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A review by samlau
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
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
4.0
gooooood golly, I remember this book being in every white woman between the age of 20 and 45’s hands in the mid-2010s. I finally got around to reading it to see what the hype was all about and somehow managed to not encounter spoilers in the past decade this has been out. The Gone Girl era, are we okay as a society that this is what was/(still is??) gripping us?!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body shaming, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Infertility, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Abandonment
Minor: Confinement, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Abortion, Pregnancy