The Girl on the Train in 2015 Reading Challenge [Closed]

Aug 28, 2014 Ashley rated it liked it · review of another edition

It was...alright! Took a while to get going, but not as bonkers as Gone Girl. I just want everything to be as bonkers as Gone Girl.

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Jan 09, 2015 Guy rated it it was amazing

This novel has been compared to Gone Girl which I really enjoyed. I may even have liked this one a tiny bit better. The girl on the train is one of three female narrators. I like the device of the train because the story rushes along like a train speeding down a track if that isn't too corny.

Reading this novel was for me like assembling a jig saw puzzle. OK here's a bit of information ie a puzzle piece. And it seems to fit here. And here's another. And I'm three quarters through the book and the ...more

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Mar 14, 2015 Libscigrl rated it really liked it

Shelves: read-2015

A good, fast paced, easy read. I loved the idea of watching someone else's life from the train...and then finding yourself involved in something you'd imagined...that was probably the creepiest part of this book. I have read others say that it is a twisted, messed up story, and certainly the characters are not normal (or are they?)...some have compared it to Gone Girl...I have not read that yet, so cannot make the comparison. But after reading other reviews on how "sick" and "twisted" this was, ...more

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Dec 21, 2014 Chelsea rated it liked it

It was difficult to rate this one. On the one hand, it was lightning fast, unput-downable goodness! However, several incidents throughout gave me pause, jolted me from the story, and made me think "that would never happen" or "no one behaves this way". For the improbability of some of the plot and characters' actions, I gotta say 3 stars. But it was a fun 3 stars that I'll certainly recommend to anyone in need of a page turner!
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Apr 19, 2015 Jill Robinson rated it liked it

Shelves: kindle, 2015, dolly-reading-challenge-2015

Not bad. I liked the differing viewpoints and it was intriguing enough. But the characters lives depressed me, especially Rachel. I found myself just wanting to scream "get your own life!" At her.

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Apr 22, 2015 Beth Caruso rated it liked it

It was ok ... If you are looking for a beach read or are heading on a long flight, it is enjoyable. If you are looking for a great novel - skip it.

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Jan 06, 2015 Samantha rated it liked it

Shelves: read-2015

I choose this for the 4th book in a 52 to week reading challenge, under the topic of book published this year.

Rating would probably more of a 3.5 Enjoyable read, hard to put down the further you get in the book. I would have like some greater plat and character development in some ares. Stated out not really like anyone in the book but perhaps Jason/Scott but that changed as everyone stories merged and grew. Rachel became sympathetic enough to wish for more for her.

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Jan 16, 2015 Anna rated it really liked it

Until the last twenty pages, this was a five star book. I would recommend it even so!

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Jan 22, 2015 Kathi rated it it was ok

Everyone compares this to Gone Girl and I hated that one so not sure why I thought this would be a good read.

The ending did take me by surprise but I hated all of the characters. Just as with GG, there was nobody to root for or feel sympathetic about. I wanted bad things to happen to all of them.

I rated it only slightly higher than GG.

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Mar 28, 2015 Rebecca Heneghan rated it liked it

I liked this thriller and it was great to read on a car use home from Michigan. I just thought it was a bit predictable. I also feel like all of the hype it was getting didn't help my opinion. Very much a page turner. ...more

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