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Prompt 25: A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't
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At first, it took me a bit of time to figure out just what was going on in this book. The first few chapters had me wondering if I would like the book. Then the story got good. Really good. Can't put it down good.
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I read this in about a day and a half, which I think says something about the pacing and stickiness of the narrative. The girl on the train is Rachel, and she is an alcoholic who has lost her job in London but still take the train everyday to keep up pretenses to her roommate. Rachel isn't just an alcoholic, but she is completely unstable from a destroyed marriage. So when the crime occurs, Rachel can't put the pieces together. Does she know something? What has she seen from the train?
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A fun, fast read that will keep you guessing
I love these kinds of books, and I suppose it's the fact that they're so rare that makes me love them all the more. Well-written, well-plotted, well worth the several hours of your life you'll lose devouring this book. ...more
I love these kinds of books, and I suppose it's the fact that they're so rare that makes me love them all the more. Well-written, well-plotted, well worth the several hours of your life you'll lose devouring this book. ...more
Meh... Frankly it was a bit of a tedious read.
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4 stars for sheer entertainment factor. Talked about screwed up people! The people in this book show me that I have my sh*t together; everybody in this book is a mess. Everyone of them. And although I can't say I liked any of them very much, I can say the story kept me turning and turning. At some point thru this book, every character was my main suspect, but I really didn't put it together till it came together in the book. ...more
4 stars for sheer entertainment factor. Talked about screwed up people! The people in this book show me that I have my sh*t together; everybody in this book is a mess. Everyone of them. And although I can't say I liked any of them very much, I can say the story kept me turning and turning. At some point thru this book, every character was my main suspect, but I really didn't put it together till it came together in the book. ...more
This was a page-turner for about the first two thirds of the novel, but the three main POV characters are not only unreliable, but they are also extremely unlikable. I hated the jumping forward and backward in time.
A disturbing book where every character is flawed. Lots of twists throughout the book that keeps you wondering and driving you to continue reading. As nightmarish as it was, it was difficult to put down.
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