These recommendations from the bestselling author include a mix of thrillers, classics, true crime, and more. May 11, 2014 which books might we be surprised to find on your shelves. The longanticipated adaptation of sharp objects, gillian flynns debut novel, has reignited interest in the thriller writer, whose most famous for her novel and the subsequent movie adaptation. Thus she spent an inordinate amount of her youth nosing through books and watching movies. Gillian flynn was born in kansas city, missouri on february 24, 1971. Discount prices on books by gillian flynn, including titles like gone girl. Two of gillians works are being adapted in to feature films slated for releases in 2014. Before becoming an author, gillian wrote for entertainment weekly, visiting film sets such as the lord of the rings. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most. Sep 14, 2015 if youre on instagram and a book lover, chances are youre already sharing beautiful pictures of books you are reading, shelfies or all kinds of still lifes with books as protagonists. Flynn then had an active role in adapting her books for television and film. I havent read any of gillian flynns books, but sharp objects is the one that stands out to me the most.
For years, camille has hardly spoken to her neurotic, hypochondriac mother or to the halfsister she barely knows. Flynn wrote the adaptations for the 2014 gone girl film and the hbo limited series sharp objects. She received her undergraduate degrees in english and journalism from the university of kansas. If you want more gillian flynn, consider trying sharp objects or dark places. The book was first published through shaye areheart books on september 26, 2006, and has subsequently been reprinted through broadway books. Lets get to her recommendations for nightstand material thats like nightmares. Gillian flynn coolly demolished the notion that little girls are made of sugar and spice in sharp objects, her sensuous and chilling first thriller.
Luckily, 2015 has been kind to those of us who love gillian flynn books and are always looking for books to read with a similar appeal. Gillian flynn on 6 dark books that actually scare her. Her earlier books include sharp objects, which was shortlisted for the mystery writers of america edgar for best first novel by an american writer, and dark places, which was adapted into a 2015 feature film. I love books good books my books love stories to read books to read for women amazing books book suggestions. Get great book recommendations delivered to your inbox. In publishing terms that means its a monster, gigantic hit, but that. Literarily speaking, we worship at the dark altar of gillian flynn. Dark places by gillian flynn, gone girl by gillian flynn, sharp objects by gillian flynn, the complete gillian flynn. If you are still longing for twisted endings and dark themes, here are. I did some research and found these were close matches. Fresh from a brief stay at a psych hospital, reporter camille preaker faces a troubling assignment. After a twoyear stint writing about human resources for a trade magazine in california, flynn moved to chicago. If youve already read all the books by gillian flynn dark places, sharp objects, and of course gone girl there are a number of new positively thrilling books to read that will satisfy your craving for the psychologically suspenseful.
The following authors have achieved a masterful balance of action, horror, suspense, and mystery, rounding it all off with great. As all fans know, flynns combination of talent and surprise leaves the reader always wanting more. Our list of books like gone girl contain solely new releases. This exclusive ebook collection brings together the three novels from bestselling author gillian. Trying to find intensely thrilling books with provocative crimes and. Gone girl is deserving of all the praise and trillions of copies sold and movie adaptations and whatever else is headed gillian flynns way. If you liked gone girl by gillian flynn, here are some books like this. Explore books by gillian flynn with our selection at. Aug 15, 20 flynns not kidding about the darkness here even though all three of her books are twisty and troubled, theres a particular gruesomeness at the heart of dark places that sets it apart.
If youre on instagram and a book lover, chances are youre already sharing beautiful pictures of books you are reading, shelfies or all kinds of still lifes with books as protagonists. Gillian flynn was born in kansas city, missouri to two communitycollege professorsher mother taught reading. Stephen king this exclusive ebook collection brings together the three novels from bestselling author gillian flynn. In dark places, her equally sensuous and chilling followup, flynnhas conjured up a whole new crew of feral and troubled young females. If you need something to distract you from the horror of flynns novel, here are five books like sharp objects whose mystery, suspense, and twisty storytelling will satisfy antsy flynn fans. The gone girl author loves twisty tales and pageturning thrillers. After a twoyear stint writing about human resources for. Two of gillian s works are being adapted in to feature films slated for releases in 2014. Ever since she was a child, gillian flynn was a lover of comic books and graphic novels as well. I know it seems obvious, and all you diehards are like, cmon, i did that already. She has so far written three novels, sharp objects, for which she won the 2007 ian fleming steel dagger for the more. Dark places was her strongest, then sharp objects then gone girl her words she enjoyed reconstructing amelia so did i but not as much as gone girl as well as the silent wife i found it to be patchy and missing some info, still a dark read. She lives in chicago with her husband, brett nolan, and a rather giant cat named roy.
Are you a big fan of gone girl or sharp objects and looking for similarly gripping reads. Read the scary books that actually give flynn the heebiejeebies, of course. Plus, get a free ebook when you join our mailing list. Flynns not kidding about the darkness here even though all three of her books are twisty and troubled, theres a particular gruesomeness at the heart of dark places that sets it apart. She was formerly a television critic for entertainment weekly. This dark, gritty thriller writer is the brains behind gone girl, sharp objects and dark places. Author gillian flynn talks to oliver burkeman about accusations of misogyny, her. The chicago tribune proclaimed that flynns work draws you in and keeps you reading with the force of a pure but nasty addiction. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Check out gillian flynn book recommendations that you wont want to put down. Dec 05, 20 gone girl is deserving of all the praise and trillions of copies sold and movie adaptations and whatever else is headed gillian flynns way. Gone girl by gillian flynn and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Gone girl has taken the publishing world by storm with its disturbing portrayal of a relationship gone badly wrong. Oct 21, 2014 this boxed set contains the three novels from bestselling author gillian flynn.
If you cant get enough and want to read even more books from authors like gillian flynn, or just get personalized book recommendations for all your reading needs, check out our tbr. Book recommendations for people who like gone girl by gillian flynn. If i like a book, i keep it paperback, hardback, whatever and i rarely lend books out, because im a greedy hoarder. What won me over even more than the exhilarating, perfectly paced plot was flynns deftness on a sentence level.
The novel follows camille preaker, a newspaper journalist who must return to her hometown to report on a series of brutal murders. Her novel gone girl reached the number one spot on the new york times bestsellers list, and has been highly praised by fans. Now your sleepless nights are spent yearning for another gillian flynn book. Gillian flynn on her bestseller gone girl and accusations. May 01, 20 gone girl has taken the publishing world by storm with its disturbing portrayal of a relationship gone badly wrong. She wrote sharp objects 2006 and dark places 2009 before gone girl 2012 became an instant best seller. Gillian flynn books list of books by author gillian flynn. Gillian flynn also collaborated with one dave gibbons, a renowned illustrator, with whom they worked on a project known as masks. Gone girl by gillian flynn, used abebooks passion for books. Gillian flynn project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks.
Author gillian flynn bio and signed books vj books. Ive been on the hunt for books like gone girl ever since i finished gillian flynns bestselling book. The 11 books below will help satisfy your craving for more books like gone girl by gillian flynn. Check out our september issue for more from gillian. Gillian flynn on 6 dark books that actually scare her glamour. This boxed set contains the three novels from bestselling author gillian flynn. 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. I ended up reading her canon in reverse in the summer that same year, around march and april, i. Gillian flynn is an american author of 3 novels, and a former critic for the popular entertainment magazine entertainment weekly. I love books good books my books love stories to read books to read for women amazing books book suggestions book recommendations book club books. Gillian flynn books list of books by gillian flynn. Gillian flynn is an american author and television critic for entertainment weekly. What others are saying the gone girl author loves twisty tales and pageturning thrillers.
Sharp objects is the 2006 debut novel by american author gillian flynn. Gillian flynn, the author of the thriller gone girl, the biggest literary phenomenon of 2012, worked as a journalist and film critic for years, before turning to fiction. A former writer and critic for entertainment weekly, she lives in chicago with her husband and children. She lives in chicago with her husband, brett nolan, and a. Take a fun literary survey and then get personalized suggestions that are handpicked by book riots bibliologists. Gillian attended the university of kansas, where she received her undergraduate degrees in english and journalism.
Now residing in chicago, she is the daughter of two community college professors from kansas city. Gillian flynns first novel sharp objects was the winner of two cwa daggers, and was shortlisted for the gold dagger, and also for an edgar. V critic, where her main focus was mainly on movies. If you liked gillian flynn, you might enjoy these books.
I didnt know gone girl was a thriller, and that kind of puts me off since im not a huge fan of the genre, but maybe when its released in paperback ill take a look at it. Gillian flynn books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography. Gillian flynns gone girl was released in paperback last week nearly two years after its initial release. Gillian flynns edgar awardwinning homage to the classic ghost story, published for the first time as a standalone a canny young woman is struggling to survive by perpetrating various levels of mostly harmless fraud. Flynn has published three novels, sharp objects, dark places, and gone girl, all three of which have been adapted for film or television. Which books might we be surprised to find on your shelves. Ugh, i could go on and on about this book, but im more concerned about the topic at hand where the fuck is gillian flynn after reading gone girl, i realized flynn had already published two other books before.
When seeking authors like gillian flynn i kept a few key ideas in mind. She gave high praise to gillian flynn s two other books. Gillian flynns debut novel, sharp objects, was an edgar award finalist and the winner of two of britains dagger awards. In dark places, her equally sensuous and chilling followup, flynnhas conjured up a whole new crew of feral and troubled. She gave high praise to gillian flynns two other books. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Gillian flynn, american writer known for her darkly entertaining tales of murder and deceit in the midwest.
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