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. The missing girl is one of our first person narrators, expounding about what happened half a step behind the sleuths trying to figure it out. Super setup slightly let down by a less convincing climax. Eventually, shes able to find refuge with jakob, a polish freedom fighter. The genre has moved beyond just works with the word girl in the title much to our relief. So if paula hawkins the girl on the train was your cup of tea maybe with a shot of whiskey, then youll probably find these 15 books just as entertaining. The girl from the train christian book distributors. If you like the girl on the train by paula hawkins central. 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.
Gone girl is gone, devoured by your book group ages ago. The characters in the girl on the train werent true to anything. The plot of the novel is set in london, england, united kingdom and revolves around the same place where the author had gone to work. Mary kubica writes an emotional story of a kidnapped girl, mia, and her mothers relentless search to find her daughter.
The book was a decent read the beginning was so slow that i was about to dnf it forever. This book, told from two perspectives, will have you furiously turning the. Books similar to orphan train goodreads share book. 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 a fastpaced novel of suspense and. The girl on the train is one of those books where you cant wait yet almost cant bear to turn the page. The train, cruelly, passes each day by the house where she once lived with her adored exhusband, tom. The novel describes the daily commute of the author, in particular and explains her. 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. I read this book on a lazy day at home in early march, before. If youre looking for more books like the girl on the train, we recommend these thrilling suspense novels. 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 let you go is my absolute favorite and blew my mind.
Miranda oneups all the readers who flip to the end of a book first by starting her tale near the end of the story, and then backing up to tell the. 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. Within two weeks of hitting shelves and ereaders, the girl on the train shot to the top of the new york times bestseller list. If you liked gone girl and the girl on the train by nvdpl adult librarians a staffcreated list. 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. The one most similar to the girl on the train i would have to say would be missing, presumed. The girl on the train quotes and analysis gradesaver. Heres some readalikes to keep you on the edge of your seat. Ive read gone girl, girl on the train, sharp objects, in a dark dark wood, and just finished all the missing girls super good if youve never heard of it. Gone girl and the girl on the train were two of the most popular books of the last few years. Check out these great thrillers like the girl on the train, including paula hawkinss newest. And so with the announcement of paula hawkins next book into the water.
Any good book suggestions open to all but i most like to. But theres also nothing worse than finishing it of course the babysitter did it. Told in alternating perspectives much like the girl on the train, the good girl will draw you in and wont let you go. There is nothing better than reading a great thriller. I apologize if this has been asked before but i couldnt find a post on it. Find books like the girl on the train from the worlds largest community of readers. If paula hawkins the girl on the train was your cup of tea, then youll probably find. The girl on the train takes the fast track from book to. The book, she says, felt like the last roll of the dice for her as a writer. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. 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. Books to read if you like the girl on the train popsugar.
The girl on the train, by paula hawkins paula hawkins gripping new thriller begins with bitter, dissolute rachel, who sees what she. The girl on the train movie tiein paperback august 23, 2016. Find books like orphan train from the worlds largest community of readers. The girl on the train study guide contains a biography of paula hawkins, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. The same goes for the girl on the train, the widow and big little lies all titles you loved. The novel girl on a train is getting a boost in sales. 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. But you likely knocked out both of those books before the calendar flipped over to 2016. 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. Supportive bookbuying parents influenced her love of literature and.
I personally think they are all better than the girl on the train. 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. New york daily news the girl on the train by paula hawkins is a psychologically gripping debut that delivers. Similarities in 2 novels raise questions about the limits. Goodreads members who liked the girl on the train also liked. Books to read if you loved the girl on the train she reads.
If you liked gone girl and the girl on the train north vancouver. This book was touted as the next gone girl, another addition to the dysfunctional female character thriller genre. The film needed to be closer to the book with the twisting narrative because thats why the book worked so well, like gone girl. I just finished reading the girl on the train by paula hawkins also available in ebook and audiobook format. They were all clueless, wandering, adulterating, unlikable people. Books to read if you like the girl on the train books to binge on before the girl on the train movie. Any good book suggestions open to all but i most like to read fictional crime and murder books. What to read after the girl on the train whsmith blog. The girl on the train recommended by toronto public library staff. The girl on the train, youre probably hungry for something similar to read that. The novel the girl on the train written by paula hawkins was published in the year 2015 by the riverhead books.
While i didnt think it was the best book that ive ever read. Mystery books to read if you like the girl on the train. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the girl on the train. The girl on the train by paula hawkins, paperback barnes. As the title says, im looking for mystery type books similar to these. Thats because some readers think theyre actually buying a different book, the best seller titled the girl on the train. I like that it immediately suggests a mystery and puts the young. The girl on the train was one of those books that seemed to. These psychological thrillers like hawkins the girl on the train will.
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