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The Girl on the Train

Paula Hawkins

Start date: January 1, 2016

Finish date: January 31, 2016

Discussion: Group Reads

Why we're reading this: Winner of the 2015 Goodreads Choice Awards Poll
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Jan 12, 2015 Matthew rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: kindle, gr_awards_2015, own, mystery, revenge, 2015, least-favorite

I tried to enjoy it! I swear I did! The hype told me that I had to!

I wasn't bad, but it wasn't good either. I never really cared about the story and ALL of the characters were unlikeable. Sometimes characters are unlikeable in a good way, but not this time.

At no point was I excited to be reading this.

Side note added 4/5/2017: Kinda silly how “Girl” is in so many titles lately. It has to be intentional to ride the coattails of other successful titles. I noticed on my library site that there is ...more

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Mar 11, 2015 Terri rated it liked it

well i had a love hate relationship with this book. Love that it was a nice quick read with a little twist and turn. The hate, the characters, the fact that the main character Rachael just all of a sudden snapped out of it and by the end of the book sounded like a completely different person. All the characters had me frustrated, why would u do that, why would u not say something, why would u put up with that. anyway 3 stars from me.

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Jan 22, 2015 Jessica rated it really liked it

There isn't really much one can say about this book without making it a spoiler review. So, here we go...

First, be warned that the characters are all unpleasant. Each one, seriously, has some type of mental or addiction problem. To which, I give the author praise because it's true to someone coping with these issues in real life. There is an alcoholic, abusers of all kinds, compulsive lying, a sex addict, and so much baggage with each individual it's not even funny. It did, however, make for a f ...more

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May 11, 2016 Valerie rated it liked it

Shelves: readinglistbookclub, z-gcac-16

This book got rave reviews and a lot of comparisons to the book Gone Girl. Hrm. As to the GG comparison, ok they both have mysteries and all of the characters are douchebags. Other than that, not so much.

I thought the book was merely ok, at times simply annoying, but other times interesting. Also, the reliance on memory gaps and later epiphanies did not hold water for me. It seemed like the author was trying too hard to pull off a plot twist without actually putting in the effort to make it work ...more

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Sep 19, 2015 Judy Robertson rated it liked it

This is a compulsive read, I'll give you that. It wasn't terrible and I did find myself predicting the ending correctly. That didn't keep me from hating to put it down and dying to pick it back up, and I can't explain why. It's very short and you can read it in an afternoon, so maybe that's why? The characters are pretty pathetic and there are parts where I'm thinking...ok...really? Made me think more about alcoholism and the toll it takes on lives, but that's as deep as this gets. I gave it thr ...more

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Oct 11, 2016 Ev rated it it was amazing

*Some spoilers included.*

My personal "The Girl On the Train'' Soundtrack Playlist:

"Why" Annie Lennox
"One Of Us" ABBA
"Chaser" Carrie Underwood
"We Were In Love" Toby Keith
"Like We Never Loved At All" Faith Hill ft. Tim McGraw
"Perfume" Britney Spears
"Rolling In The Deep" Adele
"You Were Mine" Dixie Chicks
"Unbreak My Heart" Toni Braxton
"Train In Vain" Annie Lennox
"Just Missed The Train" Kelly Clarkson
"Another Girl" The Beatles
"All That She Wants" Ace Of Base
"Give In To Me" Michael Jack ...more

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Jul 25, 2015 Kim rated it liked it · review of another edition

I found the characters somewhat boring, yet I listened to the book on audible and the readers actually made them flow together quite well. Maybe I was taken in by the actual readers and the way they made the story come alive. They had three readers, one for Anna, Megan, and Rachel. I think the story could have been reduced to size at some point, it sorta dragged for me. I'm glad a read it, it was okay and I did find it interesting. ...more

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Mar 02, 2015 Jess Penhallow rated it it was amazing

Shelves: uk, 21st-century, goodreads-choice-awards-winner

After the last book I read disappointed me I was looking for a good thriller and this was it! This book was a gripping and horrendously real feeling character study of some awful people. It was a page turner from beggining to end. A fantastic debut, I look forward to more from this author

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