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Gone Girl

Gillian Flynn

#1 On a warm summer morning in North Carthage, Missouri, it is Nick and Amy Dunne’s fifth wedding anniversary. Presents are being wrapped and reservations are being made when Nick’s clever and beautiful wife disappears. Husband-of-the-Year Nick isn’t doing himself any favors with cringe-worthy dayd...

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Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang

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Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang

Bowen Yang mentioned having read this book before watching the film, showing that he actively reads books related to his viewing habits.

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You did and you read Gong Girl before you watched the movie.

— Episode: "Niche!" (w/ Jordan Firstman & Charles R...

Episode: "Niche!" (w/ Jordan Firstman & Charles Rogers)

Bowen Yang mentioned having read this book before watching the film, showing that he actively reads books related to his viewing habits.

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You did and you read Gong Girl before you watched the movie.

Going West: True Crime

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Going West: True Crime

The podcasters compared Sherri Papini's case to the book and film, highlighting similarities between a woman faking her own abduction for attention and potential marital issues in both cases.

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A lot of people compare this case to the best-selling novel and Academy Award nominated film Gone Girl.

— Episode: Sherri Papini // 32

Episode: Sherri Papini // 32

The podcasters compared Sherri Papini's case to the book and film, highlighting similarities between a woman faking her own abduction for attention and potential marital issues in both cases.

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A lot of people compare this case to the best-selling novel and Academy Award nominated film Gone Girl.

It's about a woman who is married to a man and becomes so resentful of him that she creates a false account of domestic abuse and then fakes her own abduction, rape, and attack.

Her original plan was to kill herself and have her husband blamed for the murder but then she changes her mind and the narrative of her story.

She then escapes her attacker in hopes of rebuilding her marriage.

She appears on TV and gains success and attention for this fabricated story so a lot of people see potential similarities from this story and Sherry's but again, she didn't seek attention at all after her disappearance and she actually did the opposite.

Generation Why: True Crime

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Generation Why: True Crime

The podcast mentioned the book and movie, comparing a recent case to the plot of the book. The speaker wondered if the woman in the case was inspired by the book.

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I saw something in the news the other day that reminded me a lot of Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl book and movie that came out.

— Episode: The Death of Andrew Finch - 490

Episode: The Death of Andrew Finch - 490

The podcast mentioned the book and movie, comparing a recent case to the plot of the book. The speaker wondered if the woman in the case was inspired by the book.

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I saw something in the news the other day that reminded me a lot of Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl book and movie that came out.

I read Gone Girl back in the day, way before this, I'm wondering if this woman was inspired by the book for some weird reason.

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

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Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

The book 'Gone Girl' was mentioned in relation to the disappearance of a child, Winter Cole Smith, drawing a comparison to the novel's plot.

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You've heard of Gone Girl. What about Gone Goat?

— Episode: Crime Alert 08.02.23

Episode: Crime Alert 08.02.23

The book 'Gone Girl' was mentioned in relation to the disappearance of a child, Winter Cole Smith, drawing a comparison to the novel's plot.

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You've heard of Gone Girl. What about Gone Goat?

Episode: 'Supermom' Sherri Papini Hubby 'Blindsided' Again

The novel was invoked as a comparison, describing the kidnapping hoax as a "gone girl style plot."

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She was kind of a gone girl style plot.

Untraditionally Lala

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Untraditionally Lala

The hosts mentioned the book while discussing the Sherry Papini case, noting that the novel had been published before the incident and might have provided ideas for a disappearance scheme that framed the husband. They suggested the perpetrator could have been trying to emulate the story’s plot, but no endorsement of the title was given.

Episode: The One Where We’re Here For The Tea & The TSwfit...

It was mentioned that the Sherry Papini case was reminiscent of the book Gone Girl, as she may have been trying to 'Gone Girl' her husband, implying she was trying to disappear and make it seem like her husband was responsible.

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I mean I know gone girl I read it came out before she did this but she could have gotten the ideas like was she like I want out of this life I'm gonna set it up and look like maybe he killed me or whatever and then she realized oh crap they're gonna find me now I've got to switch tactics was she doing it knowing she was coming back the ex-boyfriend basically said she was talking about how she just needed a break and wanted to get away from her husband and all of the sudden one day she was just like I want to go home like then literally go to Mexico like take a month and say hey hey husband I'm depressed I want to I'm going on a month vacation and you can leave me like what

Episode: The One Where We’re Here For The Tea & The T-Swift...

They noted having read the novel and observed that it was released before the Sherry Papini case, suggesting it might have influenced the perpetrator.

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I read it came out before she did this. I read it came out before she did this, but she could have gotten the ideas. Like was she like, I want out of this life.

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