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

Feb 22, 2016 Karen rated it liked it

3.5 stars. A lot of reviews of this book have compared it to Gone Girl. I have not read Gone Girl, yet (and I don't know if I will), so I can't make the comparison myself. I didn't like the narrators pretty much throughout the book, until the very end. My favorite character was Cathy, all the others were difficult to like. I am still not sure what I think of the book, but I can say that once I got far enough into, I didn't put it down until I finished it. I had to find out what happened. ...more

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Jul 07, 2017 Stephanie rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: listened-lit

Listening to the Audiobook I think really helped me to like this story. The narrators were fabulous in pulling out the characters and telling their individual stories.
This is a dark tale for sure. I started this book twice, before finishing it. The first time I was not in a a place to appreciate the slow dark tale, but the second time I was. It took some time to get in the story, but once I did it was a fast pace to the end.
It was a bit predicatable, but focusing on the different women's narrati ...more

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Mar 05, 2019 Jen Pratt rated it it was ok

I don’t really understand all the hype surrounding this book. It’s written in a good style, but all of the characters are unlikable and make poor choices. If anything this is a testimony of why we shouldn’t become alcoholics, sleep around or compulsively lie. It just results in pain, sadness, and broken hearts. This story is written from several people’s perspectives on different dates. They all are interconnected in different ways that become more clear as time goes on. This is a depressing boo ...more

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Nov 27, 2015 Wes F rated it really liked it · review of another edition

We did this as a read-aloud on our travels through Italy (thanks, cook!). Excellent, riveting read.

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Dec 07, 2015 Sadok Rouai added it

Good

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Dec 22, 2015 Sylvie rated it really liked it

I have really enjoyed this book. Ok, the characters are all fucked up but still ... Ok at one point I thought that Rachel was just too much. The plot was good ... Took me a while to nail the murderer ... But once it is obvious I could have done with few pages less.

Would i recommend: yes that would make a good summer by the pool thriller

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