversation going on a book. Sep 05, 2016 does your book club need a little help in creating conversation. The very, very spoiled edition if youve already read gone girl, or if you dont mind swimming in a sea of spoilers, weve got a few thoughts that require giving up some of.

Gillian flynn couldnt possibly surprise her readers any more than she has in this amazing thriller. Gillian flynn goodreads author topics about this book topics that mention this book. One of the most critically acclaimed suspense writers of our time, new york times bestseller gillian flynn takes that statement to its darkest place in this. Oct 06, 2014 obviously, this post includes many spoilers about the gone girl movie and book. Welcome to the wednesday book club melbourne northern suburbs calendar. It is a gripping story of the courtship and marriage of a narcissist and a sociopath. This is a wonderful and terrifying book about how the happy surface normality and the underlying darkness can become too closely interwoven to separate. Given the controversy already surrounding the twisted conclusion in the.

On the occasion of his fifth wedding anniversary, nick dunne reports that his beautiful wife, amy, has gone missing. Dec 14, 2017 are you always struggling to come up with book club questions to help guide your group discussion. Use these book club discussion questions to explore the depths of gone girl by gillian flynn. Though gone girl was a domestic thriller that kept readers on the edge of their seats, it was. Presents are being wrapped and reservations are being made when nick dunnes clever and beautiful wife disappears from. Aug 21, 2017 ive been in a lot of book clubs, and i know its not always easy to get a conversation going on a book. Gone girl is a recommended book by reading group choices. Gone girl gillian flynn, 2012 crown publishing 432 pp. Classic literature, original gangster s4 e11 gone girl by gillian flynn thug notes book summary and analysis duration. Gillian flynn reflects on gone girl legacy, rise of anti. Her other two books were about people incapable of making commitments, but in this novel, she tried to depict the ultimate commitment, marriage.

While the concept of open book discussion at your book club is easy to grasp, it is a little harder to practice. I would recommend this movie to all with a warning that the adult rating is well earned but especially those with a dark sense of humour. Recommending new books each month to spark lively conversation. Gone girl is a best book club book for discussion, a thriller about a woman who disappears on her fifth wedding anniversary, and the suspicions thrown on her husband. Online resources and questions for your book club to connect your groups lives, interests and personal experiences to books you discuss, wednesday, february 5, 2014 discussion guide for gone girl. Gone girl by gillian flynn book circle online discussion. Gone girl discussion with actor rosamund pike on september 30, 2014 at the academy theater in new york. One of the most critically acclaimed suspense writers of our time, new york times bestseller gillian flynn takes that statement to its darkest place in this unputdownable masterpiece about a marriage gone terribly, terribly wrong. In one of my past book clubs, we literally only read books that included discussion questions at the end of the book because we wanted to be certain wed have a meaningful discussion.

Gone girl is a movie unlike any that ive ever seen before and as such largely defies further description. Among the books many virtues, im told, is its concreteness. Gone girl by gillian flynn book summary on a warm summer morning in north arthage, missouri, it is nick and amys fifth wedding anniversary. These questions contain important details about gone girl. But far from just being a mindless thriller, gone girl is a literary pageturner that is smart and witty. One day gone, nick says, me and go, mom and dad, watching the festivities from the very back of the crowd in the vast tarred parking lot, because our father always wanted to be able to leave quickly, from anywhere. If you somehow did not read the headline of this post, we will restate this is a discussion about the ending of gone girl the movie. 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. Rosamund pike and ben affleck in gone girl twentieth century fox gone girl. Read on for the best ways to find book discussion questions as well as my top ten generic book discussion questions that will work for anything you may choose. Under pressure from the police and a growing media frenzy, nicks portrait of a blissful union begins to crumble. Unputdownable the blurb on the inside flap of the book says its unputdownable. Gone girl is one of the best and most frightening portraits of psychopathy ive ever read.

Oct 08, 2014 the book version of gone girl, so ive heard, is a crime novel. If you have not finished reading gone girl, we respectfully suggest that you wait before. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. Gone girl by gillian flynn was one of the big suspense novels of 2012. This post contains spoilers for the gone girl movie and book.

I liked the idea of marriage told as a hesaid, shesaid story, and told by two narrators who were perhaps not to be trusted. The question and answer section for gone girl is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel. Gillian flynn introduced readers to the character, and highly unreliable narrator, in her 2012 novel. Little girl gone by drusilla campbell book club discussion. Sep 29, 2014 rosamund pike and ben affleck in gone girl twentieth century fox gone girl. Gone girl by gillian flynn book club discussion questions. Gone girl discussion questions wednesday book club. My brain starts making sentences quicker then i can even say them out loud or in this case, write. In the opening pages of little girl gone we are introduced to madora and we learn that her father committed suicide when she was a young adolescent. A dark marriage drama becomes a battle ofthesexes debate gillian flynns hit novel is now a chilly david. If youre ready to start a book club, heres 40 of the best book club questions, for fiction. If there ever was a mustread, especially for mystery lovers, gone girl is that. These book club discussion questions will help your reading group explore the plot, themes, and ideas raised in the novel.

Gone girl study guide contains a biography of gillian flynn, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. Discuss amys false diary, both as a narrative strategy by the author and as a device. Nick and amy manipulate each other with savage, merciless and often darkly witty dexterity. Gone girl was one of my favorite books of 2012 because of the writing and how it grabbed me.