re: Gone Girl thread, readers only please - Warning: *SPOILERS*

Can't friggin wait for the movie, I've always been a fan of Fincher. The trailers look really good too.

As for the ending



I took it that if Nick published his book, Amy would kill the baby. There's a passage near the end when Amy tells Nick that he has to delete his book. It goes:

"What if I refuse?"
She put her hand on her small, swollen belly and frowned. "I think that would be awful."

That's why he had to stay with her, because he has to protect the child from Amy, probably for his whole life.

Eta: I mean she would kill the baby during pregnancy, probably by throwing herself down a flight of stairs or something and making it look like Nick pushed her. She did the same thing with Hilary I believe.