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I finished this on St. Paddy's Day and I'm still torn between 3 and 4 Stars. Paula Hawkins had me spell bound. Her writing is fierce - she certainly knows how to spend a very suspenseful tale, keeping the reader quickly turning the pages despite all of her very unlikeable characters.
Rachel is Tom Watson's ex-wife. She is quite pathetic. She's a drunk and unemployed. But each morning she rides the train to London (to save face) pretending she's just another commuter. And the train always stops v ...more
Rachel is Tom Watson's ex-wife. She is quite pathetic. She's a drunk and unemployed. But each morning she rides the train to London (to save face) pretending she's just another commuter. And the train always stops v ...more
I would award this book 3.5 stars, if the system would allow it.
"You don't know her. But she knows you."
Rachel is having a tough time, she's lost her marriage and her job and is a very heavy drinker. Her ex-husband Tom now lives in their old marital home with his new wife, Anna and their daughter. Rachel is living with an old friend from university, but has not told her she is unemployed and keeps up the ruse of commuting to work. Her commute is where this story starts as Rachel passes her old ...more
"You don't know her. But she knows you."
Rachel is having a tough time, she's lost her marriage and her job and is a very heavy drinker. Her ex-husband Tom now lives in their old marital home with his new wife, Anna and their daughter. Rachel is living with an old friend from university, but has not told her she is unemployed and keeps up the ruse of commuting to work. Her commute is where this story starts as Rachel passes her old ...more
Very good page turner for author's first novel. Well written characters that made you hate them, like them, cheer for them, yell at them, and want to shake some sense into them. I would recommend this book to others.
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Could not put it down
The book starts out with a girl riding a train and reporting her sittings out the window and just like a train pulling out of the station this book picked up the pCe and kept me turning until the end
The book starts out with a girl riding a train and reporting her sittings out the window and just like a train pulling out of the station this book picked up the pCe and kept me turning until the end
This quick read is well worth it. The Girl on the Train has a plot that moves quickly through the hot summer months of 2013 in the suburbs of London. The story of a missing woman is told through the eyes of three women - the missing herself, her neighbor, and, primarily, the neighbor's husband's ex-wife (Rachel).
Rachel is at rock-bottom. She's lost her husband, her home, and her job. She drinks heavily, all day. Sometimes she can't trust her own memory of events. Sometimes she suffers from compl ...more
Rachel is at rock-bottom. She's lost her husband, her home, and her job. She drinks heavily, all day. Sometimes she can't trust her own memory of events. Sometimes she suffers from compl ...more
I finally get it. Gripping and personal. written like I imagine therapists take notes, covering a multitude of layers that come to light over time. Not for the faint of heart though, with unhappiness, abuse, and lies rampant in the bio of practically the whole cast.
I really enjoyed this book. I do not get anyone comparing it to Gone Girl other than it's suspense.
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Goosebumps!
Oct 30, 2014
Yulia
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it was amazing
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