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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.
James Emery I felt both relied very heavily on literary technique (the unreliable narrator) to make the story. That being said, if you didn't like Gone Girl just …moreI felt both relied very heavily on literary technique (the unreliable narrator) to make the story. That being said, if you didn't like Gone Girl just due to that or the characters being tragically flawed, then this may not be for you.

I did enjoy the reading of The Girl on the Train more, the back and forth POVs kept the reading fresh, more so than Gone Girl. The plots of both are at antithesis for me. Gone Girl was almost too unbelievable with an ending that seemed out of character and The Girl on the Train was more predictable and if boiled down to a plot summary, cliché.(less)
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