Here you can find handpicked readalike recommendations for more than 4000 contemporary books and 3000 authors. Emily blunts outstanding performance isnt enough to keep the girl on the train from sliding sluggishly into exploitative melodrama. 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. Similarities in 2 novels raise questions about the limits of. The 5 biggest girl on the train book to movie changes. It is about a couple, nick and amy, who go through some marital difficulties. Oct 07, 2016 the girl on the train opens in theaters friday. I read it at the beach, i read it while eating a salad at work, i read it past my bedtime. 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. Anna doesnt like trains, and she wants to be away from them. Goodreads members who liked girl on a train also liked. 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.
Cathy is a bit of a wet blanket who lets rachel walk all over her, until rachels alcholism proves impossible to ignore. The girl on the train was one of those books that seemed to completely. In the list of alternative books like girl on the train, the silent wife makes the next entry. 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. It is singleminded ingetting to the crux of what happened to a seemingly lonely, bland girl on a train who ends up dead. 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. 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 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. Finn on what makes his woman in the window different. What to read after the girl on the train whsmith blog. In the movie the story takes place in the united kingdom.
Her blackouts make her unreliable to both the reader and her friends, though shes still convinced she can solve a womans disappearance. Its a perfect weekend or beach read, that you wont be able to put down. 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. Finn signs copies of his bestseller, the woman in the window, which shares similar plot lines to saving april, by sarah a. In paula hawkins bestselling psychological thriller the girl on the train, rachel watson is on a boozefueled downward spiral. Emily blunt in the girl on the train movie new characters are introduced while others are altered as the tate taylordirected film also features more detail about what happens in the tunnel. The novel is full of mirrors and dead ends, just like gone girl, and it has a psychotic girl at its heart. The girl on the train, here are twelve novels to pick up next. Oct 07, 2016 emily blunt in the girl on the train movie new characters are introduced while others are altered as the tate taylordirected film also features more detail about what happens in the tunnel. Goodreads members who liked the girl on the train also liked. This is an alternate cover edition of isbn 9780061950728, found here. After you is surely something which is exceptional to include in the list of books like girl on the train. The girl on the train was the mustread thriller of 2015, and for the most part, the movie sticks to the book.
The novel girl on a train is getting a boost in sales. Nov 17, 2017 paula hawkins debut novel, the girl on the train, took the world by storm when it was published in 2015 and stayed on the new york times bestseller list for four monthsdebuting at number one and holding the top position for consecutive weeks. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. 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. If paula hawkins the girl on the train was your cup of tea, then youll probably find these 15 books just as entertaining. The girl on the train by paula hawkins penguin books. Fox 2000 acquired the rights to the woman in the window in 2016, well before it was published. Read these thrilling suspense novels of unhealthy obsession, deceptive memory, and.
The girl on the train is all anyone can talk about. Use the alphabetical lists below to look up a favorite book or author and then click see readalikes to discover similar books. Aug 23, 2016 the girl on the train movie tiein paperback august 23, 2016. I think gone girl is more masterfully written, but i also liked the girl on the train. Find books like the girl on the train from the worlds largest community of readers.
The girl on the train is a woman who has become usual now. Similarities in 2 novels raise questions about the limits. A book that will become its own movie, like gone girl and the girl on the train. If youve worked your way through the girl on the train and are looking for something similar youre in luck. The debut psychological thriller that will forever change the way you look at other peoples lives, from the author of into the water. Gone girl by gillian flynn is probably the book that is the most similar in tone to the girl on the train. Every day she rattles down the track, flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes, and stops at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their deck. Read it, then invite your book club over to watch the hitchcock film. 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. So, lets say you loved the girl on the train, but you finished it and were like, decent book, but the girltotrain ratio was off. Books similar to orphan train meet your next favorite book. If you liked gone girl and the girl on the train north vancouver. The book features an unreliable female narrator with an alcohol problem, similar to the one in the girl on the train. The girl on the train starring emily blunt comes to theaters october 7th.
If you liked gone girl and the girl on the train north. The girl on the train is a 2015 novel by british author paula hawkins. If you liked gone girl and the girl on the train by nvdpl adult librarians a staffcreated list. Find books like girl on a train from the worlds largest community of readers. The genre has moved beyond just works with the word girl in the title much to our relief. If you have read it and are looking for something in a similar style, heres a few suggestions to keep your reading list full. Why this is one of our books to read if you liked girl on the train. Vanity fair the girl on the train has more fun with unreliable narration than any. Hwd daily from the awards race to the box office, with everything in between. The movie adaptation is hitting theaters in just a few months and everyone is still obsessing over the book. 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. 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. Feb 14, 2019 dan mallory who writes under the pen name a. It looks like we arent alone the book hasnt spent much time sitting around on our shelves.
Oct 10, 2016 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. I think a reader who liked one would certainly be interested in the other. But you likely knocked out both of those books before the calendar flipped over to 2. Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning. If you like the girl on the train by paula hawkins central. All those faceless bodies staring out of the windows, staring right across at us, it gave me the creeps 20. Heres some readalikes to keep you on the edge of your seat. See, the other women in the book dont get on the train. 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 by paula hawkins has barreled its way onto the book scene and it hasnt slowed down yet. The following contains spoilers for the girl on the train book and movie.
Connections to the girl on the train andor gone girl. Oct 06, 2016 if your favorite thing about the girl on the train is the train, youre in luck. 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 these. 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. 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 plot is believable, interesting and there are thrills and chills. Where is my train train jam train with mai 79443 train 59539 train train brain taxation with train law. 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. Differences between the girl on the train book vs movie page 1.
However, there are at least five big differences that youll notice even if its. Two january thrillers vie for the girl on the train mantle. I let you go is my absolute favorite and blew my mind. If you havent already read girl on the train, go out and get it. As the narration jumps between quinn and alex, youll feel like these. I personally think they are all better than 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 popsugar. The mysterys the same, but solving it is a little different. How emily blunts girl on the train ended up so different. The girl on the train book vs movie add a difference.
Both i let you go and missing, presumed are written from 2 peoples points of view, similar to the girl on the train. 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. Sep 29, 2014 like every person i knew during the summer of 2012, i read gone girl as if my life depended on it. Oct 05, 2016 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. Mary kubica writes an emotional story of a kidnapped girl, mia, and her mothers relentless search to find her daughter. The novel was adapted for the movie by american screenwriter erin cressida wilson.
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 mia and her captor. 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 author of bird in hand and the way life should be delivers her most ambitious and powerful novel to date. 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 weeks, until. If your favorite thing about the girl on the train is the train, youre in luck. The girl on the train 2016 frequently asked questions imdb. 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. Oct 12, 2016 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. 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. Books to read if you loved the girl on the train she reads.
There are similarities, although i suspect its like gone girl. How is the girl on the train movie different from the book. The one most similar to the girl on the train i would have to say would be missing, presumed. The last one in this section of books like girl on the train is unravel. Mystery books to read if you like the girl on the train. The book was a decent read the beginning was so slow that i was about to dnf it forever. Nothing is more addicting than the girl on the train. If you liked gillian flynns dark and suspenseful gone girl, then you have. From strange disappearances to troubled husbandandwife relationships, these books like gone girl are sure to. A girl on a train is the perfect read for a rainy day, long train or bus ride.