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AUTHOR: Hawkins, Paula
TITLE: The Girl on the Train
DATE READ: 08/30/15
RATING: 5/A
GENRE/PUB DATE/PUBLISHER/# OF PGS Crime Fiction , 2015, Penguin, 323 pages
SERIES/STAND-ALONE: stand-alone
CHARACTERS Rachel/girl on the train; Megan/missing young woman; Anna/2nd wife to Tom
TIME/PLACE: Present/UK
FIRST LINES: There is a pile of clothing on the side of the train tracks.
COMMENTS: This is a debut novel -- a psychological crime fiction -- that despite all the hype really came through for me. I was engag ...more
TITLE: The Girl on the Train
DATE READ: 08/30/15
RATING: 5/A
GENRE/PUB DATE/PUBLISHER/# OF PGS Crime Fiction , 2015, Penguin, 323 pages
SERIES/STAND-ALONE: stand-alone
CHARACTERS Rachel/girl on the train; Megan/missing young woman; Anna/2nd wife to Tom
TIME/PLACE: Present/UK
FIRST LINES: There is a pile of clothing on the side of the train tracks.
COMMENTS: This is a debut novel -- a psychological crime fiction -- that despite all the hype really came through for me. I was engag ...more
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.
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This is my second audio book in a row with pathetic, unhinged, drunk, stalkery, desperate women. I listen to audio books while I'm cleaning, and this at least held my attention enough to distract me from dishes. There was some fun mystery in there hence the second star, once you got past the horrible female desperation. Hard to get past that though. Can I please distract myself from dishes with something other than misogynist drivel?
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I wouldn't say I loved this book, but I did read it REALLY fast. I just needed to keep reading until it was over...
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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
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
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.
Jul 14, 2015
Jo
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Oct 13, 2015
Vesra (When She Reads)
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Dec 16, 2015
Patrick
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Paula
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