Thursday, October 23, 2014

Things That Annoy Me Thursday: Gone Girl

Okay, so when I read Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, I was riveted.

I ignored Tom.

I ignored my children.

I just wanted to read.

I wanted to find out what happened to Amy. Did her husband Nick kill her?

"Mommy, Tommy shut me out of his room. It's RUDE," Natalie whined at me, and all I did was hold up one finger as I flipped a page.

"And now you're rude," Natalie said when she realized I was going to do nothing.

I think Tom asked what was for dinner. Again, I held up a finger. I might have said something like, "Berries," because I was distracted.

The book had a hold on me. I wanted to read, read, read. I didn't want to do pesky things like clean or cook or break up fights.

When I got to the end of Gone Girl, I was stunned. I did this:



I mean, of course I didn't do that. I sort of wanted to. I just couldn't BELIEVE the nonsense I was reading.

"I don't understand!" I bellowed.

"Me either," Natalie said. "Why won't Stampy Cat come to my world?"

The book upset me for a couple of days. As I shopped for groceries, I thought, "But why, Nick?"

As I cooked dinner, I thought, "Amy, you and Glenn Close from Fatal Attraction would have lots to talk about.."

I do recommend the book. But it'll probably upset you.

And the movie?

Is pretty close to the book. Gillian Flynn wrote the screenplay.

I found myself upset all over again as I watched the movie.

"Amy! For heaven's sake!"

"Nick! Why?"

So go read the book. Go see the movie.

But prepare to be annoyed.

25 comments:

  1. Man, now you've really got me wanting to read the book and see the movie!

    ReplyDelete
  2. I can't get into Gone Girl, I don't know why really.
    Have you read 'Before I go to sleep'?

    ReplyDelete
  3. I haven't read the book or watched the movie. But I have read books that at the end I wanted to fling them against the wall. Actually I have read books and then flung them against the wall. With some movies that I think end awful, I rewrite the ending in my head. Yeah its weird, but sometimes I think the writers get their books/movies wrong and need help.

    ReplyDelete
  4. I pretty much had the same exact emotions...haven't seen the movie yet but there was lots of yelling from me a the end of the book.

    ReplyDelete
  5. When people ask me about the book, I tell them I hated everyone in it. And I hated the plot. But it was a really well written book. It's one of the only books that I've ever read that I disliked and still recommended.

    ReplyDelete
  6. I read it and didn't get what the hype was all about. I'll wait until DVD to see the movie.

    ReplyDelete
  7. Well. Now I have to read it. Question: Is it new new that I wouldn't find it available at the library?

    ReplyDelete
  8. The ending is infuriating!!! But at the same time, I couldn't see the book ending another way (or the movie for that matter). The fact that it made me angry makes me love it even more. Which I know is weird.

    ReplyDelete
  9. I was not annoyed, I thought it was the perfect fitting ending for those two psychos. I was totally shocked because seriously CRAZY, but never saw any kind of good/happy ending coming so I wasn't annoyed.

    ReplyDelete
  10. I'll be honest--I totally TOTALLY felt the same way when I got to the ending of Gone Girl. But I loved what it did to me while I was reading it. Like you, I was completely transfixed. And I made it to the ending and was like, "WhAT?! That's IT?!?" But looking back now, it makes sense to me. And I thoroughly enjoyed the movie (and all of the characters) because I thought they were so very close to the way they appeared in the book (but did you catch the major piece that was missing or was it just me who missed it in the movie?) Also I missed Ben Affleck's tush. LOL. I think I'm going to have to read again AND then watch again.

    Have you read her other books? I think Sharp Objects was my all-time favorite....

    ReplyDelete
  11. THANK YOU! That's why I won't see the movie. I know what's going to happen and I'll be annoyed and distrubed. I can do that at home. :)

    ReplyDelete
  12. I read this with my finger on the "X" ready to click away if you had spoilers. Now I just want to read it more! I am right now reminding a friend to loan me her copy so I can read it...maybe even this weekend!

    ReplyDelete
  13. Augh. I have the book on the waiting list at the library and just need to get it!

    ReplyDelete
  14. ha! I read the book but I don't know if I'll see the movie anytime soon. There's no way to throw a movie out of my window like there is with a book.

    ReplyDelete
  15. I'm like Tamara - I read the book and because of that I don't know if I will see the movie.

    ReplyDelete
  16. I read it and enjoyed it - but I can't figure out if the ending annoyed me or if it worked for me.

    ReplyDelete
  17. The ending of the book upset me, too. I want to see the movie, but I know it will just upset me again. Might wait till it gets to the cheap theatre...

    ReplyDelete
  18. I remember there being a lot of twists and turns, but now I can't even remember how it ultimately ended. Weird, huh? I'll probably watch the movie at some point, but I'll wait for TV.

    ReplyDelete
  19. Hmmm...don't know if you've convinced me or not :)!

    ReplyDelete
  20. i saw it over the weekend and was so mad at the ending. one dude was yelling about it--it was too funny. he was very upset!

    ReplyDelete
  21. I got sucked into Gone Girl myself. I couldn't BELIEVE the end! It made me so angry. It's twisted. I keep telling Hubbs I'm desperate to see it. To which he replied, "Why? So you can see Ben's penis?" Um, no. Because it's a wicked twisted story. But I get that couldn't hurt either!!

    ReplyDelete
  22. I do want to see it! Thanks for the warning though. I might have to read it first.

    ReplyDelete
  23. I am planning on reading it eventually, I have heard a ton of people saying the same thing about the end.

    ReplyDelete
  24. I loved the book, and can't wait to see the movie! I was actually going to go see it while I waited for baby girl to get here, but she had other plan. And now I have to wait for Redbox :(
    Sharp Objects and Dark Places were equally as awesome. Check them out!

    ReplyDelete
  25. LOL I can totally imagine you holding one finger up like "please hold" lol too funny. I KIND OF like books that upset me with unpredictable endings. But sometimes I cant stand it

    ReplyDelete

Thanks for the comment!

Share This

 
Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...