Great books like girl on the train

This list has you covered no matter how youre feeling. The absolute best kids books, chapter books, and teen reads to help you raise a lifelong reader. 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. What to read after the girl on the train whsmith blog. If youre looking for more books like the girl on the train, we recommend these thrilling suspense novels. But you likely knocked out both of those books before the calendar flipped over to 2016.

Goodreads members who liked the girl on the train also liked. I think gone girl and girl on the train are great because theyre not that similar books at all, but theyre both dealing with the sort of perils of being a woman today, of marriages. The 50 best suspense books of all time reedsy discovery. They are items that provide hours of enjoyment for the recipient. Ann foster 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. 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. Sep 29, 2015 ive always been a fan of thrillers, and 2015 has been a great year for discovering new ones. This years edition of the concierge is dedicated to the memory of longtime npr book critic alan cheuse produced by nicole cohen, rose friedman, petra mayer and beth novey designed by annette elizabeth allen, david eads, becky lettenberger and wes lindamood published dec. She knows it will wait at the same signal each time, overlooking a row of back. I am thrilled to share with you, this collection of the best chapter books for girls, compiled and written for us by one. If you are looking for a unique gift for a high school or college graduate, try some grownup friendly childrens books full of wit and wisdom. These psychological thrillers like hawkins the girl on the train will stay. Every day, rachel takes the same london commuter train and passes.

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. If at all bored as a yearold in york, id take the train to london, sitting in my trainers and jeans alongside. But you likely knocked out both of those books before the calendar flipped over to 2. However, even if youre no longer a young adult yourself, theres something for everyone in the subgenre of ya fantasy. 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. The success of the girl on the train really reignited our love of the thriller genre. If you enjoyed the girl on the train, you may like the following novels. I actually like this the best of frenchs novels, but its kinder than a gillian flynn novel.

Paula hawkinss pageturning debut thriller, the girl on the train tells the stories of three such women. The girl on the train by paula hawkins the boston globe. 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 30 best ya fantasy books for teens fantasy is a literally magical genre and a great coping mechanism for notsomagical times like, say, adolescence. Find books like the girl on the train from the worlds largest community of readers.

Goodreads members who liked girl on a train also liked. Check out these great thrillers like the girl on the train, including paula hawkinss newest release, into the water. 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. Emily blunt is a crazy stalker accused of murder in chilling trailer. Wont give away the details of the story, which is marvellous for the most part. They are a onesizefitsall solution to the problem of what to buy for a loved one. Some are insanely huge, some are smaller, but all are hopefully surprising. Jan, 2015 paula hawkins gripping new thriller begins with bitter, dissolute rachel, who sees what she believes to be a perfect couple, every morning on the train to work and then one day, the wife is gone. Rachel catches the same commuter train every morning.

Books similar to the girl on the train the girl on the train. The best suspense books are more than the sum of their parts. 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. May 28, 2019 the girl on the train delves into the minds of a trio of women whose lives are intertwined in a story of obsession, lies, and secrets. The girl on the train was one of those books that seemed to completely. The girl on the train promises a wild ride usa today. The girl from the train christian books, bibles, gifts. Winner of the pulitzer prize and definitely the best book ive read this year. An alternative cover edition for this isbn can be found here. Goodnight, goodnight, construction site and steam train, dream train board books boxed set board books for babies, preschool books, picture books for toddlers sherri duskey rinker.

This is an era of complex and mighty female characters who seethe and rage and avenge. Find books like girl on a train from the worlds largest community of readers. Dec 20, 2015 10 books i couldnt put down this year all the light we cannot see. A list of great new books for fans of thriller mysteries like the girl on. As the narration jumps between quinn and alex, youll feel like these. Dec 08, 2015 nprs book concierge our guide to 2015s great reads. With peoplepuppeteer lydia propelling the plot, this books greatest triumph is. Scott fitzgeralds third book, stands as the supreme. The genre has moved beyond just works with the word girl in the title much to our relief.

The diary of a young girl anne frank 1947 find collectible copies find all copies one of the most influential and remarkable books published in the 20th century, anne frank. Books to read if you like the girl on the train popsugar. Steam train, dream train easy reader books, reading books for children sherri duskey rinker. 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 long time. The girl from the train by irma joubertwhen 6yearold gretl jumps from a train bound for auschwitz, her mother and grandmother are unable to follow her. Books to read if you like the girl on the train books to binge on before the girl on the train movie. In other words, the story is richer than just the twists and turns of a classic. Mar 16, 2015 3 new books to read if you loved 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. 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. Apr 11, 2017 in fact, i love it so much i put together a list of 100 books with plot twists.

As an avid reader of european theatre wwii books, fiction and nonfiction, i felt the girl from the train was a great read for the first two thirds of the book, but bogged down in the last part. Sep 03, 2014 a s the son of a railwayman, i grew up entitled to free firstclass rail travel. 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. A book is also a considerate option when giving to an acquaintance such as a coworker. Rachel whiles away her days drinking on trains, romanticizing the lives of the pictureperfect suburbanites she passes until one day she sees. Oct 27, 2016 the gone girl with the dragon tattoo on the train. Jul 19, 2015 your debut thriller, the girl on the train, has just beaten a record held by dan brown by spending 20 weeks in a row at the top of the bestsellers chart. From newcomers like alexander to everpopular picks like olivia, here are the boy and girl names predicted to top the charts this year, plus more naming trends to consider. Your debut thriller, the girl on the train, has just beaten a record held by dan brown by spending 20 weeks in a row at the top of the bestsellers chart.

Then the ending of the last book completely surprised me. If you like the girl on the train by paula hawkins central. Mary kubica writes an emotional story of a kidnapped girl, mia, and her mothers relentless search to find her. Dont worry thoughi wont spoil any of these books with plot twists for you. 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 girl on the train by paula hawkins penguin books. The first two books in the trilogy were so amazing and the world johansen created was so intriguing.

Here you can find handpicked readalike recommendations for more than 4000 contemporary books and 3000 authors. If you liked gillian flynns dark and suspenseful gone girl, then you have. 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. Gretl is astonishing, and her journey is captivating. A s the son of a railwayman, i grew up entitled to free firstclass rail travel. Eventually, shes able to find refuge with jakob, a polish freedom fighter. Told in alternating perspectives much like the girl on the train, the good girl will draw you in and wont let you go until you know the fate of. 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. Beginner chapter books, classics, fiction, nonfiction, and thrilling series to captivate early readers straight through to their tween, preteen and early teenage years. More compelling than a love triangle, the triangle of deception created by these three characters makes it so the reader cant really trust any of them. The 30 best ya fantasy books for teens reedsy discovery. Use the alphabetical lists below to look up a favorite book or author and then click see readalikes to discover similar books. The chapters alternate between a young boy who ends up in the hitler youth and a blind girl living with her family in occupied france.