Post #9: Final Project: Listicle

In Gone Girl there were many elements that surprised me and I thought there were two things that I thought were interesting:

1- The set up:

In the book the whole story was told by diary entries. I read an article to go along with this story and I found out that the author Gillian Flynn actually does this type of book quite frequently. The way she sets up her story is told from multiple perspectives. One from Nick the husband of Amy. Anther by the fake diary that any writes and another by the real Amy. I think that you get a feel for all the characters by doing it like this. In the book it starts off with Nick talking about his wife, in the present day, and he talks about his wife Amy, whose parents have a famous children's book based on "Amazing Amy". There is a chapter difference that flip flop from Nick's perspective, to Amy's perspective. In Amy's part of the story she is writing in a journal and it is all from the past. So we are getting a glimpse into her and Nick's relationship from before she was lost.

2- How crazy Amy Is:

In this book you start out thinking that she is the sweetest person in the whole world. She has some comlications, I will give her that, but it is her diary that she writes to trick the cops into thinking that she was nice and sweet. So that was the intention. I was very surprised by her actual plan to frame Nick but I think that it is awesome. Amy had to plan for over a year after she got him cheating. This causes some serious devotion and some hard work. I think that it is ingenious in her plan. Even when things go away from her original plan she calls her weird ex boyfriend Desi and he works into her plan. I just think that she is one crazy lady but she really captures how evil all women can be. In the first half of the book I started to love Amy, because she just seems like a normal human. And I HATE Nick, because he is a dirty cheater. Like, he leaves Amy for a girl like half his age named Andie. I think that is so sleazy and gross. So typical. The search for Amy goes on, and on the second part of the book my world gets turned upside down. Amy is CRAZY. She is legitimately crazy… She tricks people into thinking she’s fun, and when she reveals her true colors and they don’t like her she freaks out! I am just like flabbergasted. So after she freaks out she frames them for something and ultimately ruins their life in some aspect.

Also I found out that Gillian Flynn’s name is pronounced like Jillian. Like that changed my outlook on a lot of things.

Mr. Coates this class was amazing! Over the years of highschool I started out reading a lot but as the years went on I started to lose track of my reading. Thank you for helping me refocus my love for books. Hopefully I never get off track again. Thanks for always having an interesting topic to learn about. This was one of my favorite classes of the year and I am happy that my last bell of high school is this one. Stay golden pony boy.

Post #8: Check In Two

I am currently at the ending of Gone Girl, by Gillian Flynn, and all I can say is WhAt? The plot twist got me good.

In the first half of the book I started to love Amy, because she just seems like a normal human. And I HATE Nick, because he is a dirty cheater. Like, he leaves Amy for a girl like half his age named Andie. I think that is so sleazy and gross. So typical. The search for Amy goes on, and on the second part of the book my world gets turned upside down.

Amy is CRAZY. She is legitimately crazy… She tricks people into thinking she’s fun, and when she reveals her true colors and they don’t like her she freaks out! I am just like flabbergasted. So after she freaks out she frames them for something and ultimately ruins their life in some aspect.

Amy finds out about Nick cheating on her with the little hoe, and she plans this master plan to get back at him. She is a crazy woman. She plans her fake murder and frames it on Nick. She sets up a treasure hunt like she does every year and she puts clues out like she is trying to save their marriage, but in the end he figures out that she is Satan and she’s actually taking a stab at him. All of the places on the treasure hunt are places where him and Andie hooked up. I sense somebody is salty.

Even though Amy is a crazy lady I love her still. She is a great dynamic character and I feel like everybody can relate to her in some aspect. The things that she does are things that I would want to do if I were her, but I probably never would because I am not as courageous as her. Or do I mean crazy.

Post #7: Check In One

Gillian Flynn: Gone Girl

I have started reading this book, and for me at least it was pretty hard to get in to. But, I think I feel that way about any book, I'm not the kind of person who loves intros, just the meat and potatoes of the book. About a couple days into reading this book, I actually found out that the author's first name is pronounced like Jillian... It changed my outlook on things.

In the book it starts off with Nick talking about his wife, in the present day, and he talks about his wife Amy, whose parents have a famous children's book based on "Amazing Amy". There is a chapter difference that flip flop from Nick's perspective, to Amy's perspective. In Amy's part of the story she is writing in a journal and it is all from the past. So we are getting a glimpse into her and Nick's relationship from before she was lost.

It kind of frustrates me because one second I think that they are the cutest and most perfect couple in the world, and then the next second I think they are the worst. It makes me irritated. They do all of these cute things for each other and I think, like, hey, I hope I run my future relationships like that, then one of them is RIDICULOUS. Oh well.

I get the feeling that before Amy disappeared Nick was planning on breaking up with her. They didn't have a happy marriage by the end of their relationship, and I think that Nick isn't as worried as he should be when she goes missing. It makes me wonder and curious about what isn't being mentioned in their marriage and maybe that them being unhappy is the purpose for her going missing.

I am not too sure how this will all pan out, I still have half of the book to read, but each time that she speaks I feel like I find something out about them that changes the way I think about them. Like at first I thought Nick was like the greatest guy ever, but now I think that he is kind of a scum bag.

Currently in the book Nick is at an abandoned mall and he is speaking to homeless people, and one of them says that she came there to buy a gun before. So exciting things are about to happen I think!

For right now I just want something major to happen on their search for Amy, and I guess I will find out!!