Pat C. asked this question about The Girl on the Train:
If I hated "Gone Girl" am I going to hate "The Girl on the Train"? Obviously not looking for someone with a crystal ball, just informed (like you've read both books and "they're not really that much alike") opinions.
Helen King Much preferred it to Gone Girl - which I didn't like at all. The author for Gone Girl was trying to be too clever, and tripped up with the lack plausi…moreMuch preferred it to Gone Girl - which I didn't like at all. The author for Gone Girl was trying to be too clever, and tripped up with the lack plausibility, plus not one character had any redeeming qualities. The Girl on the Train is less complex and better for it, better written (in my view), and there are some sympathetic characters.(less)
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