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The Girl on the Train

Paula Hawkins

Start date: December 1, 2016

Finish date: December 31, 2016

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Sep 22, 2016 F rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: 2016, audiobook, uk

Listened to the audio book

I loved the main character being a drunk.

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May 15, 2015 Francesca rated it really liked it

Nice characters, good book though a bit distressing but definetely a page turner one.

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Aug 31, 2015 Marie Nardin rated it really liked it

Not many books have kept me turning pages like this one did.

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Jul 20, 2015 Sneha rated it really liked it

Though the book has very slow inital pace where you might wonder if you can find a single reason to go reading book, trust me it will be soon a roller coaster ride (600+ pages, read it in 1.5 days). Paula took her own sweet time to introduce us to her characters, their thoughts, their silhouette of ugly truth & guilts. Having known them all, you'll find yourself worrying about one or the other character at some point. No big fancy words but just crude feelings, isnt that how we all think & its t ...more

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Nov 08, 2016 Lauren rated it it was amazing

I generally stay away from books like this because I am not a fan of this type of genre but oh my word was it good! I want to see the movie so I had to read the book first because we all know the book is always better. Paula Hawkins does a marvelous job with showcasing on how horrible a character that person is to the growth shown in each character from the beginning to the end of this book. I liked the three perspectives and how they eventually intermingled with each other in ways that I did no ...more

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