Michelle Thieme
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Gillian Flynn:
Amy is an incredibly complex character. What was your favorite Amy moment? Mine was when we finally get to meet her from her perspective. I literally sat up in bed and said "Well, hello Amy." Loved the book, led the discussion and perhaps changed a few minds about the book (my ladies have a hard time liking a book when they can't relate to the characters :) ).
Gillian Flynn
Michelle,
I think my favorite Amy moment was her Cool Girl diatribe. I think that's when you hear her voice at its most bold and angry and viciously precise yet...somehow relatable (although your friends may disagree). People have asked me quite a bit about my unlikable characters, and my answer is basically: We all read for different reasons. I personally never read or watch a film in order to find a friend or a hero in a character. I want to be intrigued by a character, invested in a character and perhaps even startled by the person's point of view. So I'm glad you appreciated Amy in all her complexity (a very kind way of putting it, thank you!). I certainly found her an endlessly fascinating character to write.
I think my favorite Amy moment was her Cool Girl diatribe. I think that's when you hear her voice at its most bold and angry and viciously precise yet...somehow relatable (although your friends may disagree). People have asked me quite a bit about my unlikable characters, and my answer is basically: We all read for different reasons. I personally never read or watch a film in order to find a friend or a hero in a character. I want to be intrigued by a character, invested in a character and perhaps even startled by the person's point of view. So I'm glad you appreciated Amy in all her complexity (a very kind way of putting it, thank you!). I certainly found her an endlessly fascinating character to write.
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Nate Hodges
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Gillian Flynn:
You seem to have a preference and a talent for writing from the perspective of broken women who work against their brokenness as they solve the problems in your stories. Your men are interestingly written also, but the heart of Sharp and Dark seems to come from the p.o.v of the women. What was the process like to do that from a man's perspective in Gone Girl and how was it different from that of your other books?
Liv
asked
Gillian Flynn:
When you write something like Gone Girl, or Sharp Objects, are you afraid of hurting your husband's or your mom's feelings with the things you say about those relationships that, granted, are not necessarily autobiographical, but that may contain half-truths drawn from real life? How do you handle that kind of situation?
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