If you liked gone girl and the girl on the train north vancouver. The novel s suspense comes from the main character, nick dunne, and whether he is involved in the disappearance of his wife. The gone girl effect sparks year of flawed women behaving. A novel the girl before by jp delaney is one of the most masterful psychological thrillers since gone girl by gillian flynn. Fasten your seatbelts and get ready for the gone girl whirlwind tour. The film stars ben affleck, rosamund pike, neil patrick harris, and tyler perry. Major differences between the gone girl book and movie. Rosamund pike and costar tyler perry have also said theyd be interested in returning if flynn wrote a gone girl 2 in an e. Despite the fact that flynn wrote the screenplay for david finchers new film, there are a few small plot twists that didnt make the cut. Hawkinss mystery, published just weeks ago in the u. The novel became quite popular and soon made the new york times best seller list. Severine, the girl in the house next to theirs, rattles up the group dynamic.
On that same day his wife amy elliott dunne disappears from their home in north carthage, missouri. The girl on the train, here are twelve novels to pick up next. I actually like this the best of frenchs novels, but its kinder than a gillian flynn novel. Heres some readalikes to keep you on the edge of your seat. While the novel already received the bigscreen treatment and youve probably read the next gone girl a. Gillian flynn reflects on gone girl legacy, rise of anti. Breakout novels like the girl with the dragon tattoo, gone girl or the girl on the train are unique phenomena and can catapult unknown authors into stardom. If you are still longing for twisted endings and dark themes, here are five books like gone girl to feed your addiction. Find books like gone girl from the worlds largest community of readers. The books like gone girl below examine equally unlikable or elusive. Both books are full of shocking twists, unreliable narrators, and manipulative. The book version of gone girl, so ive heard, is a crime novel.
Gone girl is a thriller with an insane twist and an insidiously realistic take on marriage. But dont be surprised to see some changes in the onscreen adaptation of the beloved gillian flynn book. Gone girl is a 2014 american psychological thriller film directed by david fincher and with a screenplay by gillian flynn based on her 2012 novel of the same title. But flynn, predictably, is notoriously closemouthed about her unfinished works, and hasnt published a fulllength novel since gone. The psychological thriller tells the story of nick dunne, a man who is suspected of murdering his. The pair falls on hard times when they both lose their jobs. From strange disappearances to troubled husbandandwife relationships, these books like gone girl are sure to keep you in suspense until the very last page. Seventy years after the release of double indemnity, david finchers new thriller, gone girl, presents itself as one of these.
The book often reads like a youngadult novel a survival yarn in the vein of the island of the blue dolphins. The novel, which twists itself into new shapes, works as a pageturning thriller, but its also a study of marriage at its most destructive. From topping the new york times bestseller list to becoming a box. Gone girl author gillian flynn is writing a new book. The story follows nick and amy, a couple who are about to celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary. Gone girl, the latest novel from gillian flynn, tells a story of lies, manipulation, and revenge. It particularly exposes how gender misconceptions foster such a conflict.
With his wifes disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when its suspected that he may not be innocent. The marriage is the real mystery in gone girl gillian flynns third novel begins on the morning of nick and amy dunnes wedding anniversary, when amy disappears and nick becomes the no. Like gone girl, the girl before features manipulative and deliberate characters who move through their lives and follow plans with intention. New york brilliantly constructed and consistently absorbing.
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. From a chilling debut by angie kim to the newest title by ruth ware, this list of books like gone girl will give you the psychological thrills you. In 2012, gillian flynns third novel, gone girl, was published. Heralded as the next gone girl by critics and readers alike, the girl on the train is a fastpaced novel of suspense and deception.
A former critic for entertainment weekly, she lives in. If youre looking for books like gone girl and love liane moriartys books, pick up the good neighbor. You will assume you are reading about a woman about to enter a new marriage with. Flynns writing is lyrical but biting, her novel functioning as much as an incisive. Gone girl is a hall of mirrors where everything is an empty reflection, including the people who live there. The genre has moved beyond just works with the word girl in the title much to our relief.
Gone girl is a thriller novel in the mystery and crime genres, by the american writer gillian flynn. He has looks and wealth, she has charm and elegance. A similar initial fate being fired from a new york pop culture magazine is what sends nick dunne, the husband of gone girl, back to a. Another book having a mystery theme is dark places which is based. Fans of gone girl will find similar themes in the good neighbor, a new psychological suspense book from a. With ben affleck, rosamund pike, neil patrick harris, tyler perry. Gillian flynn on her bestseller gone girl and accusations. While gillian flynn maintains the ending of gone girl wasnt meant as sequel bait, shes admitted to being interested in revisiting the dunnes a few years down the road.
In gone girl, gillian flynns tart and sinister third novel, fincher may have found that material. The buzz over this new novel is reaching fever pitch. Like gone girl, this novel features a duplicitous female. Paula hawkinss thriller, the girl on the train, has some critics calling it the new gone girl. These book club discussion questions will help your reading group explore the plot, themes, and ideas raised in the novel. A few years before, nick and amy moved from new york to missouri, because nicks mother, maureen, was diagnosed with stage four cancer. So pay attention, because this tour stops for no one. 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. Gone girl and the girl on the train were two of the most popular books of the last few years. Enthralling books like gone girl everyone should read at least. Gone girl, the latest from that dark lord of cinema, david fincher, opens with a man softly talking about his wifes head. That makes it sound like a postmodern exercise in the deconstruction of subjectivity or. Gone girl by gillian flynn is one of my favorite books. Dark places, in particular, drew attention from mystery aficionados, but gone girl is.
Following the success of gillian flynns bestselling novel and the recent acclaimed david fincherdirected film. When the russells move in next door, anna befriends the mother, jane. Ever since i read it last year i have been on the hunt for similar books. It would be nice if the story ended thereunfortunately though, gillian flynns 2012 novel gone girl is no fairy tale. Gone girl has offered feminism a new hero the new republic. It was published by crown publishing group in june 2012. Best psychological thrillers books like gone girl refinery29. The novel gone girl intimately analyzes conflict within marriage. The novel soon made the new york times best seller list. The novel is full of mirrors and dead ends, just like gone girl, and it has a psychotic girl at its heart.
The novel begins on the morning of nick dunnes wedding anniversary. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Set in missouri, the story begins as a mystery that follows the events surrounding nick dunne affleck, who becomes the prime suspect in. So begins the story of susie salmon, who is adjusting to her new home in heaven. The sense of suspense in the novel comes from whether or not nick dunne is involved in the disappearance of his wife amy. But far from just being a mindless thriller, gone girl is a literary pageturner that is smart and witty.
Gone girl is this authors third novel, after sharp objects and dark places. Gone girl by gillian flynn was one of the big suspense novels of 2012. A literary sensation and runaway bestseller, this brilliant debut novel presents with seamless authenticity and exquisite lyricism the true confessions of one of japans most celebrated geisha. Top 10 books like gone girl top 10 books like gone girl. Its more like a cyclone on steroids, with farm animals and houses zooming by really fast. The new york times gave it a rave, while the daily news wrote that disclaimer forms a.
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