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Nov 01, 2013 10:06AM
I have just reached 1/3rd of the book and the guy cheated ??? I mean yeah I knew this is a screwed up tale and all but still...he has a mistress !!! I dont know if I can read this depressing shit anymore .
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I felt the same way. Keep pushing through. It gets more messed up.
oh my ...more messed up ?? how can two people's life get more messed up ?? well , i guess i will have to find out . But seriously , the author needs to go to a psychiatrist ...
Amy is such a socioopath, I found myself cheering for the cheating husband!
Lots more messed up. Oh yeah. Continue. I think you'll be glad.
K.M. wrote: "Amy is such a socioopath, I found myself cheering for the cheating husband!"Me too!
Cateline wrote: "K.M. wrote: "Amy is such a socioopath, I found myself cheering for the cheating husband!"Me too!"
Me three.
Definitely keep reading. It's such a disturbing book but in a really good way lol.
He got exactly what he deserved. They are both messed up. Keep reading.
I can't bring myself to root for the husband , because he was wrong , no matter how unhappy his marriage was [see the first half of my review ] cheating is just wrong . It was his actions that led her to take the measures [Even if they were sick and twisted ] . I actually think they both should end up together because they kind of are the same . Screwed up , manipulative , warped .
I thought they were both truly horrible people who deserved each other. That is why I (and I realize I am one of the few) loved the ending.
RedRedtheycallmeRed wrote: "I thought they were both truly horrible people who deserved each other. That is why I (and I realize I am one of the few) loved the ending."I liked the ending too . They were totally meant for each other
I, in NO way, condone cheating. But compared the rest of the sociopathic "I can't believe he/she did that" in the book, Nick's cheating actually seems normal. Its a true testament to how messed up Nick and Amy are that those words could ever come out of my mouth!! LOL!
Keep reading!
Rosemary wrote: "I, in NO way, condone cheating. But compared the rest of the sociopathic "I can't believe he/she did that" in the book, Nick's cheating actually seems normal. Its a true testament to how messed..."
Agreed.
Deeksha wrote: "I can't bring myself to root for the husband , because he was wrong , no matter how unhappy his marriage was [see the first half of my review ] cheating is just wrong . It was his actions that led ..."
Maybe not actually cheer for him, but as mentioned above, compared to her.....he is at least normal.
Plus I don't think his cheating triggered her 'measures'. She'd been that was before they married. It's been a few months since I read it, so some details are fading. However. She was a nutcase long before he came along. In fact, I remember thinking she'd actually conned him into marriage, completely misrepresenting herself.
Deeksha wrote: "I can't bring myself to root for the husband , because he was wrong , no matter how unhappy his marriage was [see the first half of my review ] cheating is just wrong . It was his actions that led ..."Amen and Amen.
RedRedtheycallmeRed wrote: "I thought they were both truly horrible people who deserved each other. That is why I (and I realize I am one of the few) loved the ending."I am in the minority with you. I loved the ending. That is his hell for his part in the saga that is their story.
Cateline wrote: "Rosemary wrote: "I, in NO way, condone cheating. But compared the rest of the sociopathic "I can't believe he/she did that" in the book, Nick's cheating actually seems normal. Its a true testam..."
Think about this, he moved to a city where she did not want to go, he took her money and opened a bar and then he cheated on her…not a good thing to do. Her plan was brilliant and could only be contrived by a crazy person such as Amy. Bravo Amy.
I agree, it was pretty unthinking and insensitive for him to move back to his hometown, knowing she had absolutely no outlet there. But they were both out of a job, no prospects that I recall......it was the sensible thing to do. It was badly done though, I have to say. There was no communication between them mostly because she did not reveal her true self to him. Not once.
She didn't have to give him the money for the bar.
Yes, her play was brilliant, like a psychopath is brilliant.
Um, no conscience, no caring about the outcome of her "plan". No caring who got hurt, maimed or killed in the process. Some plan.
she didn't have to give the money to him...but when she did, she also didn't think that her parents would blow through all of the money from her amazing amy like they did and she would have to give it to them as well...if anything, I blame her parents for how fucked up Amy was...with her she's Amazing amy, can't do anything wrong...and yet...
Cateline wrote: "Rosemary wrote: "I, in NO way, condone cheating. But compared the rest of the sociopathic "I can't believe he/she did that" in the book, Nick's cheating actually seems normal. Its a true testam..."
While Nick's cheating might be normal, he too conned her into believing he would love her unconditionally . He too was a different person then and simply changed when he returned to Missouri
Paula wrote: "Cateline wrote: "Rosemary wrote: "I, in NO way, condone cheating. But compared the rest of the sociopathic "I can't believe he/she did that" in the book, Nick's cheating actually seems normal. ..."
Like Nick did , I too find myself admiring Amy sometimes , if nothing for her genius . really ...Bravo Amy . Even though she was a total psychopath , I still maintain my opinion that Nick was the bad guy here who drove Amy to do such a thing [the reasons have been given by Catelina above ] . He could have prevented everything by simply divorcing her when he saw that she was no more the same rather than taking her money and having an affair .
And although Amy was a psychopath , she tried to work on her marriage that is till she found out about his cheating . she went to surprise Nick by meeting him at work , when she saw him cheating on her .
I sometimes wondering if there's a sociopath side of me when i'm rooting for Amy. I love how she did her revenge , it's so brilliant and fascinating, you know, playing with everybody's emotion, twisting the story, just plain awesome.
Afifah wrote: "I sometimes wondering if there's a sociopath side of me when i'm rooting for Amy. I love how she did her revenge , it's so brilliant and fascinating, you know, playing with everybody's emotion, twi..."I totally understand . At times I felt the same
You need to keep reading. You need to reach the part where you start reading Amy's "real diary". Amy turns out to be not what she seems at all and her issues started long before she met Nick.
gertt wrote: "Revenge is never awesome." In real life, yeah. But in fiction? Revenge is totally awesome.
Elle wrote: "gertt wrote: "Revenge is never awesome." In real life, yeah. But in fiction? Revenge is totally awesome."
Agreed.
Kate wrote: "Elle wrote: "gertt wrote: "Revenge is never awesome." In real life, yeah. But in fiction? Revenge is totally awesome."
Agreed."
amen
Afifah wrote: "I sometimes wondering if there's a sociopath side of me when i'm rooting for Amy. I love how she did her revenge , it's so brilliant and fascinating, you know, playing with everybody's emotion, twi..."That's exactly what I thought. I'm glad I'm not the only one.
keep reading..in the end you will feel sorry for Nick dunne
I liked Nick. Yes, he had an affair and yes, that's pretty crappy but only the worst of serial killers would deserve to be stuck with Amy.I would have liked the ending a more if someone had killed Amy.
I don't know why but I really liked the end, I know Nick doesn't deserve to be with Amy, and I know Amy is really insane, but I guess they fit together. Don't ask me why I think that, because I don't know.
gertt wrote: "Dibi wrote: "I don't know why but I really liked the end, I know Nick doesn't deserve to be with Amy, and I know Amy is really insane, but I guess they fit together. Don't ask me why I think that, ..."Wow, that's a thing I never thought about. You're so right, I don't even want to think about the child he could be.
Dibi wrote: "I don't know why but I really liked the end, I know Nick doesn't deserve to be with Amy, and I know Amy is really insane, but I guess they fit together. Don't ask me why I think that, because I don..."I think so too..yeah the child part was disturbing . No one should have such parents....NO ONE . But as a couple , they deserve each other . Cheating asshole with Psychopath bitch ...yup , just perfect .
I guess I didn't see his cheating, as too big of a deal to be honest, yea, its wrong...but in the grand scheme of things - minor compared to amy...and it wasn't like his cheating is what set her off...she had precedence with the behavior - the girl at her school she accused of stalking, the guy she accused of raping her etc...
But I remembered Nick said he can't imagine his life without her anymore, I don't know if I can call love the way they feel about each other, but it's like they belong together, or at least, they wanna be together.
I don't know if I would call that love though...I mean, you can't imagine your life with something you hate, but because it is so prevalent, it just becomes part of your identity - Amy was part of Nick's even if she was a psychopath
Dee wrote: "I don't know if I would call that love though...I mean, you can't imagine your life with something you hate, but because it is so prevalent, it just becomes part of your identity - Amy was part of ..."Yeah, it isn't love but it's something that made they be together. That's why I loved the book, it's definitely a different story I didn't used to read or know.
I also think that Nick knew, deep down, that he couldn't let Amy near others because of what she was capable of doing - he knew her tricks and by staying married to her, kept her from victimizing somene else - since she could do it again
Dee wrote: "I also think that Nick knew, deep down, that he couldn't let Amy near others because of what she was capable of doing - he knew her tricks and by staying married to her, kept her from victimizing s..."Totally agree. And he has to protect his child. Although, sad to say, but with a mom like Amy, I see a little Dexter in the making...
Afifah wrote: "I sometimes wondering if there's a sociopath side of me when i'm rooting for Amy. I love how she did her revenge , it's so brilliant and fascinating, you know, playing with everybody's emotion, twi..."I completely agree! I was on her side the whole way through! I think I just really was impressed with her cleverness!
Dee wrote: "I also think that Nick knew, deep down, that he couldn't let Amy near others because of what she was capable of doing - he knew her tricks and by staying married to her, kept her from victimizing s..."I totally disagree with that. I think he is too selfish to really think of anyone but himself. I think he just really couldn't live his life without Amy as messed up as that is. I think he is just as messed up as she is but in a different way. He made so many selfish choices throughout the book. That's an interesting view point though. I love hearing peoples thoughts on this story!
Could you change the title of this? Its a huge spoiler for those who haven't read the book yet and could take away from their overall surprise and shock that happens in the book. Its just an idea - I don't want to get anyone made at me. But when I read Gone Girl it was about the twists and surprises, not about the steller usasage of the English language.
Deeksha wrote: "oh my ...more messed up ?? how can two people's life get more messed up ?? well , i guess i will have to find out . But seriously , the author needs to go to a psychiatrist ..."hahaha!! This is exactly how I felt whilst reading it. One minute you think it can't get more messed up then something even more messed up happens!
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