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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Suicide, Death of parent, Murder
The writing? 0! This is how it goes:
Person A: I worked as a contractor.
Person B: Contractor?
Person A: Yeah, doing odd jobs on contract.
Person B: Oh yeah? Odd jobs?
Person A: Yeah, it's when you don't commit to a job and it has a small duration.
Person B: Small duration? Funny, what's that?
AND IT GOES ON AND ON, I LITERALLY STARTED SHOUTING AT NON-EXISTENT CHARACTERS!
I honestly thought no "thriller" could be worse than The Girl on the Train... I was wrong. This is such a badly written/translated slow-paced book that I completed a whole semester of my degree, completed 8 books in-between, got halfway through Anna Karenina, completed 3 long courses on Coursera during semester break, watched a whole season and two movies, and yet only then did I finish this book. I even bought the hardcover, what was I thinking!
Person A: I worked as a contractor.
Person B: Contractor?
Person A: Yeah, doing odd jobs on contract.
Person B: Oh yeah? Odd jobs?
Person A: Yeah, it's when you don't commit to a job and it has a small duration.
Person B: Small duration? Funny, what's that?
AND IT GOES ON AND ON, I LITERALLY STARTED SHOUTING AT NON-EXISTENT CHARACTERS!
I honestly thought no "thriller" could be worse than The Girl on the Train... I was wrong. This is such a badly written/translated slow-paced book that I completed a whole semester of my degree, completed 8 books in-between, got halfway through Anna Karenina, completed 3 long courses on Coursera during semester break, watched a whole season and two movies, and yet only then did I finish this book. I even bought the hardcover, what was I thinking!
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Just a fun read.
“The fastest way to gain your freedom is to kill your parents. Cicada read that in a novel once. Nowadays, though, the best way to be free is to turn your phone off.”
“‘Just like Crispin says. “If you wanna get away from this life just go jump off a building.””
“‘In the end, human life comes second. The most important thing is convenience. Convenience is worth more than life itself.’”
“The fastest way to gain your freedom is to kill your parents. Cicada read that in a novel once. Nowadays, though, the best way to be free is to turn your phone off.”
“‘Just like Crispin says. “If you wanna get away from this life just go jump off a building.””
“‘In the end, human life comes second. The most important thing is convenience. Convenience is worth more than life itself.’”
dark
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Cool concept but I wish there was more world building and atmosphere, and the plot didn’t build a ton of suspense for me. I really liked the coinciding plotlines and the way the stories converged at the end.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
another great kotaro isaka book, i love his writing and this universe. they were all so interesting, and the fact this all happened in the span of like, two days is insane. loved suzuki poor man was stressed throughout the entire book