Gone Girl
Book • 2012 • Mystery
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Mention of homeless people gang raping a girl in the chapter called “Nick Dunne: two days gone.” Later, Nick heard that an old boyfriend date raped Amy. We find out later that she set it up to make it look like she was raped
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Meat
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Does someone die by suicide?
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Is someone tortured?
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Major spoiler: I’d argue that Amy does psychological torture to others
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A schoolmate whom Amy once framed attempted suicide a few times after
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Amy lies about being sexually abused by her father
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Amy self-harms a lot throughout the book, even contemplating suicide, as part of her plans to frame and manipulate others
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Spoiler: Amy frames her husband for abusing her. She writes a fake journal describing the abuse
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Is there sexual content?
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Throughout
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Passing mention. Police mention a housewife who got her teeth knocked out by a drug dealer
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Are there fat jokes?
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Not jokes, but Amy’s internal monologue is extremely cruel towards fat people
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Are there nude scenes?
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Several throughout
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Is a baby stillborn?
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Amy’s mother had two stillbirths before Amy was born
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Is there copaganda?
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It’s a bit complicated. Nick tries to rely on the police for help in the beginning, but they later believe he killed Amy. Amy lies to the police to escape consequences when she returns. The police seem mostly reactive
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Spoiler: Amy gaslights like everyone
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Is there hate speech?
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Misogynist hate speech
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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Very much so
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Does someone miscarry?
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Amy’s mother had five miscarriages before Amy was born
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Amy plans to kill herself once Nick is arrested. She doesn’t go through with it
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Is a minority is misrepresented?
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Once the characters move to Missouri, Amy points out that there are hardly any people of color where they live. However, this doesn’t seem like a genuine concern since she hardly had any friends of color before
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Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
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Nick’s dad has Alzheimer’s
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Major spoiler: Nick’s father was abusive to him, his mother, and his twin sister. Amy’s manipulation influences him to become physically violent towards her out of desperation.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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Major spoiler: Nick strangles Amy the night she returns, but not to death
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Does a parent die?
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Nick’s mom died before the events of the book
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Does someone cheat?
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Nick is having an affair
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Does a woman get slapped?
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Is a male character ridiculed for crying?
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Not that I recall, but Nick often feels the need to hold back tears or cry in secret
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Is someone stalked?
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Amy has at least two stalkers: one old boyfriend and one schoolmate
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Does someone have cancer?
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Nick’s mom died of cancer
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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There are several scenes where Desi has Amy locked in a lake house towards the end of the book
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Does someone overdose?
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Major spoiler: Amy tells everyone that a past boyfriend of hers attempted suicide with a pill overdose while lying naked on her bed after she broke up with him. This turns out not to be true.
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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Major spoiler: Amy manipulates everyone into believing she was pregnant when she disappeared, but this is untrue. She steals urine from a woman who is pregnant, though. By the end of the book she is legitimately pregnant
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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Mention of a schoolmate pushing Amy down the stairs
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Is there a shower scene?
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One masturbation scene happens in a shower. Later, when Amy returns, she and Nick have an intense conversation in the shower
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Amy spits in Greta’s food
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Major spoiler: Amy lies and says that Desi had kidnapped her. We know this is untrue, but the public in the book does not
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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A lot of cursing and misogynistic slurs
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Are there 9/11 depictions?
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Passing mention of seeing a book on 9/11 among other books
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Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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Does someone become unconscious?
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Amy swoons at a blood donation center
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Is someone drugged?
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Major spoiler: Amy tries to frame Nick for poisoning her with antifreeze. She later kills someone after putting sleeping pills in his drink
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Is there addiction?
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Addiction among housewives is discussed
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Multiple times throughout
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