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Into the Water

Paula Hawkins

3.45 AVERAGE

slow-paced
slow-paced

A lot of characters, and some of the story lines (i.e., abusive teacher, crone) were underdeveloped. Stronger linkage between colonial past and present would also have enhanced the narrative. It felt like a lot of jumping around, trying to tie things together.
adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

2/5 stars? Idk:/
I think this book was a mix of unlikable characters, unfortunate accidents, and a lake.
Maybe I had high expectations or simply this book wasn't good enough. It wasn't really bad though. With this many characters, so much plot twists, I expected it to be better.
Why every character in the book was somehow insane? I think the only logical and normal character in the whole book was just Erin.
And also a little bit of my disappointment was because I was thinking so what?? This many characters died for what? Katie , Nell, (probably Mark),Lauren and so.
So based on this I'm not planning on reading The girl on the train.
mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Wayyy to many characters to keep track of. I should have written them down. This caused confusion and boredom in the end because I couldn’t keep anyone straight. Oh well.

Wow!!!! Keeps you guessing until the very last sentence!

It was okay. Tons of characters which weren't necessary in my opinion and it dragged at times
dark mysterious tense slow-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