For the people who find their best friend in books, this is a must that they go through books like gone girl at least once in their life. Ive mentioned before that i actually dont find it horrible to watch the movie before reading. Luckily, 2015 has been kind to those of us who love gillian flynn books and are always looking for books to read with a similar appeal. Ever since i read it last year i have been on the hunt for similar books. A novel is a wonderful book filled with suspense and crisp details. Gone girl is gone, devoured by your book group ages ago. In 2012, gillian flynns third novel, gone girl, was published. So, here are six books like the woman in the window. These book club discussion questions will help your reading group explore the. Across the top of the blog, you will see categories such as girl gone traveling, albany new york, girl gone smart, etc. The new york times gave it a rave, while the daily news wrote that disclaimer forms a.
Like gone girl, the girl before features manipulative and deliberate characters who move through their lives and follow plans with intention. Heres some readalikes to keep you on the edge of your seat. If you liked gone girl and the girl on the train by nvdpl adult librarians a staffcreated list. The titles are also suspensepsychological thrillers. The pulitzer prizewinning author teaches us that if your new. I just finished gillian flynns gone girl after weeks of only being able to read a little bit at a time. Ani is pretty unpleasant to begin with, and we become more sympathetic to her as we learn more about the tragic events. 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.
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. Ive been on the hunt for books like gone girl ever since i finished gillian flynns bestselling book. One of the most critically acclaimed suspense writers of our time, new york times bestseller gillian flynn takes that statement to its darkest place in this unputdownable masterpiece about a marriage gone terribly, terribly wrong. If youve already read all the books by gillian flynn dark places, sharp objects, and of course gone girl there are a number of new positively thrilling books to read that will satisfy your craving for the psychologically suspenseful. 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 genre has moved beyond just works with the word girl in the title much to our relief. The chicago tribune proclaimed that her work draws you in and keeps you reading with the force of a pure but. From strange disappearances to troubled husbandandwife relationships, these books like gone girl are sure to keep you in suspense until.
If you loved gone girl, try reading these 9 other books, too. Ever since that summer ive been searching for another lifeconsuming whirlwind read like gone girl, and i have yet to find anything that measures up. The girl before by jp delaney is one of the most masterful psychological thrillers since gone girl by gillian flynn. You ran out and bought sharp objects and dark places and read them in two sleepless nights. 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. If youre interest is reading, click girl gone reading. Its a thriller to boot plus has that scary element. Find books like gone girl from the worlds largest community of readers. 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. Gone girl by gillian flynn, released just last month, has enjoyed its secure spot on the new york times best seller list for four weeks now. Here, ten books to read that arent flynns other two addictive novels. Its in the number four spot, just beneath the fifty shades trilogy. 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.
Cool girl monologue taken from gone girl 2014, which was directed by david fincher. The psychological thriller tells the story of nick dunne, a man who is suspected of murdering his. 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. With unreliable narrators, unresolved mysteries, and. Thus whitneys the liars chair may, like gone girl, have a toxic marriage at its heart, but the story whitney tells is of a woman who has lost the.
Next to those is a drop down arrow where several others categories can be found. Our list of books like gone girl contain solely new releases. More than a marketing trend lately it seems as if every thriller written by a woman gets compared to two recent blockbusters. 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. The girl on the train has had a dizzying rise, and among all the socalled domestic noir books that are now excitedly talked about as the new gone girls, it. The genre has moved beyond just works with the word girl in the title much. If the last book you breezed through was gillian flynns gone girl, we have a feeling you crave an outstanding plot twist. You need new mysteries to unravel new plotlines and characters to make the hair on your neck stand on end. Gone girl and the girl on the train were two of the most popular books of the last few years. Books that perform well based on their reader engagement are published by inkitt in different formats and channels. Gone girl and the girl on the train were two of the most popular books of the last. 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. 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.
You could imagine the skull quite easily is just the kind of sentiment you wish serial killers would keep to themselves. Gone girl by gillian flynn was one of the big suspense novels of 2012. 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. But far from just being a mindless thriller, gone girl is a literary pageturner that is smart and witty. I apologize if this has been asked before but i couldnt find a post on it.
But you likely knocked out both of those books before the calendar flipped over to 2016. Told in alternating perspectives much like the girl on the train. Were talking crime, suspense and murder insert evil laugh. The same goes for the girl on the train, the widow and big little lies. Her characters are broken, scarred, survivors even if sometimes barely. The buzz over this new novel is reaching fever pitch.
The authors of gone girl and wild, both made into films this season, talk about confounding stereotypes and making their work relevant to men as well as women. If you are still longing for twisted endings and dark themes, here are five books like gone girl to feed your addiction. The books like gone girl below examine equally unlikable or elusive characters, just like in gillian flynns novel, and though some are more. A novel of suspense that explores the complexities of marriage and the. You will not want to delay finishing the book it has that affect. You will assume you are reading about a woman about to enter a new marriage with the. It wont take too long to fly through the telling of the strange disappearance of amy dunne. 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. What the majority of the books on this list have in common. If you liked gone girl and the girl on the train north vancouver. From a chilling debut by angie kim to the newest title by ruth ware, this list of books like gone girl will give you the psychological thrills you.
Jessica knoll brilliantly constructs a new literary frenemy youll love to hate in this new york times. Best psychological thrillers books like gone girl refinery29. 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. Here are some books that i have come accross that i liked. Both books are full of shocking twists, unreliable narrators, and manipulative story lines. Talking with the authors of gone girl and wild the. Make that his missing wife, amy, who just happens to. Like gone girl, luckiest girl alive tells the story with a series of flashbacks that shed light on the characters present situations. Fans of gillian flynns gone girl will love tarryn fishers new thriller the wives mary cadden. As the title says, im looking for mystery type books similar to these. A crackling thriller about marriage in a house of mirrors.
From topping the new york times bestseller list to becoming a box. Gone girl, by gillian flynn, is a twosided contest in which nick and amy dunne tell conflicting stories. Gone girl fans will love tarryn fishers new thriller. Gone girl by gillian flynn is one of my favorite books. The following authors have achieved a masterful balance of action, horror, suspense, and mystery. I would read other books by this author that are more like the last two books than the first.
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