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Gone Girl - if you have read it

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wannabeawallaby · 30/06/2013 15:53

DO NOT READ ON IF YOU HAVEN'T READ IT

REALLY

I MEAN IT

HOPEFULLY THAT'S ENOUGH

Ok, so I've just started reading gone girl BUT I'm wondering if it's already ruined for me. Someome on another thread, commenting on a telly programme, said 'I could do with a happy ending after reading gone girl'. I'm on the third chapter, Amy has gone missing. Is there any point me reading now I know it's going to be a sad ending? I guess at this point you could think she has made herself go missing, she might turn up, she might not... Etc.

So should I keep going?

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fruitpastille · 01/07/2013 17:33

I nearly gave up about a quarter of the way in as I was not really into it and failing to like the main characters. However it got chosen for my book group so I had to finish. Became hooked once the major twist was revealed in part two. You will not be sorry if you keep going! I quite liked the ending.

cornyblend37 · 01/07/2013 17:31

I read this over the weekend. Loved the second half of the book, but I did think the ending was an anti-climax....though I wouldn't say it was sad.
I got up at 5 this morning to finish the last 40 pages as I really wanted to know what happened and am knackered now. Definitely keep reading.

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wannabeawallaby · 01/07/2013 17:27

I'm reading snippets while I'm on the tube! Busy evening ahead so will dip in and out tomorrow. I don't have long stretches to read unfortunately.

And yes, I read sad books - the point was I thought it had been ruined. Sorry if my OP wasn't clear

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MerlinFromCamelot · 01/07/2013 16:32

OP - did you carry on reading &, did you finish it?

DuchessofMalfi · 01/07/2013 09:45

I can't remember the last book I read that had a proper happy ending :o My next read is We Need To Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver, and that's not going to be a bundle of laughs either!

CoteDAzur · 01/07/2013 09:12

Remus - You give up on books too easily! Not missing that much in this case, but I see a trend Wink

CoteDAzur · 01/07/2013 09:11

I'm baffled by that, too.

What do you mean "any point in reading now I know it's going to be a sad ending"? Do you only read books with happy endings? How old are you?

Fwiw, I would say it is not a sad or happy ending. It's a complicated one.

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 30/06/2013 20:43

Do people really stop reading something (even something good) if they think it will have an unhappy ending? There goes most great literature then! :)

scratchandsniff · 30/06/2013 20:38

It hasn't been spoilt for you. Not as good as I thought it would be, a pretty average book and the ending was a bit of an anti-climax.

IDoAllMyOwnStunts · 30/06/2013 20:35

I just wished every single character would kill themselves or each other by the end of it, because I couldn't have given a monkeys about any of them. And I paid £3 on my kindle

Trills · 30/06/2013 20:31

If you are enjoying it, keep reading it.

If you are not enjoying it, don't.

There are so many ways that a story could have a "not happy" ending, I think you are being rather silly to think that the book could be ruined. Surely the point of the story is not simply "is she dead?" but "what happened?", and "what happens next?".

bunnybing · 30/06/2013 20:15

Definitely worth finishing!

Don't really get why people say it's badly written. I agree with Ragwort - not a literary masterpiece but a good read.

Andromaca · 30/06/2013 18:31

Keep reading, i did. But it could be a let down (it was for me): I think it is badly written and the story is poor. But i cannot start a book and not finish it...

GiraffesAndButterflies · 30/06/2013 18:25

Keep reading, it's a great story!

JellyBelly10 · 30/06/2013 18:08

This book was an interesting read with some surprising twists but the end was rubbish! Felt like the author suddenly did a word-count, realised they'd reached their maximum so just stopped writing the book and went off down the pub!

Ragwort · 30/06/2013 18:05

Yes, keep reading, I enjoyed it, not a literary masterpiece but a good read. Smile

EliotNess · 30/06/2013 18:02

oh god ODNT READ that seskis book

the end is so unbearably SHIT

DuchessofMalfi · 30/06/2013 17:58

The first part was quite difficult to get into, and I nearly gave up. However, I carried on and part 2 was so much better. I loved it because it was so twisted, and bitter. Really nasty. And a good ending - can't say too much, but I thought it just right.

GemmaTeller · 30/06/2013 17:03

Yes, keep reading.

I kept thinking, ooh, I wonder if she does..?, I wonder if he is...? I wonder what..?

I suppose the ending is regarded as clever but I thought wtf !

biryani · 30/06/2013 16:59

I too felt the ending was a let down. I was completely baffled. I persisted until almost the end, then got irritated and gave up. Don't understand what the hype was all about.

Facebaffle · 30/06/2013 16:55

I really got into but felt the ending was rushed and a let down.

I won't reveal whether it's a sad or happy ending.

tethersend · 30/06/2013 16:50

Bin it and watch some paint dry instead. It will be more interesting.

FishCalledWonder · 30/06/2013 16:45

Definitely keep going. Not a book that'll change the world, but a really enjoyable bit of escapism. I read it in one sitting.

noddyholder · 30/06/2013 16:42

I liked this book Keep going Its not a masterpiece but hugely enjoyable

Picturesinthefirelight · 30/06/2013 16:41

Defiantly keep reading. It's not what you think.

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