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The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

131 reviews

risemini's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Domestic abuse, Vomit, Physical abuse, Drug use, Child death, Death, Infidelity, Infertility, Murder, Gaslighting, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abortion, Emotional abuse, and Alcoholism

deanchaudhri's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

I just love a good domestic psych thriller but this was 200 pages too long. Really enjoyed the final act it got super intense and I can see why it’s one of the “classic” psych thrillers but maybe my expectations were a bit too high. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Alcoholism, Child death, Domestic abuse, Violence, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Physical abuse, and Misogyny

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Body shaming, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Infertility

cameronestridge208's review against another edition

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Death, Murder, Physical abuse, and Infidelity

Minor: Alcohol, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Blood, Body shaming, and Alcoholism

wildautumnchild's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Addiction, Alcohol, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Body shaming, Infidelity, Stalking, Pregnancy, Infertility, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

mellifluousmemos's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

This was my first thriller book that got me into thrillers, so it will always hold a special place in my heart. This was also my first experience with an unreliable narrator, and coming at it from that angle was very interesting. There were some chapters where I was rooting for the FMC and other times when I was so fed up and disgusted by her that I wondered if we'd ever solve the mystery. But, ultimately, you want her, as the underdog, to come out on top. Finally, the end reveals all, and my only complaint is that it felt too much like a convenient movie where the villain explains everything to close up loose ends. However, I genuinely loved the thrill of this book, and will always recommend it to others. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Gaslighting, Blood, and Physical abuse

carina_dreamer's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

🚅 Para ser honesta, estava com receio de ler o livro e ficar desiludida, porque as opiniões são muito polarizantes - ou se gosta ou se odeia.
Comigo, deu-se um misto...

🚅 O enredo fala-nos de Rachel, que viaja ida e volta todos os dias até Londres para trabalhar. Vai de comboio e este abranda quase sempre junto de umas casas germinadas que ela observa sem falta. Há uma casa que lhe dá calma e faz sonhar e há outra mais acima na rua que lhe traz boas e más memórias. E em cada uma dessas casas vai estar mais uma das nossas narradoras.
Temos então: a Rachel, a Megan e a Anna; ou como as resumo: a testemunha bêbada, a vítima e a amante.

🚅 Enquanto leitora, este foi um livro complicado de amar. Todas as personagens são complicadas, a maioria são mesmo más pessoas. A escolha da autora de escrever quase que em formato de diário não resultou para mim (acredito que tenha sido melhor para o filme).
As nossas narradoras são todas não fiáveis, especialmente a Rachel com as suas bebedeiras e fantasias, ambas intermináveis.

🚅 Enquanto alguém que gosta de escrever, eu leio a anoto os meus livros analisando um pouco os autores subconscientemente. Pelo que esta foi a parte de mim que gostou deste livro, porque a Paula Hawkins foi uma mestre para conseguir fazer sentido de toda a confusão desenrolada e de ter deixado pistas fantásticas para quando se deu a revelação.

🚅 Não recomendo para novatos no género de mistérios/thriller porque consegue ser muito messy de entender.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Violence, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Grief, Murder, Death, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Blood, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Child death, Fatphobia, Body shaming, and Injury/Injury detail

quixie's review against another edition

mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

When this first came out, I listened to it on audiobook. Normally, I’m not a fan of audiobooks but the narrators/voice actors did a fantastic job. I didn’t rank the book then, but probably would have given it 4 1/2 stars, if not more. Years later, and reading the physical book this time, I’m not as impressed. I still love the multiple POVs and the unreliable narrator, but I found the characters to not have their own tone, nor personalities to tell them apart. Also, I half-remembered who the villain was, so maybe the knowing made it less fun the second read. Overall, I still liked it, just didn’t blow me away.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Murder, Vomit, Physical abuse, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Violence, Child death, Alcoholism, Pregnancy, Infertility, Blood, Death, and Alcohol

inksuinka's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.5

A well-written, thoroughly enjoyable thriller. I got addicted right away and listened through in a couple of days. I liked the new angle on a classic murder mystery and would consider this one of the "better" page-turners. 

As a recovering alcoholic the graphic descriptions of alcoholism were painful, so take note if that's a trigger for you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Murder, and Physical abuse

marniesbookshelf's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Alcoholism, Violence, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Fatphobia and Child death

graceev's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Death, Violence, Addiction, Blood, Child death, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship