The Girl on the Train in Around the World in 80 Books

Dec 22, 2015 Tony rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: unreliable-narrator, novels, setting-england-london, adapted-for-film

Wow, this is a terrible book... It reads like someone deliberately set out to try and do a Rear Window/Gone Girl mashup with an overlay of convenient amnesia. In a nutshell, the story is about an alcoholic who commutes into London every day and imagines the lives of a couple she sees from the window of the train -- who also happens to live on the street the alcoholic woman lived on with her ex-husband. When the woman disappears, the alcoholic thinks she might have remembered seeing something. Fr ...more

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Jul 09, 2015 Joanne rated it liked it

Shelves: generalfiction, suspensethrillers, psychologicalthriller

Wish I could give half stars. This would be 3.5 stars. One of the most pitiful protagonists I've come across. Took a while to catch the format of the story. The middle was fast-paced and engaging. The end was a touch predictable. ...more

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Apr 11, 2015 Grace rated it really liked it

First time in a long time that I finished a book in a few days.

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Mar 28, 2015 Jen rated it really liked it

Shelves: popular-fiction

Well this book was mighty suspenseful. Since it's told from the first person viewpoint of the three female characters, things unfold as they find them out which makes things sometimes come slow or feel confusing. As I was thinking about this book, I'm not sure if any of the characters are that likable but I still enjoyed reading about them. I was also proud of myself that I guessed the surprising twist but admittedly not that much before it is actually revealed. Anyway, it's an enjoyable and fas ...more

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Jun 21, 2023 Erica rated it really liked it

Shelves: adult-fiction

Good audiobook listen for long summer travels.

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May 22, 2016 Kay rated it liked it

Shelves: fiction, thriller-action, available-mcpl, book-clubs

Read for "Potluck and Prose" book club held in May 2016.

I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this thriller, which bordered on chick lit but which was taut and fast-paced enough to enjoy. Not great lit, but a good beach read. ...more

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Aug 09, 2015 Jillian rated it really liked it

Enjoyable, dark, keeps the pages turning. But I guessed the ending a little too early for my taste. Would have preferred extended titilation (sp) and surprise. Would recommend for a summer read.

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