There are twists and turns in every single chapter in mary kubicas novel. If your teens have read or will see the girl on the train in theaters and need more books featuring unreliable. The novel was adapted into a film starring emily blunt in 2016. The girl on the train is one heck of a journey, one that i would recommend everyone to go on. It looks like we arent alone the book hasnt spent much time sitting around on our shelves.
Story felt okay until pass midway, then later author just like out landmine of plot hole just to make things more complicated and nonsense result, then in the end they just back to beginning. Paula hawkins born 26 august 1972 is a zimbabweborn british author, best known for her bestselling psychological thriller novel the girl on the train 2015, which deals with themes of domestic violence, alcohol, and drug abuse. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. While the former centered around a missing persons case, the latter is a more. Apr 21, 2015 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 may be the closest thing. While author hawkins says she doesnt feel her novel is similar to gillian flynns dark mystery gone girl, those behind the film would be happy if it could mimic the fox films path. Gone girl was actually published before the girl on the train, which has prompted many readers to credit it with the popularity of the genre. The novel debuted in the number one spot on the new york times fiction best sellers of 2015 list print and ebook dated 1 february 2015, 2 and remained. Oct 07, 2016 while author hawkins says she doesnt feel her novel is similar to gillian flynns dark mystery gone girl, those behind the film would be happy if it could mimic the fox films path. If you enjoyed the girl on the train, you may like the following novels. 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. Fox 2000 acquired the rights to the woman in the window in 2016, well before it was published.
Find books like girl on a train from the worlds largest community of readers. However, there are at least five big differences that youll notice even if. If youve already gobbled up the girl on the train, youre probably hungry for something similar to read that hits lots of the same notes. I think gone girl is more masterfully written, but i also liked the girl on the train. Similarities in 2 novels raise questions about the limits of literary influence. If you liked girl on the train, youll love paula hawkins. The novel debuted in the number one spot on the new york times fiction best sellers of 2015 list print and ebook dated 1 february 2015, and remained in the top position for consecutive. Told in alternating perspectives much like the girl on the train, the good. The girl on the train by paula hawkins penguin books. What to read after the girl on the train whsmith blog. Connections to the girl on the train andor gone girl.
The girl on the train is one of those delicious thrillers that can be devoured in four sittings, thats two return journeys on a typical train trip. Finn on what makes his woman in the window different. For a book structured around a train, it sure is filled with people going nowhere. But you likely knocked out both of those books before the calendar flipped over to 2016. With emily blunt, haley bennett, rebecca ferguson, justin theroux. The novel was adapted for the movie by american screenwriter erin cressida wilson.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the girl on the train. The girl on the train 2016 frequently asked questions. See, the other women in the book dont get on the train. 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. The woman in the window is also strikingly similar to a novel. 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.
Similarities in 2 novels raise questions about the limits. He hops out of the car, locks the doors behind him, and goes inside. This novel would be in my top 10 novel downhill ever. The woman in the window is also strikingly similar to a novel by sarah a. Indeed, under the harrow contains similarities that. There are several themes within the novel including that of hiding.
If you like the girl on the train by paula hawkins central. Theyre driving along the highway when finn decides to stop at a service station to use the restroom. Like gone girl, this novel features a duplicitous female. Here are insanely compelling and sweatinducing books like the girl on the train that will appease your adrenalineloving literary appetite until the film is released.
The girl on the train was one of those books that seemed to completely. To us, though, rachel is not somegirl on a trainshes the girl on the train. The novel is full of mirrors and dead ends, just like gone girl, and it has a psychotic girl at its heart. This is an alternate cover edition of isbn 9780061950728, found here.
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. Goodreads members who liked the girl on the train also liked. Just because they both have girl in the title, the girl on the train and gone girl are nothing alike. The girl from the train by irma joubert is a christian historical novel. Similarities in 2 novels raise questions about the limits of.
As the narration jumps between quinn and alex, youll feel like these. 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 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 gillian flynns dark and suspenseful gone girl, then you have. The girl on the train by paula hawkins librarything. The girl might be on the train, but shes just sitting there, stewing, watching other people who themselves are sitting there, stewing.
All those faceless bodies staring out of the windows, staring right across at us, it gave me the creeps 20. Check out these great thrillers like the girl on the train, including paula hawkinss newest release, into the water. A book that will become its own movie, like gone girl and the girl on the train. We have our mc, common guy who trying the best after know the girl heroine like him and so on. Anna doesnt like trains, and she wants to be away from them. The author of bird in hand and the way life should be delivers her most ambitious and powerful novel to date. 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. 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. If you like the girl on the train by paula hawkins. Gone girl by gillian flynn is probably the book that is the most similar in tone to 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 hawkins the girl on the train. Jul 31, 2016 a thriller for fans of the girl on the train and gone girl. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the girl on the train.
The girl on the train 2016 frequently asked questions imdb. But you likely knocked out both of those books before the calendar flipped over to 2. This is a debut novel hawkins is a journalist by training but it doesnt read like the work of someone new to suspense. I actually like this the best of frenchs novels, but its kinder than a gillian flynn novel. The kind worth killing by peter swanson swanson the girl with a clock for a heart takes readers to greater hitchcockian levels with this twisty psychological thriller, which will appeal to readers who loved the way hawkins jumped from one narrator to another, slowly peeling back everyones layers to reveal their true motivations. The genre has moved beyond just works with the word girl in the title much to our relief. If you want to get involved in our book club, keep an eye out on site. Find books like the girl on the train from the worlds largest community of readers. Feb 14, 2019 similarities in 2 novels raise questions about the limits of literary influence.
The book was a decent read the beginning was so slow that i was about to dnf it forever. Goodreads members who liked girl on a train also liked. If your favorite thing about the girl on the train is the train, youre in luck. It is about a couple, nick and amy, who go through some marital difficulties. Like the spellbinding psychological suspense in the girl on the train and luckiest girl alive, megan mirandas novel is a nailbiting, breathtaking story about the disappearances of two young womena more. On may 6, fiveyearold annie miller goes missing in a park. There are similarities, although i suspect its like gone girl.
Jan 15, 2015 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. The girl on the train has gone girltype fun with unreliable spouses, too. Rachel is an unemployed divorcee who drinks to get through her day. The girl on the train is a 2015 novel by british author paula hawkins. The girl on the train has more fun with unreliable narration than any chiller since gone girl, the book still entrenched on bestseller lists two and a half years after publication because nothing better has come along.
The girl on the train was the mustread thriller of 2015, and for the most part, the movie sticks to the book. 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. Dec 31, 2015 while both gone girl and the girl on the train are both mysteries, this is actually one aspect in which they diverge. Finn and layla are young, in love, and on vacation. Oct 04, 2016 paula hawkinss novel the girl on the train was immediately compared to gillian flynns smashhit novel gone girl, and now the film based on hawkinss book, with its similar palette and. 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. Two january thrillers vie for the girl on the train mantle. Here are 5 books you need to read if you loved the girl on the train.
The girl on the train is an intense psychological thriller in which reality and perception seamlessly change positions and you can never be totally certain which is which. Read these thrilling suspense novels of unhealthy obsession, deceptive memory, and. A divorcee becomes entangled in a missing persons investigation that promises to send shockwaves throughout her life. These psychological thrillers like hawkins the girl on the train will stay with you long after youve turned the final page. The girl on the train starring emily blunt comes to theaters october 7th. The girl on the train 2015 is a psychological thriller novel by british author paula hawkins. 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. Read it, then invite your book club over to watch the hitchcock film.
Books to read if you like the girl on the train popsugar. But the girl on the train is more like the little engine that couldnt. Mary kubica writes an emotional story of a kidnapped girl, mia, and her mothers relentless search to find her daughter. The girl on the train by paula hawkins has barreled its way onto the book scene and it hasnt slowed down yet.
If you like the heartpounding suspense of paula hawkins the girl on the train and cant wait for the movie, directed by tate taylor, who did a great job with the help, another blockbuster book, we suspect you will enjoy these exciting indie picks. Theres a whiff of agatha christie and a dollop of gone girl with plenty of blind alleys that we happily wander up and get lost in. The book features an unreliable female narrator with an alcohol problem, similar to the one in the girl on the train. A thriller for fans of the girl on the train and gone girl. The girl on the train is a novel adapted psychodrama whose plot got lost on the way to or from the script conference. She still commutes into the city every day to maintain the appearance that shes working. Its difficult to say too much more about the plot of the girl on the train.
If paula hawkins the girl on the train was your cup of tea, then youll probably find these 15 books just as entertaining. Heralded as the next gone girl by critics and readers alike, the girl on the train is a fastpaced novel of suspense and deception. Mar 16, 2015 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 hawkins the girl on the train. How is the girl on the train movie different from the book.
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