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Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith

stanleythrewbricks's review

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4.0

immaculately written.

giliad's review against another edition

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

3.5

ihateprozac's review

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2.0

This would’ve been fun when it came out in 1951, but Christ Almighty the writing was dry and Bruno was *insufferable*. I’m glad I read it though, so I can see the influences of this in other more recent work!

kkinnett's review

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mysterious reflective 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

3.75

ryandmcphee's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.5

charliegirl21's review

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2.0

Interesting premise. Boring storytelling. Consider if all of the agonizing guilt of The Tell-Tale Heart were stretched out over hundreds of pages.

ionarangeley's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

fourfootedbeasts's review against another edition

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dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

wgentz's review

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dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

sandmountain's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.75