The girl on the train is a woman who has become usual now. One scene of the book was when they tried to solve a murder case and the cover art was a bottle in a river. What to read after the girl on the train whsmith blog. What does the girl on the train have in common with gone girl. Heres some readalikes to keep you on the edge of your seat. In paula hawkins bestselling psychological thriller the girl on the train, rachel watson is on a boozefueled downward spiral.
New york daily news the girl on the train by paula hawkins is a psychologically gripping debut that delivers. The girl on the train metaphors and similes gradesaver. The house she lived in with her husband, who still lives there, with his new wife and child. Buy the girl on the train book online at best prices in india on.
The girl on the train is the story of rachel watsons life postdivorce. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The novel girl on a train is getting a boost in sales. Like its train, the story blasts through the stagnation of these lives in suburban london and the reader cannot help but turn the pages. I let you go is my absolute favorite and blew my mind. The film stars emily blunt, rebecca ferguson, haley bennett, justin theroux. The girl on the train is full of backstabbing, none of it literal. These psychological thrillers like hawkins the girl on the train will stay with you long after youve turned the final page. Finding a book when youve forgotten its title the new york. The general drives a phoenix and the main character is usually at a restraint owned by one of her friends. Join our community of taste explorers to save your discoveries, create inspiring lists, get personalized recommendations, and follow interesting people. Christina baker klines adapts her bestselling orphan train for young readers with orphan train girl. The girl on the train and other express encounters in.
Dec 05, 20 in this, frenchs first book, detective rob ryan is assigned to a murder that occurred in the same woods where he, as a child, witnessed a terrible crime whose details hes blacked out. This book rushes too much and next minute the finale is here and we. 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. Gone girl and the girl on the train were two of the most popular books of the last few years. Books to read if you like the girl on the train books to binge on before the girl on the train movie. Read pdf the girl on the train absolutely for free at. Sometimes the plot goes through the motions, but actors like emily blunt or allison janney, playing an invented character for the film, help keep the girl on the train from feeling like its. Mystery books to read if you like the girl on the train. Tom seems like he might be an understanding, if exasperated, guy, and the. Told in alternating perspectives much like the girl on the train, the good. 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. We couldnt wait to pick up this nailbiting psychological thriller every free moment we got. I personally think they are all better than the girl on the train.
If your favorite thing about the girl on the train is the train, youre in luck. Like gone girl, this novel features a duplicitous female protagonist with. Paula hawkins 2015 psychological thriller sold massively well leaving many people looking for more books like the girl on the train. Find books like orphan train from the worlds largest community of readers. Oct 09, 2016 gone girl 2014 like the girl on the train, this movie starring ben affleck and rosamund pike is also based on a similarlythemed bestselling novel in which none of its lead characters are. Aug 23, 2016 the girl on the train has more fun with unreliable narration than any chiller since gone girl. This one has additional strife in pining for her ex and is a lush, as well, with a fantasy about true love, seen through the train window a perfect couple, together in a london back garden. Girl on the train author hawkins announces next book, into.
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. I was having a perfectly lovely morning, but as i parked the car there was some sort of commotion outside the hipwells place photographers a. The movie adaptation is hitting theaters in just a few months and everyone is still obsessing over the book. She rides the train to and from london and sees tom and anna live happily, with their daughter.
Apr 24, 2015 the latest domestic thriller to grab attention, massive sales and a place at the top of the bestseller list is paula hawkins the girl on the train its a very english book, so its even. She becomes obsessed with exhusband, tom, and his new wife, anna. 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. So youve ridden the train, youve unearthed all those lies and secrets, but what do you read next. Its difficult to say too much more about the plot of the girl on the train. Now rachel has a chance to become a part of the lives shes only watched from afar. If you like the girl on the train by paula hawkins. If youre ready for more harrowing twists and turns, try these books to read if you like the girl on the. The success of the girl on the train really reignited our love of the thriller genre. The one most similar to the girl on the train i would have to say would be missing, presumed. The girl on the train by paula hawkins, paperback barnes. Maestra, out april 19, marks the first in a new trilogy from author l.
Her blackouts make her unreliable to both the reader and her friends, though shes still convinced she can solve a womans disappearance. The question and answer section for the girl on the train is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel. 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 is one of those books where you cant wait yet almost cant bear to turn the page. Theyre driving along the highway when finn decides to stop at a service station to use the restroom. Nov 22, 2017 it was a book about a girl who was found on a river and she gets adopted by a general in a small town. The 5 biggest girl on the train book to movie changes. The genre has moved beyond just works with the word girl in the title much to our relief. Every day, she takes the train in to work in new york, and every day the train passes by her old house.
Janet maslin, the new york times the girl on the train marries movie noir with novelistic trickery. If you enjoyed the girl on the train, you may like the following novels. Weve already written about gone girl, so this time 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. Oct 05, 2016 books to read if you like the girl on the train books to binge on before the girl on the train movie. If youre heavily into the book its adapted from, femaleled thrillers in general, or the fabulous emily blunt, youve probably been looking forward to the girl on the train movie for a. The girl on the train is a hokey mess the atlantic. 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. The girl on the train by paula hawkins is a psychological thriller that puts you on the edge of your seat.
If paula hawkins the girl on the train was your cup of tea, then youll probably find these 15 books just as entertaining. Rachel is a mess, an alcoholic commuter pining for her exhusbandwhos moved on with a new wife and a baby. The girl on the train, here are twelve novels to pick up next. 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. Both i let you go and missing, presumed are written from 2 peoples points of view, similar to the girl on the train. The girl on the train has more fun with unreliable narration than any chiller since gone girl. The main difference between the two versions, other than length, is the protagonists age. Similar books like the girl on the train tastedive. It features rachel as the main character and narrator of the story. Finn and layla are young, in love, and on vacation.
So, lets say you loved the girl on the train, but you finished it and were like, decent book, but the girl to train ratio was off. The girl on the train is liable to draw a large, bedazzled readership too. Paula hawkins psychological thriller the girl on the train is a twisting journey with chilling consequences to curiosity. Find books like the girl on the train from the worlds largest community of readers. Books to read if you loved the girl on the train she reads. If you like the girl on the train by paula hawkins central. The girl on the train is a 2016 american mystery thriller drama film directed by tate taylor and written by erin cressida wilson, based on british author paula hawkins popular 2015 debut novel of the same name. Rachel emily blunt tries to convince anna rebecca ferguson that her husband is more than an adulterer, he is a murderer. Fox 2000 acquired the rights to the woman in the window in 2016, well before it was published. This psychological thriller is one that no one should miss out on. Ron weasley for the role of the redhaired man, of course. Read it, then invite your book club over to watch the hitchcock film.
Read these thrilling suspense novels of unhealthy obsession, deceptive memory, and. Finn on what makes his woman in the window different. Paula hawkins books like girl on the train are sure to provide an ample amount of both, but paula hawkins isnt the only author worth your time or ours. The girl on the train, by paula hawkins paula hawkins gripping new thriller begins with bitter, dissolute rachel, who sees what she believes to be a perfect couple, every morning.
The girl on the train hurtles along, building up just the right amount of fear and menace along the way. Apr 21, 2015 looking back, it helped that paula hawkins wrote the girl on the train with growing urgency and dread verging on panic because that feeling seeped into her novel. A book that will become its own movie, like gone girl and the girl on the train. Goodreads members who liked the girl on the train also liked. The girl on the train 2016 tell her the truth scene 8. 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 is a 2016 american mystery thriller drama film. I had heard a lot of good reports about the book and it certainly lived up to its reputation.
It looks like we arent alone the book hasnt spent much time sitting around on our shelves. The girl on the train quotes and analysis gradesaver. But you likely knocked out both of those books before the calendar flipped over to 2. The girl on the train by paula hawkins crime thriller girl. 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. New york times bestseller about a blind french girl. The girl on the train by paula hawkins has barreled its way onto the book scene and it hasnt slowed down yet.
The novel is full of mirrors and dead ends, just like gone girl, and it has a psychotic girl at its heart. Like the recommendations for the girl on the train. Buy the girl on the train book online at low prices in. The problem with the book, though, was that it was also frequently a hokey mess, and tate taylors new adaptation of the girl on the train takes the worst parts of the novel excruciating. They are the unreliable narrator, made popular in gillian flynns gone girl and, this year, in paula hawkinss the girl on the train. 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. The girl on the train is all anyone can talk about. The girl on the train, the muchhyped but potentially disappointing adaptation of paula hawkins bestselling book arrives in theaters this weekend, and it. Thats because some readers think theyre actually buying a different book, the best seller titled the girl on the train. But you likely knocked out both of those books before the calendar flipped over to 2016.
But as she begins to chase the missing piece, is it possible that it will lead to murder. From strange disappearances to troubled husbandandwife relationships, these books like gone girl are sure to keep you in suspense until the very last page. 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, 2 and remained. A natural fit for fans of gone girl style unreliable narrators and twisty, fastmoving plots, the girl on the train will have you racing through the pages. No question, the most popular thriller so far this year is paula hawkins slowburning psychological thriller, the girl on the train. In a book full of petty, vindictive women well, mostly anna, its nice to have one who acts like a nice, normal person. Its dark, complex and really unnerving in a good way.
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 novel follows the couple megan and scott, who live along a train line, unknowingly being watched every morning by rachel on her commute to work. They have possibly witnessed a crimeor committed one. Hiltonand as its already been optioned for film by columbia pictures, you. And to celebrate, weve compiled a list of new and upcoming thrillers like the girl on the train. The welcome echoes of rear window throughout the story and its propulsive narrative make the girl on the train an absorbing read boston globe. 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. Its the only constant thing she seems to have in her. Books similar to orphan train goodreads share book. As we anxiously await her next release, try one of these. Who would you cast to play the major roles in a film version of the book. He hops out of the car, locks the doors behind him, and goes inside. While the novel already received the bigscreen treatment and youve probably read the next gone girl a.
Books to read if you like the girl on the train popsugar. The film needed to be closer to the book with the twisting narrative because thats why the book worked so well, like gone girl. 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 book was a decent read the beginning was so slow that i was about to dnf it forever. Nov 29, 2016 girl on the train author hawkins announces next book, into the water associated press new york the british author of the girl on the train will next tell a tale of murder in a riverside town. Lying in wait explores the depths of a mothers love and.
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