Flynn has published three novels, sharp objects, dark places, and gone girl, all three of which have been adapted for film or television. Read the scary books that actually give flynn the heebiejeebies, of course. I just started sharp objects and while its good, it reminds me of a jodi picoult book pretty lifetimey. Gillian flynn books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography. In order to provide reading groups with the most informed and thoughtprovoking questions possible, it is necessary to reveal important aspects of the plot of this novel. I got the phone call while wading in the hotel pool. Gone girl by gillian flynn was one of the big suspense novels of 2012. Sign me up for news about gillian flynn sign me up for news about books, authors, and more from penguin random house. The novel follows camille preaker, a newspaper journalist who must return to her hometown to report on a series of brutal murders. Gillian flynn, american writer known for her darkly entertaining tales of murder and deceit in the midwest. A second chance for a proper celebration came on the fourth of july, when she found. 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. From the very first paragraph, gillian flynn s expertly paced story of smalltown murder and longburied family secrets burrowed under our skin. Race against time by jerry mitchell jerry mitchell spent nearly three.
These recommendations from the bestselling author include a mix of thrillers, classics, true crime, and more. Gillian flynn is the real deal, a sharp, acerbic, and compelling storyteller with a knack for the macabre. Next she constructed two compelling timelines in dark places that intersect at the exact right moment. Author interview gillian flynn, author of gone girl bookpage. The tale of a disappearance and the web of suspicion it casts over a small town and its apparently orderly citizenry, flynn s novel has met with both. The authors published novel include dark places, gone girl, and sharp objects. If you want more gillian flynn, consider trying sharp objects or dark places. Lets get to her recommendations for nightstand material. A lot of people have asked gillian flynn about her writing process. Sharp objects is very much a story of violence toward girls and violence done by girls and women, gillian flynn tells refinery29. Nov 15, 2012 two new works of fiction will soon be coming from gillian flynn, the author of the bestselling thriller gone girl.
Gillian flynn a canny young woman is struggling to survive by perpetrating various levels of mostly harmless fraud. New two book deal for gone girl author gillian flynn. The grownup is a short story 64 pages long originally published as part of george r. Gillian flynn reflects on gone girl legacy, rise of anti. To be honest, this is a recommendation tinged with envy, because now is the perfect time to tear through them all.
I know it seems obvious, and all you diehards are like, cmon, i did that already. 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. Gillian flynns debut novel, sharp objects, was an edgar award finalist and the winner of two of britains dagger awards. The grownup is full of chilling suspense that fans of gillian flynn books know and love.
Her first novel sharp objects was the winner of two cwa daggers and was shortlisted for the gold dagger. Young adult young adult contemporary young adult fantasy young adult historical fiction. I ended up reading her canon in reverse in the summer that same year, around march and april, i. This book is a toxic mix of sharpedged wit and deliciously chilling prose creates a nervefraying thriller that confounds you at every turn. The book was first published through shaye areheart books on september 26, 2006, and has subsequently been reprinted through broadway books. Sharp objects by gillian flynn goodreads share book. Gone girl, gillian flynn s thriller about a young woman who disappears on her fifth wedding anniversary, topped the bestseller lists in america and went straight into the top 10 when it came out in paperback here. Two of gillians works are being adapted in to feature films slated for releases in 2014. Gillian flynn is an american author and television critic for entertainment weekly. What do you guys think of gillian flynns other novels. I didnt stop giving hand jobs because i wasnt good at it. Gillian flynn is the author of the runaway hit gone girl, an international sensation that has spent more than 95 weeks on the new york times bestseller list.
Her book has received wide praise, including from authors such as stephen king. Gillian flynn talks about her writing process the crown. Sharp objects is the 2006 debut novel by american author gillian flynn. When gillian flynn learned in june that her new novel, gone girl, had debuted at number two on the new york times bestseller list, it was not exactly a glamorous moment in publishing. Its easy to find a novel that a publisher claims is like a cross between gillian flynn and but few live up to the hype. Gillian flynn has 15 books on goodreads with 60002 ratings. Gillian flynn s debut novel, sharp objects, was an edgar award finalist and the winner of two of britains dagger awards. 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. As all fans know, flynn s combination of talent and surprise leaves the reader always wanting more. Gone girl is a thriller novel in the mystery and crime genres. Gillian flynn isnt going to write the kind of women you. Sharp objects is disturbing, unnerving, and impossible to put down. Apart from being an author, gillian flynn is also a scriptwriter and a television critic who used to work for entertainment weekly. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over.
Flynn wrote the adaptations for the 2014 gone girl film and the hbo limited series sharp objects. I stopped giving hand jobs because i was the best at it. Two of gillians works are being adapted in to feature films slated for releases in 2014 and 2015. I havent read any of gillian flynns work and i am now very intrigued.
Molly stern, the publisher of crown publishing, said in a statement that ms. The westing game by ellen raskin is a ya novel that stars a young girl named tabitharuth wexler who i loved from the beginning. A former critic for entertainment weekly, she lives in chicago with her husband and children. If youve read gone girl and odds are you have you know gillian flynn s talent for playing cat and mouse with her readers.
Gillian flynn also collaborated with one dave gibbons, a renowned illustrator, with whom they worked on a project known as masks. She lives in chicago with her husband, brett nolan, and a rather giant cat named roy. The 11 books below will help satisfy your craving for more books like gone girl by gillian flynn. Whether its the domestic depravity of gone girl or the nonstop action of dark places, we just cant get enough of gillian flynns books. One womans obsessive search for the golden state killer by michelle mcnamara, gabra zackman, gillian flynn narrators the true crime sections show mcnamaras gift as a crime journalist and her incredible drive for.
Now, the author of gone girl talks about how she gets her creativity flowing. Here books recommended by gone girl author gillian flynn stay safe and healthy. These book club discussion questions will help your reading group explore the plot, themes, and ideas raised in the novel. Apr 22, 2018 i dont know about you but i love gillian flynn. Because if she writes this good with just a 64page work, i wonder how she does with her much thicker books.
What do you guys think of gillian flynn s other novels. She wrote sharp objects 2006 and dark places 2009 before gone girl 2012 became an instant best seller. Books you dont want to finish, books that have plot holes big enough to drive a train through, cringey young adult books about an 18 year old marry suechosen one, books where the main character pisses you off. She has so far written three novels, sharp objects, for which she won the 2007 ian fleming steel dagger for the best thriller. Which is your favorite gillian flynn book and how would. Follow along with the likes of gillian flynn, joe abercrombie, neil gaiman, patrick rothfuss, scott lynch, cherie priest, garth nix, and connie willis, as well as other masters of literary sleightofhand, in this rogues gallery of stories that will plunder your heartand yet leave you all the richer for it. Need something enthralling along the lines of gillian flynn books. This exclusive ebook collection brings together the three novels from bestselling author gillian. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Which is your favorite gillian flynn book and how would you rank all her 4 stories. Gillian flynn reflects on the popularity and legacy of her 2012 novel gone girl. Need something enthralling along the lines of gillian. Dark places by gillian flynn share book recommendations.
When she was young, gillian flynn was exceedingly shy, and many of the times she had to turn to writing and reading. This dark, gritty thriller writer is the brains behind gone girl, sharp objects and dark places. Gone girls gillian flynn on her favorite books and authors. Gillian flynn s edgar awardwinning homage to the classic ghost story, published for the first time as a standalone. Check out gillian flynn book recommendations that you wont want to put down. You ran out and bought sharp objects and dark places and read them in two sleepless nights. The westing game by ellen raskin is a ya novel that stars a young girl named tabitharuth wexler who i loved.
Jan 18, 2016 the book introduced me as to how gillian flynn writes and i must say, she really is a good storyteller. So opens gillian flynn s novel gone girl, creepily enough. Gone girl is deserving of all the praise and trillions of copies sold and movie adaptations and whatever else is headed gillian flynn s way. Oct 10, 2014 gillian flynn, in case youve been calling the underside of a rock home for the past couple years, wrote the publishing sensation of 2012. In the grownup she does it again but in only 62 pages. If youre a fan of flynn s work, you might be searching for books like sharp objects you can read in between watching episodes of the show. May 01, 20 gillian flynn on her bestseller gone girl and accusations of misogyny gone girl has taken the publishing world by storm with its disturbing portrayal of a relationship gone badly wrong. Lisa sees latest novel, the island of sea women, follows the lives of mija and young sook, two. And, no, i dont mean that cute little love story about s. Gillian opens up about the hell pit next to her office, the songs she listens to, and how she finds time to write as a mother of a toddler. Martins rogues anthology, will soon be available as a standalone story.
On a rainy april morning, she is reading auras at spiritual palms when susan burke walks in. Our personalized quarantine book recommendations, round 2. Gillian flynn, sharp objects stephen king, it clive barker, the damnation game. What won me over even more than the exhilarating, perfectly paced plot was flynn s deftness on a sentence level. Gillian flynn on her bestseller gone girl and accusations of. 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. Stephen king this exclusive ebook collection brings together the three novels from bestselling author gillian flynn. Stay in touch sign me up for news about books, authors, and more. Gillian flynn was the chief tv critic for entertainment weekly and now writes fulltime. A canny young woman is struggling to survive by perpetrating various levels of mostly harmless fraud. V critic, where her main focus was mainly on movies.
Here are my thoughts having read sharp objects by gillian flynn. Flynn s newly announced adult novel will be in the tradition of her darkly brilliant and gripping previous books. Gillian flynn adapted sharp objects for the me too era. Gillian flynn books list of books by author gillian flynn. Gillian flynn s 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. Flynn s previous novels, dark places and dagger award winner sharp objects, were also new york times bestsellers. Gillian flynn isnt going to write the kind of women you want in a conversation with fellow novelist megan abbott, the sharp objects writer discusses the. But i was a writer from a very young age, so it came very. New books to read by authors like gillian flynn these authors like gillian flynn have achieved a masterful balance of action, horror, suspense, and mystery in their new books to read. Inside the dangerous mind of gone girls gillian flynn.
Theres something about gillian flynn books that keep us coming back. She lives in chicago with her husband, brett nolan, and a. New twobook deal for gone girl author gillian flynn the. Gillian flynn created an iconic villain or hero, depending on your point of view with amy dunne, the star of gone girl. Gone girl is a major motion picture from twentieth centuryfox. But far from just being a mindless thriller, gone girl is a literary pageturner that is smart and witty. The author gillian flynn is one of the most critically acclaimed suspense writers of our time. Explore books by gillian flynn with our selection at. Her novel gone girl reached the number one spot on the new york times bestsellers list, and has been highly praised by fans. Suggest me a book similar to gone girl by 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. Gillian flynn on 6 dark books that actually scare her. Interview with gillian flynn when i think of my wife, i always think of her head. Gillian flynn is an americanbased author, who was born in the year 1971.