10 books if you like gone girl

If we know anything about these books, its that they attract voracious readers. Mar 14, 2018 make sure to check out my other book posts. Top 10 books like gone girl top 10 books like gone girl. Like in gone girl, you feel wrong to be rooting for amy, but you cannot stop, as you know when she is caught, the story is over. If you liked gone girl and the girl on the train by nvdpl adult librarians a staffcreated list. Gillian flynns gone girl first a novel, now a buzzy movie starring ben affleck, in theaters oct. So, here are six books like the woman in the window. The best summer books to read in 2019 readers digest. Its the summer time so hopefully this means that everyone has a bit more time to start reading recreationally. Apr 29, 2014 but once youve read flynns gone girl, and her other books.

Oct 21, 2014 if you like gone girl or even if like me you dont and want a similar thriller genre tana french has written five books that are great. Written by gillian flynn, gone girl, an awardwinning psychological thriller, intoxicated our minds with its. You might also like 30 books you should read in 2019. A book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Still havent found a book you like as much as gone girl. When alexandra oneill returns to her old home town to help. Jan 11, 2017 its got a mysterious plot, a victorian london setting and a dash or more of erotica. The best books to read if you liked gone girl purewow.

Each book follows a new protagonist who was a supporting character in the previous novel, plus its set in dublin. Like flynn, harrisons narration is so skilled that even as you realize the. Ive been on a mission to find other books to read that are similar to gone girl. Fans of gone girl will find similar themes in the good neighbor, a new psychological suspense book from a. Sep 25, 2014 gillian flynns gone girl first a novel, now a buzzy movie starring ben affleck, in theaters oct. Ever since i read it last year i have been on the hunt for similar books. Sep 29, 2014 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.

Aug 15, 2016 if youre looking for more books like the girl on the train, we recommend these thrilling suspense novels about unhealthy obsessions, deceptive memory, and untrustworthy characters. If you like the push and pull of a will they or wont they relationship, and crave some excellent banter the only thing worse than me is you by lily anderson. Books you wont believe are true 14 nonfiction books you wont believe are true. A novel is a wonderful book filled with suspense and crisp details. A phenomenon like gone girl comes along rarely in the book world.

Oct 06, 2016 if youre the rare person who has read the girl on the train but not gone girl, we need you to pull over immediately. Gone girl by gillian flynn book club discussion questions. Mar 09, 2018 the titles are also suspensepsychological thrillers. Another book having a mystery theme is dark places which is based. Oct 10, 2016 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.

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. The first mention in books like gone girl is before i go to sleep which also happens to be the first novel by s. If youre the rare person who has read the girl on the train but not gone girl, we need you to pull over immediately. Aug 23, 2018 if you like the push and pull of a will they or wont they relationship, and crave some excellent banter the only thing worse than me is you by lily anderson. Dec 05, 20 the novel is full of mirrors and dead ends, just like gone girl, and it has a psychotic girl at its heart.

I expected to enjoy gone girl, but i wasnt expecting to admire it. Sep 24, 2015 10 books that could be the next gone girl. But you likely knocked out both of those books before the calendar flipped over to 2. The titles are also suspensepsychological thrillers. If you loved gone girl, try reading these 9 other books, too. But far from just being a mindless thriller, gone girl is a literary pageturner that is smart and witty. From strange disappearances to troubled husbandandwife relationships, these books like gone girl are sure to keep you in suspense until the very last page. A novel the girl before by jp delaney is one of the most masterful psychological thrillers since gone girl by gillian flynn. You could imagine the skull quite easily is just the kind of sentiment you wish serial killers would keep to themselves. Here are some books that i have come accross that i liked. Youll start with, its about a husband whose wife goes. Both books are full of shocking twists, unreliable narrators, and manipulative.

I know it seems obvious, and all you diehards are like, cmon, i did that already. Books similar to the woman in cabin 10 the woman in cabin 10. Jan 30, 2015 lucky for you, women write some of the best twisty, keep you upatnight mysteries. The girl on the train by paula hawkins, dark places by gillian flynn, the silent patient by alex michaelides, tw. If youre looking for more books like the girl on the train, we recommend these thrilling suspense novels about unhealthy obsessions, deceptive memory, and untrustworthy characters. The psychological thriller tells the story of nick dunne, a man who is suspected of murdering his wife, amy, after she goes missing. Nonfiction books 14 nonfiction books you wont believe are true is part of nonfiction books if youre looking for nonfiction books that are interesting then this list is for you. Lest you think that the psychological thriller originated with gone girl. But once youve read flynns gone girl, and her other books.

Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. You will resent distractions, ignore the phone, postpone making dinner in order to stay with it. I used that strategy in the first part of this book as the author withholds vital information as to what is really going on. Best psychological thrillers books like gone girl refinery29. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. Here in this section, i am going to list out some amazing alternative books girl on the train and trust me you are going to go crazy with so much of suspense and thrill in them.

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. Here are 12 followup reads for the girl on the train that arent gone girl to fill the hole that hawkins left. Ten mustread ya novels youve probably never heard of. Gone girl by gillian flynn while gone girl was everywhere when it was published. Just like adult fiction, popular ya books such as the hunger games or divergent are not representative of the sheer diversity of titles and. Lucky for you, women write some of the best twisty, keepyouupatnight mysteries.

Books to read before you watch the film youre going to want to turn these pages before you buy your cinema tickets. The girl on the train, here are twelve novels to pick up next. Enthralling books like gone girl everyone should read at least. Jan 02, 2017 in 2012, gillian flynns third novel, gone girl, was published. Heres some readalikes to keep you on the edge of your seat. And if you loved gillian flynns 2012 bestseller gone girl, then youll definitely. Find books like gone girl from the worlds largest community of readers. The girl before by jp delaney is one of the most masterful psychological thrillers since gone girl by gillian flynn. 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 youre looking for books like gone girl and love liane moriartys books, pick up the good neighbor. Here, ten books to read that arent flynns other two addictive novels. Sep 14, 2018 a simple favor is a oneofakind story with shocking twists you wont see coming and inevitably, after you see it or read it, youre going to want to read more stories like it.

Read on, but question everythingespecially your own assumptions. But if youve already read and loved gone girl and are eager to find other titles like it, theres plenty more to choose from, depending on what about flynns tricky mystery most enthralled. Aug 12, 2015 ten mustread ya novels you ve probably never heard of. If you like gone girl or even if like me you dont and want a similar thriller genre tana french has written five books that are great. 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 are still longing for twisted endings and dark themes, here are five books like gone girl to feed your addiction. In this video i list ten of my favorite books of all time. Trixie watson has two very important goals for senior year. When you read this book, you will make many assumptions. 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. If you want to read more such alternative books like gone girl then. Like every person i knew during the summer of 2012, i read gone girl as if my life. While the novel already received the bigscreen treatment and youve probably read the next gone girl a.

Almost a year has passed since gone girl swept into theaters to dismantle the myth of sunny suburban. Nov 09, 2014 gone girl by gillian flynn is one of my favorite books. 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. While the novel already received the bigscreen treatment and you ve probably read the next gone girl a. It wont take too long to fly through the telling of the strange disappearance of amy dunne. Aug 05, 2014 but if youve already read and loved gone girl and are eager to find other titles like it, theres plenty more to choose from, depending on what about flynns tricky mystery most enthralled. Its also one of the first things nick dunnethe handsome, smarmy, admittedly dishonest narrator of the opening chapter of gillian flynns gone girltells us about the finely shaped head of his wife, amy. The novel is full of mirrors and dead ends, just like gone girl, and it has a psychotic girl at its heart. The fault in our stars, gone girl, fifty shades of grey. Gone girl by gillian flynn was one of the big suspense novels of 2012. A simple favor is a oneofakind story with shocking twists you wont see coming and inevitably, after you see it or read it, youre going to want to read more stories like it. Abbott lights up the murky, nefarious inner workings. If the last book you breezed through was gillian flynns gone girl, we have a feeling you crave an outstanding plot twist.

Almost a year has passed since gone girl swept into theaters to dismantle the myth of sunny suburban marriage on the big screen, but our insatiable desire for the next big twist has far from faded. Were talking crime, suspense and murder insert evil laugh. Both books are full of shocking twists, unreliable narrators, and manipulative story lines. Just like adult fiction, popular ya books such as the hunger games or divergent are not representative of the sheer diversity of. When nic returns to her hometown of cooley ridge 10 years after the. Like gone girl, the girl before features manipulative and deliberate characters who move through their lives and follow plans with intention. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Anna hasnt left her home for ten months, too terrified to step outside.

While obvious to some, the novels the girl on the train and gone girl are both appropriate comparisons, but since that comparison has been made to death ill stick to ten other comparisons for my list. Jun 18, 2017 its the summer time so hopefully this means that everyone has a bit more time to start reading recreationally. Books like girl on the train, 10 subscription boxes for canadian book lovers and 8 subscription boxes for book lovers. The ten books that just might rival flynns chilling tale. I actually like this the best of frenchs novels, but its kinder than a gillian flynn novel. Gone girl is the kind of book that compels you to read even when you dont have time. If you liked gone girl and the girl on the train north vancouver. Apr 17, 2018 if you are still longing for twisted endings and dark themes, here are five books like gone girl to feed your addiction. Jul 17, 2012 gone girl is the kind of book that compels you to read even when you dont have time. If you want to read more such alternative books like gone girl then the list which i have prepared for our readers might help you out in this. Top 10 books like girl on the train thank god, we got this amazing collection of such psychological thriller who finally find the suspense out in the end.

Books like the woman in the window popsugar entertainment. You ran out and bought sharp objects and dark places and read them in two sleepless nights. 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. These book club discussion questions will help your reading group explore the plot, themes, and ideas raised in the novel.

Just two years after becoming a massive literary sensation, the film which ended up being quite good was catapulted into theaters with a screenplay penned by original author gillian flynn. Books to read before you watch the film you re going to want to turn these pages before you buy your cinema tickets. In 2012, gillian flynns third novel, gone girl, was published. Gone girl is a clever, dark and menacingly twisting psychological thriller that has you guessing outcomes and switching beliefs throughout. If you appreciate skillful writing, it will hook you like an addiction. The characters are superbly drawn to illicit an everchanging perspective of them, from intense dislike to sympathy, from sympathy to vigilance, and from vigilance to dislike.