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The booksturnedmovies have been compared lately after the success of gone girl and. As we anxiously await her next release, try one of these suspense novels to help you get over your paula hawkins withdrawals. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Kelly braffet is married to owen king, stephen kings son and a damn fine writer himself.

Oct 08, 2014 gone girl is a fantasy, of course, and it takes place in a dream world, not reality. A ghost story by yrsa siguroardottir the perfect ghost by linda barnes bittersweet by miranda beverlywhittemore. Told in alternating perspectives much like the girl on the train, the good girl will draw you in and wont let you go until you know the fate of mia and her captor. Enthralling books like gone girl everyone should read at least. The ten books that just might rival flynns chilling tale. The girl on the train is a fastpaced novel of suspense and deception. Dec 05, 20 after finishing gone girl, i sought out everything that a search engine algorithm might suggest for readers who liked gone girl. It tells the story of a divorced woman, rachel watson, who rides the train to work and one day finds herself in the middle of a missing person case, where the. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the girl on the train. I think its just that publishers understandably want to sell as many books as possible, and given the wild success of books like gone girl and the girl with the dragon tattoo, they.

Her blackouts make her unreliable to both the reader and her friends, though shes still convinced she can solve a womans disappearance. So youve ridden the train, youve unearthed all those lies and secrets, but what do you read next. Mar 16, 2015 3 new books to read if you loved the girl on the train its obviously too early to declare the most buzzworthy book of 2015, but i would not be surprised if the honor ended up going to paula. This one has additional strife in pining for her ex and is a lush, as well, with a fantasy about true love, seen through the train window a perfect couple, together in a london back garden. Oct 09, 2016 gone girl 2014 like the girl on the train, this movie starring ben affleck and rosamund pike is also based on a similarlythemed bestselling novel in which none of its lead characters are. The girl on the train by paula hawkins rear window meets gone girl, in this exceptional and startling psychological thriller. Janet maslin, the new york times the girl on the train marries movie noir with novelistic trickery. Six years after its meteoric debut, gillian flynns gone girl is still setting the standard by which all other domestic thrillers are judged. I personally think they are all better than the girl on the train. Like every person i knew during the summer of 2012, i read gone girl as if my life depended on it. Ever since those books phenomenal success, any new novel that is at. Theyre driving along the highway when finn decides to stop at a service station to use the restroom. He hops out of the car, locks the doors behind him, and goes inside. Psychological thrillers continue to be popular, following the success of the book and adaptations of bestsellers like gone girl, the girl on the train, and big little lies.

Gone girl and the girl on the train were two of the most popular books of the last few years. If gone girl was last summers thriller then the girl on the train fits the bill for a snowy winter thriller. You can call them next gone girl books or even a different world, but books like girl on the train never ceases to amaze people. Thrillers like gone girl and the girl on the train. The girl on the train by paula hawkins penguin books. If youre heavily into the book its adapted from, femaleled thrillers in general, or the fabulous emily blunt, youve probably been looking forward to the girl on the train movie for a long time.

The girl on the train by paula hawkins is a surprise hit debut thriller thats gathering gone girltype of buzz. But once youve read flynns gone girl, and her other books, dark places and sharp objects, to. From strange disappearances to troubled husbandandwife relationships, these books like gone girl are sure to keep you in suspense until the very last page. Books like girl on the train, woman in cabin 10, among. The movie adaptation is hitting theaters in just a few months and everyone is still obsessing over the book. You ran out and bought sharp objects and dark places and read them in two sleepless nights. When i first heard of the 2015 novel the girl on the train, i was excited. A girl on the run, a hidden past, a twenty year secret, and someone sinister who knows about it allif you like books like girl on the train, look no.

Looking for anything similar to gone girl, the reddit. Why haley dunphy was so much more than modern familys resident cool girl. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. If you liked gone girl by gillian flynn andor the girl on the train by paula hawkins, you might enjoy reading these thrillers. Like gone girl, this novel features a duplicitous female protagonist with. Heres some readalikes to keep you on the edge of your seat. Mary kubica writes an emotional story of a kidnapped girl, mia, and her mothers relentless search to find her daughter. The girl on the train, napoleon, go set a watchman and more.

If you like the girl on the train by paula hawkins. The film stars ben affleck, rosamund pike, neil patrick harris, and tyler perry. Theres a whiff of agatha christie and a dollop of gone girl with plenty of blind alleys that we happily wander up and get lost. As the title says, im looking for mystery type books similar to these. Finn the silent patient by alex michaelides i remember you. The movies are categorized with psychological thriller. I used that strategy in the first part of this book as the author withholds vital information as to what is really going on. If you read the girl on the train, were guessing you already checked out gone girl and the girl with the dragon tattoo, but you shouldnt stop there. The girl on the train book charlotte mecklenburg library. Gone girl by gillian flynn if youre the rare person who has read the girl on the train but not gone girl, we need you to pull over immediately. The girl on the train is full of backstabbing, none of it literal. Best psychological thrillers books like gone girl refinery29. The novel is full of mirrors and dead ends, just like gone girl, and it has a psychotic girl at its heart. If you liked gone girl and the girl on the train north vancouver.

The genre has moved beyond just works with the word girl in the title much to our relief. After finishing gone girl, i sought out everything that a search engine algorithm might suggest for readers who liked gone girl. These historical romances have similar themes and steamy scenes to. Finn and layla are young, in love, and on vacation.

The girl on the train, here are twelve novels to pick up next. A thriller for fans of the girl on the train and gone girl. Leaving the theatre, you have to ask yourself how connected these ideas are in real life. If you liked gillian flynn s dark and suspenseful gone girl, then you have to read paula hawkins s pageturner the girl on the train and vice versa. Jan 06, 2015 the girl on the train has more fun with unreliable narration than any chiller since gone girl. After witnessing something shocking, rachel offers what she knows to the police, and becomes inextricably entwined in what happens next, as well as in the lives of everyone involved. But unlike gone girl, girl on a train, the girls, luckiest girl alive and others, final girls is written by a man todd. Here are some books that i have come accross that i liked. Gone girl and the girl on the train were two of the most popular books of the last.

Paula hawkins the girl on the train and gillian flynns gone girl do share a zeitgeisty focus on the unlikable woman and a dark view of suburbia. I let you go is my absolute favorite and blew my mind. Find books like the girl on the train from the worlds largest community of readers. This is the book that everyone talking about, and is soon to be a major motion picture. If you liked gone girl and the girl on the train by nvdpl adult librarians a staffcreated list. Matt blease for the guardian fiction the girl on the train. Why this is one of our books to read if you liked girl on the train. Books like girl on the train, woman in cabin 10, among best, recent thrillers to read this fall. The girl on the train is a woman who has become usual now. Featuring twisty, unpredictable novels that will keep you turning the pages late into the night. Told in alternating perspectives much like the girl on the train, the. Jul 31, 2016 a thriller for fans of the girl on the train and gone girl.

Ive read at least ten books described as the next gone girl and not one of them was the same caliber, writing or tonewise. With the recent release of the trailer for the movieadaptation of the girl on the train, which followed the hype of new york times bestseller gone girl, the rise of the thriller has come again. Heres a look at some books like gone girl thatll hook you instantly. Mystery books to read if you like the girl on the train. Is the girl on the train movie like the gone girl movie. Its just that there are so many stories to choose from, which you already know if you, like millions of other readers, rapidly inhaled novels like gone girl and the girl on the train over the. If you enjoyed the girl on the train, you may like the following novels. Its just that there are so many stories to choose from, which you already know if you, like millions of other readers, rapidly inhaled novels like gone girl and the girl on the train over the last few years. Books to read if you loved the girl on the train she reads. I read it at the beach, i read it while eating a salad at work, i read it past my bedtime.

Egypts great library of alexandria was destroyed in a fire some 2,000 years ago, but in rachel caines extraordinary series, the library survived and it now controls all knowledge thats dispersed to the people. If you liked gone girl, youll love these suspense thrillers. Similar to gone girl, the story is told with three alternating narrators, and we dont really know who is reliable or believable. Personally, the last five books ive read could be classified under the mysterythriller genre, and im still searching for more to satisfy my hunger. Sep 24, 2015 the ten books that just might rival flynns chilling tale. Goodreads members who liked the girl on the train also liked. Apr 29, 2014 gone girl will only get bigger once the david fincher film adaptation is released in october. Jan 17, 2018 psychological thrillers continue to be popular, following the success of the book and adaptations of bestsellers like gone girl, the girl on the train, and big little lies. And im going to bet youve already read gone girl, the novel to which. The success of the girl on the train really reignited our love of the thriller genre.

It wont take too long to fly through the telling of the strange disappearance of amy dunne. Books to read if you like the girl on the train books to binge on before the girl on the train movie. The story reveals how difficult it is as a married woman in terms of conceiving children and bad husband. The genre has moved beyond just works with the word girl in the title. Gone girl is a 2014 american psychological thriller film directed by david fincher and with a screenplay by gillian flynn based on her 2012 novel of the same title. Like gone girl, the girl before features manipulative and deliberate characters who move through their lives and follow plans with intention. What to read after the girl on the train posted by cat, deputy editor on july 07, 2015 no question, the most popular thriller so far this year is paula hawkins slowburning psychological thriller, the girl on the train. Just because they both have girl in the title, the girl on the train and gone girl are nothing alike. Ive read all of gillian flynns stuff, as well as girl on the train, the couple next door, and the woman in cabin 10. The one most similar to the girl on the train i would have to say would be missing, presumed. Aug 23, 2016 the girl on the train movie tiein paperback august 23, 2016.

Having been immersed in so many mystery books and television plots you usually go with the strategy of who is the least likely suspect as a mystery unfolds. Books like gone girl, girl on the train, etc hello. Stop comparing gone girl and the girl on the train. The girl on the train has more fun with unreliable narration than any chiller since gone girl. The girl on the train is all anyone can talk about. Now your sleepless nights are spent yearning for another gillian flynn bookand could the days until the gone girl movie comes out be going by any slower never fear. But you likely knocked out both of those books before the calendar flipped over to 2. Books to read if you like the girl on the train popsugar. Jun 22, 2018 historical romance books like outlander. Every time you turn a page there is a new suspense lying out there and trust me solving them on your own without authors help can be quite tricky. Both gone girl and the girl on the train have multiple. Including new releases from ruth ware, paula hawkins, fiona barton, and more. While the novel already received the bigscreen treatment and youve probably read the next gone girl a. Looking for anything similar to gone girl, the couple next door, etc.

Jul 30, 2015 a bonechilling psychological thriller that will suit fans of gone girl, the couple next door and the girl on the train. Janet maslin, the new york times theres nothing like a possible murder to take the humdrum out of your daily commute. If youve already gobbled up the girl on the train, youre probably hungry for something similar to read that hits lots of the same notes. The next gone girl is just the new standard marketing term for psychological thrillers, especially ones having to do with marriagesfamily life. Girl on the train author shoots down gone girl comparisons. The girl on the train is a 2016 mystery thriller movie that is set to be released in theaters on october 7, 2016. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Gone girl and the girl on the train have some similarities, but their differences are greater. Gone girl 2014 like the girl on the train, this movie starring ben affleck and rosamund pike is also based on a similarlythemed bestselling novel.

It tells the story of two young women who go missing from the same rural. Their daughter is lost forever, perhaps dead, perhaps enslaved. Frenchs first book, detective rob ryan is assigned to a murder that occurred in the same woods where he, as a child, witnessed a terrible crime whose details hes blacked out. First the wildly popular novel, then the movie adaptation that gave us chills. This post contains plot spoilers for gone girl and the girl on the train. The girl on the train is liable to draw a large, bedazzled readership too. But you likely knocked out both of those books before the calendar flipped over to 2016. If you liked gone girl and the girl on the train north. I really love the suspense of all of these, especially when things are revealed slowly, like in the couple next door. The girl on the train is one of those delicious thrillers that can be devoured in four sittings, thats two return journeys on a typical train trip. A novel is a wonderful book filled with suspense and crisp details. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the girl on the train. If you like the girl on the train by paula hawkins central. Find books like gone girl from the worlds largest community of readers.