Best fiction books are always available here the largest online library. May 29, 2018 our picks for the best dystopian books of all time range from contemporary young adult sagas to classics by margaret atwood and george orwell. The reading train bro is back on the subway with more fake books. For more book recommendations, check out my lists from 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017. Women wrote the best, most inventive fiction of 2018. 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. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. I let you go is my absolute favorite and blew my mind.
Who would you cast to play the major roles in a film version of the book. What does the girl on the train have in common with gone girl. The girl on the train recommended by toronto public library staff. Nov 28, 2018 the editors of real simple read and comb through the hundreds of books that get published every month to reveal the best books out therethe novels, memoirs, short story and essay collections, and nonfiction titles that we think you should read next.
Now, here are 15 new books like the girl on the train that will keep you turning page after. The girl on the train metaphors and similes gradesaver. Finn and layla are young, in love, and on vacation. Its a perfect weekend or beach read, that you wont be able to put down. Into the water captures all the suspense and terrifying emotions of the girl on the train, but it beams with a maturity in writing and in storytelling that will draw her fans right back over the edge the novel also flows with an instinctual understanding of relationships, young love, devoted friendships and dedication to duty. Paula hawkinss the girl on the train has all the elements of a pageturning thrillerunreliable narrators, a missing woman, lies, affairs, alcoholism, voyeurism, love, obsession, secrets, and more. Like gone girl, this novel features a duplicitous female protagonist with. Sep 24, 2015 10 books that could be the next gone girl.
Which books from this list do you want to read in 2018. The british star holds it all together as her character falls apart in this us adaptation of. About the girl on the train the girl on the train summary. Now that the year is coming to a close, weve rounded up the 124 best books of 2018. Read these thrilling suspense novels of unhealthy obsession, deceptive memory, and. In paula hawkins bestselling psychological thriller the girl on the train, rachel watson is on a boozefueled downward spiral. The best suspense books are more than the sum of their parts.
Just like the novel, i felt the movie tipped its hat a bit too early, causing the last act to lack the intensity that the buildup promised. If you enjoyed the girl on the train, you may like the following novels. 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 35 top books of 2018 that literary lovers need to read. The girl on the train starring emily blunt comes to theaters october 7th.
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. Goodreads members who liked the girl on the train also liked. Gone girl and the girl on the train were two of the most popular books of the last. The girl on the train quotes and analysis gradesaver. The house she lived in with her husband, who still lives there, with his new wife and child. If you liked gone girl and the girl on the train by nvdpl adult librarians a staffcreated list. You loved the girl on the train and want a classic. If you liked gone girl and the girl on the train north vancouver. 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. If you havent already read girl on the train, go out and get it.
Every day, she takes the train in to work in new york, and every day the train passes by her old house. 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. 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. A girl on the run, a hidden past, a twenty year secret, and someone sinister who knows about it allif you like books like girl on the train, look no further than this psychological thriller. Join our community of taste explorers to save your discoveries, create inspiring lists, get personalized recommendations, and follow interesting people. This list barely scratches the surface of all the incredible books coming out in 2018, but here are some of the titles were looking forward to the most. Rachel is a mess, an alcoholic commuter pining for her exhusbandwhos moved on with a new wife and a baby. I personally think they are all better than the girl on the train.
This is a first novel that reads like the work of an author who has published many books over many years, and it manages to be, all at once, a transgressive roman a. Because the holocaust is part of all of our history, and its up to us as parents to educate our kids, regardless of whether or when theyre. A flight attendant wakes up in the wrong hotel, in the wrong bed, with a dead man and no idea what happened. Why this is one of our books to read if you liked girl on the train. Paula hawkins author, clare corbett narrator, louise brealey narrator get audible free. If you liked gone girl and the girl on the train north. She knows it will wait at the same signal each time, overlooking a row of back gardens. Ive always been a fan of thrillers, and 2015 has been a great year for discovering new ones. Shop for books at and browse categories like young adult books, childrens books, mystery books, adult coloring books and cook books. Apr, 2018 these 8 holocaust books for kids are excellent starting points for them, and for everyone. Our number one choice of picture books from the first half of 2018 is the latest from caldecotthonorwinning author and illustrator brendan wenzel. Comey is releasing a book on leadership in may to lesserknown authors whose books sound like worthwhile reads, the list below is a.
May 03, 2018 fortunately, many of them are very good indeed, which is why this years compilation of our best crime novels and best crime debuts contains more than its share. Jan 17, 2018 24 psychological thrillers for fans of gone girl, the girl on the train, and big little lies 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. Still, the girl on the train is a solid adaptation with a staraffirming performance by emily blunt that should please both fans of the novel and casual moviegoers. Just a heads up, weareteachers may collect a share of sales from the links on this page. 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.
If your teens have read or will see the girl on the train in theaters and need more books featuring unreliable protagonists, have them check out. They have possibly witnessed a crimeor committed one. An aspiring author during the civil rights movement of the 1960s decides to write a book detailing the african american maids point of view on the white families for which they. 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 is a movie that is basically fcking with you the entire time.
Ten books to read if you like these popular booksauthors. Similar books like the girl on the train tastedive. But you likely knocked out both of those books before the calendar flipped over to 2016. The girl on the train is a fastpaced novel of suspense and deception. Ron weasley for the role of the redhaired man, of course. The girl from the train tells a littleknown story what life was like in rural poland during world war ii and its aftermath and combines it with other littleknown stories, like the german war orphans and south africas role in world war ii.
If you like the girl on the train by paula hawkins. But you likely knocked out both of those books before the calendar flipped over to 2. Check out these great thrillers like the girl on the train, including paula hawkinss newest release, into the water. Dec 30, 2017 you might also like these books like girl on the train or gifts for book lovers. Hello hello is a gorgeous and cheerful celebration of animals of all shapes and sizes, including 30 endangered species, that will inspire children to care for all the worlds wild creatures. I actually like this the best of frenchs novels, but its kinder than a gillian flynn novel. The 10 best kids books of 2018, so far working mother. If you are still longing for twisted endings and dark themes, here are five books like gone girl. If youre the rare person who has read the girl on the train but not gone girl, we need you to pull over. No matter what genre your teen was into, there was something to keep them hooked. The girl on the train movie tiein paperback august 23, 2016. The girl on the train the film stars emily blunt, rebecca ferguson, haley bennett, justin theroux, luke evans, allison janney, edgar ramirez and lisa kudrow. If you liked gillian flynns dark and suspenseful gone girl, then you have.
Take hitchcocks rear window, add a dash of gone girl, and a sprinkling of the girl on the train, and youll have find yourself this tense, twisting thriller. Paula hawkins 2015 psychological thriller sold massively well leaving many people looking for more books like the girl on the train. Browse your favourite books and read them free in our ereader. Its difficult, in 2018, to divorce the rich subject of sexual desire from the fact that it revolves around. Emily blunt in the girl on the train t he practice of referring to grown women as girls continues. Mary kubica writes an emotional story of a kidnapped girl, mia, and her mothers relentless search to find her. He hops out of the car, locks the doors behind him, and goes inside. Show more a flight attendant wakes up in the wrong hotel, in the wrong bed, with a dead man and no idea what happened. Her blackouts make her unreliable to both the reader and her friends, though shes still convinced she can solve a womans disappearance.
Find books like the girl on the train from the worlds largest community of readers. Theyre driving along the highway when finn decides to stop at a service station to use the restroom. Like the recommendations for the girl on the train. 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.
While trumpobsessed nonfiction dominated the best seller lists, women wrote the best and most inventive fiction, including otessa moshfegh, leni zumas, rachel kushner, tayari jones, lisa halliday. Books to read if you like the girl on the train popsugar. These psychological thrillers like hawkins the girl on the train will stay with you long after youve turned the final page. This article appears in the may 1 issue of booklist. They are the unreliable narrator, made popular in gillian flynns gone girl and, this year, in paula hawkinss the girl on the train. The best books of 2018 so far by powells staff, september 11, 2018 9. Heres some readalikes to keep you on the edge of your seat. The girl on the train hurtles along, building up just the right amount of fear and menace along the way.
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. Every day, rachel takes the same london commuter train and passes the same. Everything wrong with the girl on the train youtube. Oct 09, 2018 scroll down for a roundup of the many books to add to your toread list in 2018. 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. From realistic fiction like five feet apart or markus zusaks bridge of clay to magical fantasy epics like the cruel prince and children of blood and bone, teens had a wealth of options in 2018.
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. In fact, maybe you can have your own family book club like kristen does, and read them together. Jul 30, 2018 if your students have devoured the harry potter series and are clamoring for more magical fantasy adventures, here are 15 books like harry potter that we adore. On the heels of her successful debut novel strangers on a train. Paula hawkinss 2015 thriller took readers by storm. Alternate cover edition of isbn 9781594633669 rachel catches the same commuter train every morning. The one most similar to the girl on the train i would have to say would be missing, presumed. Naturally, those qualities made it a riveting cinematic experience when it hit theaters this fall, with emily blunt in the title rolebut this is one story you want to see play out on the. Now your sleepless nights are spent yearning for another gillian flynn book and could the days until the gone girl movie comes out be going by any slower never fear. Gone girl and the girl on the train were two of the most popular books of the last few years. You ran out and bought sharp objects and dark places and read them in two sleepless nights. If you like the girl on the train by paula hawkins central.