The Girl on the Train

English language

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978-1-59463-412-3
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The Girl on the Train is a 2015 psychological thriller novel by British author Paula Hawkins that gives narratives from three different women about relationship troubles and binge drinking. The novel debuted in the number one spot on The New York Times Fiction Best Sellers of 2015 list (print and e-book) dated 1 February 2015, and remained in the top position for 13 consecutive weeks, until April 2015. In January 2016 it became the #1 best-seller again for two weeks. Many reviews referred to the book as "the next Gone Girl", referring to a popular 2012 psychological mystery, by author Gillian Flynn, with similar themes that used unreliable narrators.By early March, less than two months after its release, the novel had sold over one million copies, and an additional half million by April. It occupied the #1 spot of the UK hardback book chart for 20 weeks, the longest any …

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3 stars

This book has a good plot (a little bit bizarre, but good) but has a some of problems with characters and fluidity. Definitely, I hated almost all characters, except Rachel for a while. Simple like that. Rachel is problem but in a strange way I liked her, I see her suffering and madness. The others ones were pathetic, selfish and unpleasant to keep following.
The fluidity is controversial because this book was my first reading in english but I think that some things in this book just doesn't seems necessary, doesn't increase the suspense and make the revelation more desirable but not in a good way. Made the book slower and slower and the characters seem worse.
The conclusion is good and with Rachel saved the book from 2 stars

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