Reviews

The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

helianthus_annuus's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse

Moderate: Alcohol

lizkmasters's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

suzreads95's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

helloclarisse's review against another edition

5.0

excellent book. couldn’t put it down once i started it. made me want to quit drinking.

richaudayana's review against another edition

3.0

Too much like Nicci French and a little too predictable. Hawkins has created an intriguing world, grieving ex-wives, women with wildness in their hearts, men that drink a little too much and are a little too rough. Despite her best (I hope) efforts, though, the book doesn't transcend into something bigger than a simple whodunit -- and not a particularly thrilling one, at that.

sam_stauffer's review against another edition

3.0

Not the best thriller I've ever read, but not the worst. I didn't feel a connection to any of the characters which is why it isn't getting a higher rating from me. But, it kept me hooked for the last 100 pages...so I'll give credit where credit is due. I just want to find a thriller that I don't predict the ending of within the first 100 pages...

Everyone hailed this as the "Must Read of 2015" so I had high expectations going into it...and the book fell way short of those expectations. Flat ending. Static, despicable characters. Predictable twist. Just overall not a piece of literature I would recommend to anyone who reads more than 1 book every decade.

lisakerd's review against another edition

3.0

Trigger warning: Infant death

esmeevl's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

luisakatharina's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

ahave10's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Violence, Physical abuse, and Domestic abuse