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The Girl on the Train
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September 19, 2015

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Annina | Blattzirkus
I really enjoyed this book since the style of telling this story was so different. Parted into 'morning' and 'evening' sessions it was always exciting to read what has happened during the night or during the day. It was interesting to read the views of Rachel, Megan and Anna and be able to slowly put the clues together to find out who the murderer ist. To be honest, I had two people in mind and I wasn't too far off with it.

Also, I liked the characters. Yes, Rachel was annoying at times and I wa
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Devendra Dave
Dec 18, 2015 rated it it was amazing
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I have already this book.
Jai Rahim
I wholeheartedly agree with the reviewer that wrote, "all of the characters in this story are a 'hot mess'".
Some reviewers have made comparisons to 'Gone Girl', though whether book-based/movie-based/both-- I am unsure. While I've seen Gone Girl, the movie (and didn't care for it); I, however, DID enjoy this book.
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Kim Buchanan
Fast-paced who done it

An excellent read with all of the hallmarks of a classic murder mystery and full of twists and turns. I couldn't put it down.
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Sandy Stephenson
Nice twists and turns.

A nice quick read and good suspense as well as believable characters. I liked the romance of the train theme.
Ellen
May 02, 2015 rated it liked it
The good about this book was that I really didn't see the ending coming until 200+ pages in, which is not always the case for books like this. It was a relatively quick read and I didn't get bored with it.

The bad is the characters. All of them. They are all pathetic, unlikable, annoying, and whiny. All of the characters are nuts and the voices of the narrators get old very fast.
Many people compare this to Gone Girl and this is basically the exact same problem that I have with Gone Girl - inter
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Frances
Apr 02, 2015 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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Apr 07, 2015 rated it liked it
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Apr 09, 2015 rated it really liked it
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Jennifer
Jul 12, 2015 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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Julia Waitforit Kaiser
Jul 22, 2015 rated it really liked it
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Aug 14, 2015 marked it as to-read
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Aug 27, 2015 rated it liked it
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Oct 04, 2015 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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