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The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

88 reviews

carina_dreamer's review against another edition

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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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quixie's review against another edition

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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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zoeypaugh's review against another edition

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

4.75


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pomifer's review against another edition

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

4.75


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jbk77's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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maroar's review against another edition

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dark mysterious 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

3.5


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skyggsja's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious sad fast-paced
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5


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applesodaperson's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad 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

3.25

Love a gross main character with an awful vibe.
Read my personal copy from Hannah.

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ffionjohnson's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

I did guess the ending before I got to it but I didn’t mind because, to me, it was really well delivered. 

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kotashomelibrary's review

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0


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