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The Girl on the Train

Paula Hawkins

Start date: September 1, 2015

Finish date: October 31, 2015

Why we're reading this: "A compulsively readable, emotionally immersive, Hitchcockian thriller that draws comparisons to Gone Gir…more
[close] "A compulsively readable, emotionally immersive, Hitchcockian thriller that draws comparisons to Gone Girl, The Silent Wife, or Before I Go to Sleep, this is an electrifying debut embraced by readers across markets and categories." This book is on nearly everyone's summer reading list. Let's get reading!

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Sep 16, 2016 Anzar Mohamed rated it really liked it · review of another edition

For the past 2 months, i walk with rachel to unlock the mystery. sometimes i feel funny like i'm walking behind an alcoholic women's lost mind. i felt like watching the movie "Hangover". But i really enjoyed the moments..

The way of style she wrote in entire plot and the expressions, scenario, are completely amazing..
actually its worth reading.. i love it... ...more

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Nov 15, 2016 Liz rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I was looking for a story I could get lost in and this was it. It grabbed me right from the start and didn't let me go until the last page. Definitely a wild ride worth reading. ...more

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Aug 01, 2016 Kristen Long rated it really liked it

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Synopsis: Every day, Rachel rides the train into London on her way to pretend to be working. And every day, she passes the home that she used to share with her ex-husband, before she started drinking and before he cheated on her. The fact that he lives there with his new wife and baby is killing her. She also passes the house a few doors down, where the perfect couple (whom she calls Jess and Jason) lives. She's always wanted what they wanted, until one day she sees Jess kissing another man. She ...more

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Sep 08, 2016 Vito Cambria rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

This is one of the best books I have ever read. It kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time. I predicted pretty much what happened to Megan and Rachel on July 13th around page 266 which is actually unusually far in the book for me. As I started the book I really liked it and it just kept getting progressively better. It wrapped everything up by really answering any questions u can possibly have. I really urge people to give this book a try if they have not yet to.

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