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3.45 AVERAGE
3.45 AVERAGE
For me, this was a solid yet somewhat predictable mystery. I greatly appreciated the roster of characters at the beginning of the book; I found myself referencing it often at the beginning. Overall, I was engrossed enough and looked forward to reading more. I’ve had a copy of this book on my shelf for years. I’m glad I got around to it - it was a quick read to kick off my 2024 reading challenge!
I actually liked this book more than Girl on the Train. lot of different POV'S but I didn't feel that it detracted from the story at all.
I found the first 20-30 pages of this book highly frustrating - there were so many voices introduced and I had to keep reading back to see how each person was connected to any of the others, or if I'd read something in their voice before, or was there a date and did it matter, or . . . But once I'd got the people sorted out in my head it was fine and I got totally absorbed.
Aside from that, I'm writing no review. Others have written some very good ones.
Aside from that, I'm writing no review. Others have written some very good ones.
Loved the theme of the book. It was defintely creepy but I wanted it to be a little more paranormal. But I understand the choice behind making it about the sins of men and defliant women. Yet, I was not satisfied with the ending hence 4 stars instead of 5. There was not any characters I really related too. But they pissed me off which I always feel means the writer did well. FYI, I hated Louise who blames a child. A Child. Not the grownup. A child.
The story has multiple POV which is a favorite of mine. The one downside was that I knew who were the suspects by the way there POV was writing. Although, she fixed this a little bit with unrelatable first persons. But I don't know if we were supposed to be surprised. But creeped out about what people do to each other. How our past haunts us. How we treat women and girls. What can we learn if we just would listen to the wise women.
The story has multiple POV which is a favorite of mine. The one downside was that I knew who were the suspects by the way there POV was writing. Although, she fixed this a little bit with unrelatable first persons. But I don't know if we were supposed to be surprised. But creeped out about what people do to each other. How our past haunts us. How we treat women and girls. What can we learn if we just would listen to the wise women.
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Really enjoyed this book...better than GOTT. I liked the characters a bit more and, although a bit slow to start, I was hooked rather quickly. Had to get to the end to find out what happened!!! ; )
Really enjoyed this book...better than GOTT. I liked the characters a bit more and, although a bit slow to start, I was hooked rather quickly. Had to get to the end to find out what happened!!! ; )
I love Girl on the Train, more than Gone Girl, but this book felt jumbled, too many characters and their point of views, slow moving too, not a bad ending, sort of wish there was more of a bang than a whimper to it...
Life's too short to stick with a book you can't get into and aren't liking. That's how I feel about this book. I just can't keep track of the characters, when things are happening, and how it all relates. It becomes too much work. I've learned that putting a book down when not finished with it is OK and to just move on. So that's what I'm doing...moving on!
I loved this book! I know the girl on the train is more popular, and I loved that as well, but the characters and their development were outstanding. I felt myself pulling for several of them as we learned more about them and their lives. I had trouble taking listening brakes, since I listened in audiobook format. The actors were fantastic as well.
Ugh. Great concept, but so, so, so boring and hard to get through.
3.25 stars. So many characters, a little hard to follow.
Some of the story predictable.
Some of the story predictable.