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My head hurts from reading all day, but I HAD to know what happened. 3 stars? 4? I don't know, man. I really don't know. All I know is that I was sucked in and there was no pulling me out until I finished.
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This is an impossible book for me to rate and review. It's well written, impeccably edited (only found one lonely little typo), and the suspense is thick. Sounds great, right?
Apart from all of the good stuff, I had a hard time reading this book. The main character, Rachel, is an alcoholic. She's depressed, and the writing was good enough that I was all too easily put into her shoes. I found that I could only read small bits at a time, or I would find myself feeling down. It left an almost grimy ...more
Apart from all of the good stuff, I had a hard time reading this book. The main character, Rachel, is an alcoholic. She's depressed, and the writing was good enough that I was all too easily put into her shoes. I found that I could only read small bits at a time, or I would find myself feeling down. It left an almost grimy ...more
I was really up and ready for a three star book until the middle. But as the story progressed to the third act, it started getting better. A lot better. And especially the end twist was amazing. I was shocked and also contended. That's how it should end.
But there are also a lot of loose ends here. For them I am really kind of angry. But that's the problem with first person narrative. You can't tell readers what your character don't know.
Not up to my expectations (since I am not into loner novel ...more
But there are also a lot of loose ends here. For them I am really kind of angry. But that's the problem with first person narrative. You can't tell readers what your character don't know.
Not up to my expectations (since I am not into loner novel ...more
I read this in 4 hours! Non-stop... I simply had to find out who done it and why. Reminds me of Gone Girl, with different characters telling the story. Good thriller/murder mystery.
Girl on a Train by Paula Hawkins
PG13 for language and sexual situations
The Book:
Rachel considers herself worthless and turns to the bottle. She loses her job but continues to ride the commuter train twice a day to trick her landlady. She passes the home of her ex-husband Tom and his new wife Anna.
Because of a signal malfunction she often finds her trail stopped on the tracks next to her former home. She notices another couple. She refers to them as Jess and Jason and manufactures a narrative ab ...more
PG13 for language and sexual situations
The Book:
Rachel considers herself worthless and turns to the bottle. She loses her job but continues to ride the commuter train twice a day to trick her landlady. She passes the home of her ex-husband Tom and his new wife Anna.
Because of a signal malfunction she often finds her trail stopped on the tracks next to her former home. She notices another couple. She refers to them as Jess and Jason and manufactures a narrative ab ...more
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