Following the success of gillian flynns bestselling novel and the recent acclaimed david fincherdirected film adaptation, fiction in 2015 is set to be. Shop for books at and browse categories like young adult books, childrens books, mystery books, adult coloring books and cook books. Gillian flynn reflects on the popularity and legacy of her 2012 novel gone girl. And im going to bet youve already read gone girl, the novel to which the girl on the train is being so hotly compared. Gone girl ebook the seattle public library bibliocommons. No surprise, then, that publishers and industrywatchers have hyped any number of books as the next gone girl.
If you liked gone girl, youll love these suspense thrillers. 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 this bestseller was adapted into a film starring nicole kidman, the movie failed to generate the same type of boxoffice power as blockbusters like gone girl and the girl on the train. Here are nine books to read if you liked gone girl. Gillian flynn reflects on gone girl legacy, rise of anti. Like gone girl, the girl before features manipulative and deliberate characters who move through their lives and follow plans with intention. As 2015 draws to a close, its time to take a look at the best books on your shelf. May 30, 2012 gone girl, by gillian flynn, is a twosided contest in which nick and amy dunne tell conflicting stories. If you are new to making reading goals, dont let the idea of 12 good books overwhelm you. 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. The girl on the train by paula hawkins is a surprise hit debut thriller thats gathering gone girl type of buzz. With new novels and an armful of memoirs from literary superstars like toni. In may 2015, it was announced that the girl on the train was headed to the big screen.
The acting is mostly solid with a few standout roles like rosamund pike. Gone girl by gillian flynn is one of my favorite books. That was our very first attempt at finding other books like gone girl, even if we werent terribly successful. Authoritatively ranked lists of books sold in the united states, sorted by format and genre. Dec 05, 20 i expected to enjoy gone girl, but i wasnt expecting to admire it.
Please only add books that you have read in 2015 for the books youve read in 2014, visit the 2014 list. The last mention in this list of alternative books like gone girl on amazon is luckiest girl alive which was published in the year 2015. These were the most indemand new york library books of 2015. Heres what library cardholding new yorkers were reading. Pdf gone girl by gillian flynn book download online. This is an era of complex and mighty female characters who seethe and rage and avenge. Sep 29, 2015 ive always been a fan of thrillers, and 2015 has been a great year for discovering new ones. Wsjs jennifer maloney discusses with tanya is this book the new gone girl. Start typing the title or the author of a book you like, and click on the link underneath which matches best. Ive been on the hunt for books like gone girl ever since i finished gillian flynns bestselling book. Stories similar to gone girl books, stories, and novels like gone girl by gillian flynn. Here are some books that i have come accross that i liked. Dec 30, 2015 these were the most indemand new york library books of 2015. The book starts with the celebration of nick dunne and amy dunnes wedding anniversary, notably their 5th one.
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. We compiled a list of recommendations for the best new books to read if you like gone girl. I ended up reading her canon in reverse in the summer that same year, around march and april, i think, but i hardly think it had any impact on how i see her as a writer. If you are still longing for twisted endings and dark themes, here are five books like gone girl to. Mystery books to read if you like the girl on the train.
Its as tricky and satisfying as gone girl, and its talking about many of the same things in the same way, like the unknowability of the love between two people. Paula hawkinss pageturning debut thriller, the girl on the train tells the stories of three such women. Gone girl by gillian flynn will go on to confirm the nasty feeling you have always had in your tummy, dreamt about but never believed it could happen to you in your marriage. Gone girl is deserving of all the praise and trill. Marriage at its best can be the greatest thing in the world for someone and at its worst can destroy. It smells like strawberry when fresh and like cheese when stale.
Gone girl ebook by gillian flynn 9780307588388 rakuten kobo. Sep 29, 2015 and because nicholas sparkss new book will be released soon, i now present you the ten books to read if you love nicholas sparks like me. The new york times best sellers january 04, 2015 this copy is. Jackson is a debut author with a similar appeal to gillian flynn and paula hawkins. It wont take too long to fly through the telling of the strange disappearance of amy dunne. I had to make a go of it or give it up and get a new career. The books own thriller elements pushed to the brink by yet another cool girl, their new coach mirror gone girl in some pretty satisfying ways, and dare me is a suitable pageturner to. It was published by crown publishing group in june 2012. An account in words and pictures, by phoebe gloeckner, a graphic novel that first came out in 2002 and was published in a. If you loved gone girl, try reading these 9 other books, too.
And for all you lucky people who read more than 100 books in a year, this should become your 100 favourite reads of 2015 list. Where the fuck is gillian flynn after reading gone girl, i realized flynn had already published two other books before. If several similar results are shown, click the highest one. But the book is also an impressive debut on its own merits. Heres some readalikes to keep you on the edge of your seat. Ten books to read if you like these popular booksauthors. Jan 29, 2015 rosamund pike as amy dunne in gone girl twentieth century foxsalon not the next gone girl.
The more twisted the plot, the betterwhich is why i so often turn to psychological thriller books. Although these books can be a tad unsettling, its always fun to see if you can figure out the twist before the end of the book. Why the girl on the train cant fill amazing amys shoes yet another new thriller is being. This particular posting is more of a working posting that definitely needs on going updates as we discover new possibilities. The 50 best suspense books of all time reedsy discovery. This is a mystery novel by american author jessica knoll. Five irresistable thrillers by bella wright on february 4, 2015 in best thriller book lists, mystery books, new book releases, suspense thriller books a phenomenon like gone girl comes along rarely in the book world. According to claire messud of the new york times, the dinner is not something that will. The girl on the train by paula hawkins the boston globe. If you liked gone girl and the girl on the train by nvdpl adult librarians a staffcreated list. The film stars ben affleck, rosamund pike, neil patrick harris, and tyler perry. Theres also a similarity in the way braffet writes about the down and out corners of america.
Jul 11, 2012 a crackling thriller about marriage in a house of mirrors. Despite being her debut work, the novel turned out to be new york times best seller in the category of mystery novels. Publishers now love to dub any vaguely sociopathic take on a broken marriage the next gone girl. This seemingly innocuous quote from gone girl takes on a much more chilling undertone. From sandie jones, the author of the reese witherspoon x hello sunshine book club pick and new york times bestseller the other woman.
Read gone girl a novel by gillian flynn available from rakuten kobo. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Secret societies, private spites, vast fortunes this book has it all. 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. If you are still longing for twisted endings and dark themes, here are five books like gone girl to feed your addiction. Books that perform well based on their reader engagement are published by inkitt in different formats and channels. In all, im not sure that i like gone girl so much as i appreciate. It seems like every new thriller with a strong female protagonist is the next gone girl, but can they all live up to the hype.
Gone girl, by gillian flynn, is a twosided contest in which nick and amy dunne tell conflicting stories. Gone girl and the girl on the train were two of the most popular books of the last few years. Thanks to its success, many new books are constantly being compared to gone girl. Nick and amy dunne have it all living in a manhattan brownstone, handsome nick works as a writer for a highbrow magazine, and beautiful amy is the benefactor of an empire of childrens books created by her parents in her image. Apr 03, 2015 new and notable books, april 2015 april 3, 2015 may 15. 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. Holy cats, people, you must get on it, and heres why.
And like gone girl, which it resembles in sneakiness, it just wont go away. You feel for them and want things to get better for them. Everybodys looking for the next gone girl publishers, who want to mimic the success of gillian flynns summer 2012 thriller that sold more than six million copies, and readers, who gobbled up every word weak ending and all. Gone girl is a thriller novel in the mystery and crime genres, by the american writer gillian flynn. Ive been on a mission to find other books to read that are similar to gone girl. Jan 05, 2015 like gillian flynns bestseller gone girl, train features a troubled marriage and an unreliable narrator. Best psychological thrillers books like gone girl refinery29. Gone girl author gillian flynn on her chilling new book.
One of the legacies of gone girl is that the literary world now feels compelled to crown a new book to take up its mantle in mustread lists year after year. I categorized it as an airport read, fun and forgettable. With a gone girl adaptation in theaters this friday, now seems like a good time to either reread gone girl, or immerse yourself in a new set of satisfying psychological thrillers. In the theme of books like gone girl and girl on the train, the silent wife is a stunning psychological thriller that will leave you questioning who the killer is until the last moment. Find books like gone girl from the worlds largest community of readers. Jan 11, 2015 t he start of a new year in the world of books invariably brings with it an avalanche of enthusiastically trumpeted first novels and 2015 is no exception. The most popular fiction books of 2015 business insider. While the novel already received the bigscreen treatment and youve probably read the next gone girl a. Ever since i read it last year i have been on the hunt for similar books. If youre the rare person who has read the girl on the train but not gone girl, we need you to pull over immediately.
I think what happens is, something like gone girl does well, and. The novel became quite popular and soon made the new york times best seller list. Dec 15, 2015 one of the books i most enjoyed in 2015 was the diary of a teenage girl. Some people like to read stories with happy endings. From strange disappearances to troubled husbandandwife relationships, these books like gone girl are sure to keep you in suspense until the very last page. I think ben afflecks lack of charisma or energy is what will always hold gone girl back for me. Braffets a terrific, addictive stylist just like flynn, whose prose never gets in the way of telling a story that turns the pages by itself. Gone girl author gillian flynn on a possible sequel and her chilling new book.
Its full of new books to read that have come out in 2015 for people who love gillian flynns books. Jan 27, 2015 the girl on the train, a debut psychological thriller from the uk, has roared out of the station to emerge as the first publishing blockbuster of 2015 released on jan. The book gone girl written by gillian flynn begins in north carthage, missouri. I would read other books by this author that are more like the last two books than the first. During the preparation process for a standard anniversary which includes the wrapping of presents and creation of reservations.
Sep 24, 2015 10 books that could be the next gone girl. You dont have to read all of these at once, think of this list as one book to read each month. Classic literature, original gangster s4 e11 gone girl by gillian flynn thug notes book summary and analysis duration. If you loved the girl on the train by paula hawkins and i know a lot of people did, myself included, tend to like unreliable narrators, and love a fastpaced psychological thriller, give these books a try. From topping the new york times bestseller list to becoming a box office hit, it is clear that audiences everywhere were entranced by gillian flynns gone girl. Her characters are broken, scarred, survivors even if sometimes barely. Oct 11, 2019 if you havent kept up with this years incredible roster of new books. The girl on the train, here are twelve novels to pick up next. Mar 24, 2016 marriage thriller books 11 marriage thrillers for gone girl fans. Last year, along with several contemporary books, i hugely admired two novels that were not published in 2015. Dec 11, 2015 the girl on the train by paula hawkins riverhead books. A novel is a wonderful book filled with suspense and crisp details. Enter a book you like and the site will analyse our huge database of real readers favorite books to provide book recommendations and suggestions for what to read next. A dark, powerful, twisted and nasty piece of fiction will keep you guessing till the very end.
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