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.
Lorraine No. I couldn't even finish Gone Girl because it seemed so obvious and frustrating to me (so, halfway through, I skipped to the end to confirm my suspi…moreNo. I couldn't even finish Gone Girl because it seemed so obvious and frustrating to me (so, halfway through, I skipped to the end to confirm my suspicions and alleviate my annoyance). This is a much better book, though hard to get into at first because the main narrator is an out-of-control drunk (as she calls herself, and she's right). There are three alternating narrators, and the drunk proves the most sympathetic, but it's good for all that.(less)
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