If your teens have read or will see the girl on the train in theaters and need more books featuring unreliable protagonists, have them check out. Liz fentons and lisa steinkes the good widow begins by asking what you would do if your spouse died in a place he wasnt supposed to be in with a woman he wasnt supposed to be with. 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 further than this psychological thriller. It has a whole host of intriguing characters, a complex mystery and a dark and compelling storyline. Books to read if you liked girl on the train good books. If you liked gone girl and the girl on the train north vancouver. I was fourteen when i was murdered on december 6, 1973. Check out these great thrillers like the girl on the train, including paula hawkinss newest release, into the water.
You wont be able to put down these twisty thrillers. Dec 05, 20 12 books for people who loved gone girl. If you liked gone girl and the girl on the train by nvdpl adult librarians a staffcreated list. Nov 02, 2016 from the moment the girl on the train was released, people have compared it to gone girl, by gillian flynn, and with its suspenseful plot and surprise ending, they are not wrong. If youre looking for more books like the girl on the train, we recommend. If you liked the girl on the train, you ll love paula hawkins latest thriller. If you like the girl on the train by paula hawkins. You have life experience, perspective, and lets be real you finally feel like you have it all together.
The book was a decent read the beginning was so slow that i was about to dnf it forever. However, if you have already read gone girl and are looking for other books like the girl on the train, you may like some of these. If your teens have read or will see the girl on the train in theaters and need more books featuring unreliable protagonists, have them check out these seven titles. Normally, i like to have a connection with a character, but with the girl on the train i was in complete shock at the depths of selfimportant assholery these characters could reach. Here are 5 books you need to read if you loved the girl on the train. Paula hawkins, the author of this book is a british novelist most known for her psychological thriller novel with the title in discussion. The mere fact that these books you cant put down exist, teach you that they must be really good books. If you havent read it yet, then drop everything and pick yourself up a copy. Reprinted by permission of riverhead books, an imprint of penguin publishing group, a division of penguin. If you re ready for more harrowing twists and turns, try these books to read if you like the girl on the. The girl on the train starring emily blunt comes to theaters october 7th.
I sought out everything that a search engine algorithm might suggest for readers who liked gone girl. Now your sleepless nights are spent yearning for another gillian flynn book and could the days until the gone girl movie comes out be going by any slower never fear. Books to read if you like the girl on the train popsugar. Like gone girl, this novel features a duplicitous female protagonist with. Told in alternating perspectives much like the girl on the train, the good girl will draw you in and wont let. So youve ridden the train, youve unearthed all those lies and secrets, but what do you read next.
But theres also nothing worse than finishing it of course the babysitter did it. These book discussion questions are highly detailed and will ruin plot points if you have not read the book. 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. Heres some readalikes to keep you on the edge of your seat. I liked the girl on the train, a good light summer read or page turner. Based on the best selling novel by the same title by paula hawkins, the girl on the train features an unreliable protagonist that may or may not have murdered someone. So you ve ridden the train, you ve unearthed all those lies and secrets, but what do you read next. The girl on the train by paula hawkins is a twisty thriller narrated by three different struggling, unreliable women. Like the girl on the train, these films also involve jealousy, danger, domesticity and infidelity. When your mom is a serial killer, you cross your fingers that she didnt pass her murderous genes down to you. See more ideas about books to read, good books and novels. However, if you have already read gone girl and are looking for other books like the girl on the train, you may like. 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.
While the novel already received the bigscreen treatment and you ve probably read the next gone girl a. Mystery books to read if you like the girl on the train. If you re looking for more books like the girl on the train, we recommend. This has led me to believe that 2015 didnt have better books in the mystery and thriller genre, hence the goodreads choice award going to the girl on the train. Goodreads members who liked the girl on the train also liked. Finn and layla are young, in love, and on vacation. What follows is a gutwrenching thriller, sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes darkly funny, but. Buy the girl on the train book online at low prices in. The debut psychological thriller that will forever change the way you look at other peoples lives, from the author of into the water. This is a good divergent path to put any fiction fan on if you d like to get them try some nonfiction on for size. If you liked gillian flynns dark and suspenseful gone girl, then you have. After reading sharp objects and dark places, i thought wow, this woman knows how to write about the darkness within and make it readable and disturbing at the same time. Read on, but question everythingespecially your own assumptions. I think a reader who liked one would certainly be interested in the other.
But you likely knocked out both of those books before the calendar flipped over to 2. 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. There are similarities, although i suspect its like gone girl. Its about a kidnap but then it strays into human territory that makes for a totally compelling read. Oct 05, 2016 books to read if you like the girl on the train books to binge on before the girl on the train movie. Aug 23, 2016 the debut psychological thriller that will forever change the way you look at other peoples lives, from the author of into the water. The girl on the train, here are twelve novels to pick up next. I let you go is my absolute favorite and blew my mind. If you liked gillian flynns dark and suspenseful gone girl, then you have to read paula hawkinss pageturner the girl on the trainand vice versa. If you liked the girl on the train, you might also like.
He hops out of the car, locks the doors behind him, and goes inside. Why this is one of our books to read if you liked girl on the train. If you re heavily into the book its adapted from, femaleled thrillers in general, or the fabulous emily blunt, you ve probably been looking forward to the girl on the train movie for a. From strange disappearances to troubled husbandandwife relationships, these books like gone girl are sure to keep you in suspense until the very last page. There are twists and turns in every single chapter in mary kubicas novel. If you liked gillian flynns dark and suspenseful gone girl, then you have to read paula hawkinss pageturner the girl on the train and vice versa. Paula hawkins psychological thriller the girl on the train is a twisting journey with chilling consequences to curiosity. One great thing about being in your 40s is that, maybe for the first time ever, you feel like you re in a really good place.
Just make sure your schedule is open because youll want to read it in one sittingits that good. Addressing serious themes such as postnatal depression and what it means to be a good parent. We grabbed our own blankets and beverages and compiled a list for you of new books to read if you liked girl on the train. No question, the most popular thriller so far this year is paula hawkins slowburning psychological thriller, the girl on the train. He has made you completely invested in these characters and this story. Kate and baba of the country girls are like bosom friends anne shirley and diana barry, but if anne and diana eventually made. Mary kubica writes an emotional story of a kidnapped girl, mia, and her mothers relentless search to find her daughter. How important to your enjoyment of a book depends on whether you like a main character. Girl on the train is a popular book for many reasons. If you dont like it theres the door baby if you dont like it theres the door baby if you dont like it if you dont like bet you re gonna like it im in love with a working girl im in love. I personally think they are all better than the girl on the train. Gone girl and the girl on the train were two of the most popular books of the last few years. The girl on the train was one of those books that seemed to. Its a perfect weekend or beach read, that you wont be able to put down.
Nonfiction to read if you loved the girl on the train. I am a ghost telling you that this story of a timetraveling serial killer and the plucky girl journalist who sets out to stop him is beyond riveting. A novel is a wonderful book filled with suspense and crisp details. Theyre driving along the highway when finn decides to stop at a service station to use the restroom. Vanity fair the girl on the train has more fun with unreliable narration than any chiller since gone girl. If you enjoyed the girl on the train, you may like the following novels. Here are some books that i have come accross that i liked. If you loved gott, then youll love the dark intensity of this. Jun 26, 2015 i just finished reading the girl on the train by paula hawkins also available in ebook and audiobook format.
There is nothing better than reading a great thriller. So if you are prepared to lose some sleep, here are 19 books you cant put down once you begin. In this international bestseller, we follow milly into her new life with an equally as complicated family as she prepares to testify against her mother and embrace who she really is whether that be good or evil. If you havent already read girl on the train, go out and get it. Books to read if you loved the girl on the train she reads. This book was touted as the next gone girl, another addition to the dysfunctional female character thriller genre. I bought the good girl by accident there are other books with this title but it was such a great piece of luck because this is one of the very best thrillers ive read ever. Sep 02, 2014 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. Vanity fair the girl on the train has more fun with unreliable narration than any. Find books like the girl on the train from the worlds largest community of readers. These novels will keep you up at nightin a good wayand hold you over until your next flynn fix. I read it around the same time as gone girl and gillian flynns dark places. The novel debuted in the number one spot on the new york times fiction best sellers of 2015 list print and e book dated 1 february 2015, and remained in the top position for consecutive weeks, until. Jan 12, 2015 and if you ve loved any of these 9 books below, the girl on the train is definitely for you.
Nothing is more addicting than the girl on the train. If you liked girl on the train, youll love paula hawkins. You ran out and bought sharp objects and dark places and read them in two sleepless nights. Books to read if you like the girl on the train books to binge on before the girl on the train movie. 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. Mary kubica writes an emotional story of a kidnapped girl, mia, and her mothers relentless search to. Books and tea i love books new books good books novels to read books to read reading lists book lists happy reading. 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. It was a character train wreck, and i could not look away. Here are 6 books to read if you loved girl on the train little fires everywhere by celeste ng. 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.
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. Oct 12, 2016 based on the best selling novel by the same title by paula hawkins, the girl on the train features an unreliable protagonist that may or may not have murdered someone. The kind worth killing by peter swanson swanson the girl with a clock for a heart takes readers to. The girl on the train is a 2015 psychological thriller novel by british author paula hawkins that gives narratives from three different women about relationship troubles and binge drinking. I think gone girl is more masterfully written, but i also liked the girl on the train. May 03, 2017 if you liked the girl on the train, youll love paula hawkins latest thriller. The girl on the train is a fastpaced novel of suspense and deception. It wont take too long to fly through the telling of the strange disappearance of amy dunne. Paula hawkins the girl on the train should be your next.
If you like the girl on the train by paula hawkins central. From the cheating spouses, the raging alcoholic, to the liars and manipulatorsi loved to hate them all. If you re the rare person who has read the girl on the train but not gone girl, we need you to pull over immediately. The genre has moved beyond just works with the word girl in the title much to our relief. If you liked gone girl and the girl on the train north. From the moment the girl on the train was released, people have compared it to gone girl, by gillian flynn, and with its suspenseful plot and surprise ending, they are not wrong. The one most similar to the girl on the train i would have to say would be missing, presumed.
If you liked gone girl, you ll love gillian flynn is a personal favorite of mine. 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. Good nonfiction recommendations for readers who loved paula hawkins thriller the girl on the train. If you re looking for more books like the girl on the train, we recommend these thrilling suspense novels about unhealthy obsessions, deceptive memory, and untrustworthy characters. But you likely knocked out both of those books before the calendar flipped over to 2016. Just make sure your schedule is open because you ll want to read it in one sittingits that good.
What to read after the girl on the train whsmith blog. While i didnt think it was the best book that ive ever read. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for. If youve worked your way through the girl on the train and are. As a teenager at the prestigious bradley school, ani fanelli endured.
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