Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
@PainsOnSlate (21854)
Canada
August 7, 2017 1:44pm CST
The photo has nothing to do with this story...
It was a love story that turned crazy, kept me listening because I wanted to know how it ended.
Most of you who know me, know I listen to Book on CD from the Library while I paint. I've been doing it for years and have heard some really interesting books.
I was disappointed with this book because it didn't have an end. How can you write a book and not have an end? It was a fascinating story and I liked it right up to the end.
While watching something on TV an announcement said Gone Girl was going to be on this past weekend – the movie. I don't usually pay attentions to movies, not my favorite thing to do.
I watched it and will admit I enjoyed seeing it happen in front of my eyes instead of hearing the description from the CD.
But it didn't have an end either. Now after seeing the movie and having read (or listened) to the audio of the book I did like the movie better.
The non ending on both was disappointed but I understand what the author was doing...but I still want to know how it ended.
Have you found yourself wondering what happens when you get a book with no end...?
"Gone Girl" is art and entertainment, a thriller and an issue.
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@dragon54u (31636)
• United States
7 Aug 17
But it did have an ending! Not the one I had hoped for but he was shamed into staying with her. Don't want to ruin it for anyone so I'll stop there. That's one advantage of reading a book like this, you can go back a chapter or a few pages if you're confused about something. I suppose you could do that with a tape, too, but it's easier with pages. I had to go back several times on this one to keep the story straight. I really enjoy psychological thrillers like this but I did not like the ending!
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@dragon54u (31636)
• United States
18 Aug 17
@PainsOnSlate You know, I never understood movies, tv shows, and books where the characters are afraid to call the cops and tell the truth. But if they did what any ordinary person with common sense would do then we would have no story! 
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
18 Aug 17
@dragon54u Thanks for the laugh and you got that - For sure!
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
17 Aug 17
I agree with you and I have gone back even with the CD to get the whole story. I also agree that he was shamed into staying with her was the answer BUT... I think if it was real life he would have blown the whistle on her killing the guy before she came home or...OR, he would make her disappear like she did before... I'm liking the book more after just reading the comments here and yours is a great example.
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
8 Aug 17
I can't stand people who will tell you the end...but this movie and book didn't have an end.
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@AmbiePam (85487)
• United States
8 Aug 17
@PainsOnSlate I guess I should say they ruined the "twist".
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@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
25 Aug 17
I did not read the book but I did see the movie. It was interesting.
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@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
3 Sep 17
@PainsOnSlate That is always frustrating. Perhaps they are leaving room for a sequel?
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
1 Sep 17
I thought so too, just a bit frustrating because I want and end to my books.
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
8 Aug 17
Probably, I wouldn't encourage anyone to read it or watch it, although i liked the movie better than the book.
@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
14 Aug 17
It's unsettling to leave a story unfinished. I prefer all the loose ends to be explained and resolved. Leaving it open like that is too much like real life. Everyone I knew was reading it when it came out, but I couldn't find a copy, so I never did read it. I did see the movie and liked it, although it was frustrating.
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
17 Aug 17
@Jeanniemaries I'm guessing the words unsolved would have stopped me in my tracks, except like you I would think you would get the answer...at the end!!!
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
16 Aug 17
I get my books from the Library so I am always reading old novels. I found it frustrating with no real end.
@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
16 Aug 17
@PainsOnSlate Yes, I understand! I once watched a five part mystery about a murder that was unsolved. Incredibly, after watching it for five hours, they concluded that it was unsolvable. I was really burned!!
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
7 Aug 17
I read the book which I do feel had an ending. He was trapped in the marriage and at her mercy.The movie was less than the book.
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
8 Aug 17
I liked the movie more than the book and I agree with you, they are stuck together forever, but I really wanted them to go to jail or kill each other...
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@Shavkat (137215)
• Philippines
8 Aug 17
@PainsOnSlate I agree with you. Sometimes film adaptation is not well-detailed in reference to the book.
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
8 Aug 17
I agree, I did just that but was disappointed in both,
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
10 Aug 17
I don't think I have ever read a book without an ending and I am sure I would not like it.
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
10 Aug 17
I want an end at the end of the book. I hate to be left hanging...
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
16 Aug 17
Sadly I wasn't expecting to not find a end but there was none.
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@amadeo (111948)
• United States
8 Aug 17
@PainsOnSlate yes your right there.I was a bit confused.
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
8 Aug 17
I enjoyed the movie too but hated the fact there was no end, I expected one or the other to die or in jail. The ending made me feel like they would hate each and stay together forever...
@cahaya1983 (11121)
• Malaysia
7 Aug 17
I saw the ending as bad and unfortunate, for the guy. He ended up having to continue living with the neurotic lady.
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
11 Aug 17
I agree with you to a degree, he was no prince, can't stand a man who cheats on his wife. Now that you mentioned that I wonder who was worse - of course she was because she is a murder but he's no prize either.
@bluesa (15023)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
11 Aug 17
This would leave me very unhappy. If I read a book or watch a movie, I want it to have a ending, anything else would bug me for a long time @PainsOnSlate .
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
16 Aug 17
Exactly how I felt and I watched the movie again, but still not any end...
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@Marilynda1225 (79722)
• United States
9 Aug 17
My daughter calls those types of book "make up your own ending". I read both the book and saw the movie and although I liked both it was disappointing when it ended with basically no ending.
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
9 Aug 17
We all know if it was in real life one or the other would have killed the other... I highly dislike being left without the answer. But I do agree I liked both the book and the movie, but missed the ending.
@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
11 Aug 17
I'm with you, I don't want to make up and end, I want it to be there...
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