It is singleminded ingetting to the crux of what happened to a seemingly lonely, bland girl on a train who ends up dead. 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. The one most similar to the girl on the train i would have to say would be missing, presumed. Mystery books to read if you like the girl on the train. Its only a minute until the train moves on, but now everything is. A faster read, and way more twisted if you can imagine such a thing. This too, will remind you of gone girlparticularly of nick, as he transforms from bad guy, to good guy, to bad guy, ad infinitum.
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. The girl on the train was one of those books that seemed to completely take over. Read on, but question everythingespecially your own assumptions. Read it, then invite your book club over to watch the hitchcock film. The kind worth killing by peter swanson swanson the girl with a clock for a heart takes readers to. Still have the characters and events from i let you go going round in my head amazing first novel. Paula hawkins gripping new thriller begins with bitter, dissolute rachel, who sees what she believes to be a perfect couple, every morning on the train to. The girl on the train is all anyone can talk about. A suitable boy by vikram seth lata and her mother, mrs. So youve ridden the train, youve unearthed all those lies and secrets, but what do you read next. Use the alphabetical lists below to look up a favorite book or author and then click see readalikes to discover similar books. Books to read if you loved the girl on the train she reads.
If you liked gone girl and the girl on the train north vancouver. 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. You get in your car, drive to work, park, and go inside. Youll find more than 100 good books to read, organized by category. What to read after the girl on the train whsmith blog. Because this post assumes youve read the girl on the train or dont plan to read it at all there are some small spoilers ahead. The girl on the train starring emily blunt comes to theaters october 7th. Can you suggest an audiobook like gone girl and the girl on. Nonfiction to read if you loved the girl on the train book riot.
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. If you like the girl on the train by paula hawkins central. Desperate to find lives more fulfilling than her own, a lonely london commuter imagines the story of a couple shes only glimpsed through the train window in hawkins chilling, assured debut, in which the line between truth and lie constantly shifts like the rocking of a train. 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. The movie adaptation is hitting theaters in just a few months and everyone is still obsessing over the book. 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. While gone girl took me a while to catch my attention, the girl on the train took my attention in the first chapter. Find books like the girl on the train from the worlds largest community of readers. Still dont understand why everyone like it so much. Dec 05, 20 this too, will remind you of gone girlparticularly of nick, as he transforms from bad guy, to good guy, to bad guy, ad infinitum. I was fourteen when i was murdered on december 6, 1973.
Paula hawkins psychological thriller the girl on the train is a twisting journey with chilling consequences to curiosity. 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. Lucky for you, women write some of the best twisty, keep you upatnight mysteries. It moves from the rise of the shower posse, a jamaican crime syndicate that popped up in kingston in the 1960s, to the attempted assassination of bob marley in 1976, to the spread of the crack trade in. Goodreads members who liked the girl on the train also liked. Check out these great thrillers like the girl on the train, including paula hawkinss newest release, into the water. If it was the creepiness then you should totally read the girl on the train. But you likely knocked out both of those books before the calendar flipped over to 2016. Gone girl and the girl on the train were two of the most popular books of the last few years. Find books like girl on a train from the worlds largest community of readers. One of the best and most complicated things about the girl on the train is that our main character, rachel, spends so much of the novel not being able to trust her own mind. Nonfiction to read if you loved the girl on the train book. Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning, flashing past a stretch of cozy suburban homes, and stopping at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their deck.
Henry has an extremely rare genetic disorder that causes him to pop out. Book recommendations for people who like the girl on the train by paula hawkins. I personally think they are all better than the girl on the train. If you liked the girl on the train, youll love these books.
Recommendations similar to the girl on the train mumsnet. If you liked gillian flynns dark and suspenseful gone girl, then you have to read paula. If youve worked your way through the girl on the train and are looking for something similar youre in luck. Recent activity burlington public library bibliocommons. Jul 19, 2016 the girl on the train is all anyone can talk about. 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. Here are 12 followup reads for the girl on the train that arent gone girl to fill the hole that hawkins left.
Mary kubica writes an emotional story of a kidnapped girl, mia, and her mothers relentless search to find her daughter. Both i let you go and missing, presumed are written from 2 peoples points of view, similar to the girl on the train. I only list the best books to read in each category. First off, if youve only seen the abominable movie, put it out of your mind. But you likely knocked out both of those books before the calendar flipped over to 2. With a storyline that tightens like a constrictor, this is a book that you wont want to read alone late at night.
The girl on the train movie tiein paperback august 23, 2016. Heres some readalikes to keep you on the edge of your seat. Book recommendations for people who like gone girl by gillian flynn. Jan, 2015 desperate to find lives more fulfilling than her own, a lonely london commuter imagines the story of a couple shes only glimpsed through the train window in hawkins chilling, assured debut, in which the line between truth and lie constantly shifts like the rocking of a train.
Late fees will not accrue, and holds will not expire. Theres many sex scenes, not too graphic but you can see thrusting, moans, buttocks and theres a lot of sexual references. 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. Let us know your recommendations in the comments box below. I let you go is my absolute favorite and blew my mind. If you like books by janet evanovich, you may also like. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Lucky for you, women write some of the best twisty, keepyouupatnight mysteries. Jul 31, 2018 if you consider sprawling an overused adjective when it comes to book summaries, well, i apologize, because this book is truly sprawling. Aug 23, 2016 the girl on the train movie tiein paperback august 23, 2016. 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. Mar 19, 2020 if you liked gone girlthis is 100x more gripping. Dad is fat by jim gaffigan and the girl on the train by.
This is a reading list for people who dont have time for unimportant books. If you loved gott, then youll love the dark intensity of this pageturner. The plot is believable, interesting and there are thrills and chills. See more ideas about good books, books to read and novels. The page is a reading list sharing the best books to read in various categories based on many hours of reading and research. So when the opportunity came up for me to write a list of good books you absolutely must read in 2015, i jumped at it. Get recommendations for free and discounted ebooks from our expert editorial team, from bestsellers to hidden gems. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times.
Books similar to orphan train meet your next favorite book. Find books like orphan train from the worlds largest community of readers. An ordinary dayexcept, back at home, someone is chopping your wife to bits, the opening gambit in brundages a stranger like you, 2010, etc. If youre looking for more books like the girl on the train, we. Pretty much any time i can squeeze in with a good book is time ill do so happily. If your favorite thing about the girl on the train is the train, you re in luck. Why this is one of our books to read if you liked girl on the train. Get alerted about discounts, new releases, and preorders from your favorite authors.
Like every person i knew during the summer of 2012, i read gone girl as if my life depended on it. Goodreads members who liked orphan train also liked. If you consider sprawling an overused adjective when it comes to book summaries, well, i apologize, because this book is truly sprawling. Rupa mehra, are both trying to findthrough love or through exacting maternal appraisala suitable boy for lata to marry.
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. I love books new books good books book suggestions book recommendations novels to read books to read book club books book nerd a list of great new books for fans of thriller mysteries like the girl on the train by paula hawkins. No question, the most popular thriller so far this year is paula hawkins slowburning psychological thriller, the girl on the train. Hands down the most fed up book ive ever read, but i couldnt put it down. Mar 11, 2019 if you liked gone girl, youll like this. I read it at the beach, i read it while eating a salad at work, i read it past my bedtime. Here are 12 followup reads for the girl on the train that. You ran out and bought sharp objects and dark places and read them in two sleepless nights. 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 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.
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