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[quote=Anonymous]I just read The Good Part, as recommended by someone else on here, and I loved it. It's kind of chick lit/beach read, but far better writing than you'd expect. It also hit me as a 40-something - it's about a woman who wishes she could skip to the "good part" of her life when she is 26 and struggling. She wakes up and she's 42, so she's lost the last 16 years. I thought it was thought-provoking. Another thought-provoking book about turning 40 could be The Measure. It's not written as well but it's a fast read and it makes you think about whether you would want to know how much longer you have to live. Not trying to be a downer about turning 40, by the way! To the contrary, these books sort of made me think about where I was and what I had, but I'm also very happy with my life, so I guess I wouldn't suggest them to someone who is turning 40 but is unhappy about it...

Also, Shutter Island is great in the psychological thriller arena. I thought the Silent Patient was fine, but not great. I also liked Dark Places and Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn (who wrote Gone Girl). I just Googled to find a list and it turns out I have disliked a lot of the ones on here: The Girl on the Train (I hated the main character), The Guest List (I have also read The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley and didn't like it), All Good People Here, We Were Never Here, The Push, Rebecca (just read this for book group and I thought it was SO slow), The It Girl (it was fine, kind of like The Silent Patient, but not as good as I was expecting), The Golden Couple (this was really stupid), The Housemaid, None of This is True (this was kind of ok but overall disappointing), and frankly anything by Karin Slaughter (I have read probably four of her books over the years and I'm always disappointed).

Others listed that I did like but wouldn't count as "dark" psychological thrillers (which is where my mind went), were Big Little Lies, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, The Last Mrs. Parrish, and Room. I also love Stephen King but not all of his books are psychological. The Mr. Mercedes trilogy is a good one for that. Also probably Misery. I loved Holly, a recent one, but I also had background about Holly from other books, although I'm not sure if that's necessary to enjoy it.[/quote]

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