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# The Girl on the Train (Movie Tie-In)

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Review: A great character development novel. Beautifully written - An intricately crafted glimpse of a character tethered loosely to life, a world shattered and skewed by odds normally conceived as surmountable, an everyday-type tragedy that ordinary people face and overcome daily, but 'The Girl On The Train' cannot, she cannot rise above the ache of her divorce, she cannot find courage, she cannot move on. This portrait of suffering is so richly developed in this tale, so poignantly embroidered that the raw pain of rejection etches the pages as if scalded by a hot needle drawn across tender skin. The protagonist is not even likable, but she is, nevertheless, irresistible because the author so cleverly yanks pieces of every reader and tosses them into the traits of this anti-heroine until she becomes utterly personal, we've all felt her angst, if not as keenly. Rachel is an ugly drunk, she sneaks canned gin-and-tonic onto the morning train, she abuses her best friend's hospitality and she is winding herself into the knot of homeless-vagrant at speed. She fumbles, falls and creates chaos wherever she goes, she also lives in a uniquely conjured imaginary world:- she devises a fantasy existence for a couple she often spies from the solitary window of her commuter train compartment. She names the couple, emotes unrealistic affection at them, and believes they fit her ideal of what love is meant to be. Cunningly, this couple lives only doors away from her ex and his new lady-love and cherub toddler. Ah what a setting, so filled with the possibility of destructive force. Yes, force, an entire vortex of swirling mayhem sprinkled to glitter the scene and tantalize the reader. The author not only masters the sense of intrigue brilliantly, but she peppers it with eloquent descriptions of location, environment and the protagonist's state of mind. This aspect is so subtly handled that the scene is lodged in the reader's mind as if by magic, the reader is pulled into the story with all senses tingling: aroma, hue, shade and drama are brushed in at ever layer. This is an accomplished dramatist, and the thrill of the technique will keep the reader flipping the pages well into the night. The story rotates around a sighting Rachel makes of her dream girl that shocks her and pushes her into the reality of her make-believe couple, she has information that could solve a crime, and suddenly she acquires a personality, she starts to shape up and 'fix' herself. This is the true fulcrum of the tale, the turning point that puts the reader on Rachel's side, prompts the reader to 'root' for her and 'like' her. Ultimately the thriller aspect, for me at least, takes a backseat to the character development and the emotional see-saw ride created by the shifting emotions in the story, the whodunit aspect becomes less important, there is a whole book to read rather than only a climax to tie up the story. I enjoyed reading it immensely even if I imagined it would end differently.
Review: I couldn't put it down, despite the characters, a great debut novel - The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins 4 stars!! “Life is not a paragraph, and death is no parenthesis.” So, I had been on a run of emotional reads and needed something different to brush away those proverbial emotional cobwebs...nothing better than a suspense type read. This is one of those books that gets the old grey matter working as you try and become Sherlock Holmes, reading between the lines and putting two and two together and coming up with five. I have to admit I was pretty useless in trying to work out whodunit in this one, although I did work it out before it was revealed, but not long before. “One for sorrow, two for joy, three for a girl, four for a boy, five for silver, six for gold, seven for a secret never to be told. I’ve got a few of those.” This is a book where I found it hard to like any of the characters, which actually amazes me considering I could not put the book down. I was sympathetic towards Rachel at times, but even her I wanted to throttle at various points. So how can a book full of characters that you hate be so all-consuming? This is the genius part, the plot was unique, the writing suspenseful and addictive and not one character in this book turns out who/what you perceive them to be. “The holes in your life are permanent. You have to grow around them, like tree roots around concrete; you mould yourself through the gaps.” This book was like a charade party, at the beginning you knew who everyone was pretending to be and then when they took of their mask, bam, totally somebody else...you get my drift? Everyone in this book wears a mask, whether it be for good or evil. Who to trust? Who to believe? “Nobody warned me it would break us. But it did. Or rather, it broke me, and then I broke us.” We have all had that daily, monotonous commute whereby you sit down on the train and look aimlessly out the window as the scenery passes you by, the same s***, different day scenario. Rachel’s train stops at the same stop light every day and this stop light is right outside a little row of houses and Rachel has dreamt up who lives there, what they do, where they work etc. She has created this little fictional village in her head to pass the time. One day she sees something away from the norm, she knows she shouldn’t have seen it, but it just adds a bit more spice to the little story that she has going on in her head. When the woman later turns up missing is what Rachel saw pertinent to the investigation? “I want to drag knives over my skin, just to feel something other than shame, but I'm not even brave enough for that” I have to say, I did start out listening to this one but found that I had to jump back to actually reading it because the switches in POV and timeline jumps got really confusing at times when you are playing it by ear. This is a book that is continually moving, hurtling you around in the process, especially your brain as you struggle to keep a mental note of all the who, what’s, where’s and why’s. Rachel has had a tough few years, she has just lost her job, just got divorced from her husband who left her for another woman and she walks around in a permanent state of drunkenness...she is a wallower. She wallows in self-pity for the majority of this book but finally when she is sober you begin to see the real Rachel underneath. The trouble with being a drunk is you become an unreliable witness and when her past and present begin to collide the mess only gets messier. “I felt isolated in my misery. I became lonely, so I drank a bit, and then a bit more, and then I became lonelier, because no one likes being around a drunk. I lost and I drank and I drank and I lost.” For a debut novel this was a fantastic read, Paula Hawkins truly delivered a book that confused, befuddled and totally messed with your mind. With many a red herring thrown in to throw you off the scent you will find yourself constantly second guessing everything you read. It was like Cluedo...it was Mr Black, in the drawing room with a rope...oh no it was Mrs Red, in the garden with a hammer, oh no it wasn’t it was...and it goes on...and on...until finally EUREKA!! “They’re what I lost, they’re everything I want to be.” If you love suspense then this is a great read and if you can get past some irritating characters that make stupid choices then you will definitely love it. I can’t wait to see what else Paula Hawkins pens, because if this is anything to go by she has an extremely bright future ahead of her.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #1,627,527 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #312 in Literary Fiction (Books) #338 in Suspense Thrillers #1,100 in Contemporary Romance (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars (495,501) |
| Dimensions  | 4.25 x 1.06 x 7.5 inches |
| Edition  | Reprint |
| ISBN-10  | 0735212163 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0735212169 |
| Item Weight  | 8 ounces |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 416 pages |
| Publication date  | August 23, 2016 |
| Publisher  | Riverhead Books |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A great character development novel. Beautifully written
*by B***L on March 19, 2015*

An intricately crafted glimpse of a character tethered loosely to life, a world shattered and skewed by odds normally conceived as surmountable, an everyday-type tragedy that ordinary people face and overcome daily, but 'The Girl On The Train' cannot, she cannot rise above the ache of her divorce, she cannot find courage, she cannot move on. This portrait of suffering is so richly developed in this tale, so poignantly embroidered that the raw pain of rejection etches the pages as if scalded by a hot needle drawn across tender skin. The protagonist is not even likable, but she is, nevertheless, irresistible because the author so cleverly yanks pieces of every reader and tosses them into the traits of this anti-heroine until she becomes utterly personal, we've all felt her angst, if not as keenly. Rachel is an ugly drunk, she sneaks canned gin-and-tonic onto the morning train, she abuses her best friend's hospitality and she is winding herself into the knot of homeless-vagrant at speed. She fumbles, falls and creates chaos wherever she goes, she also lives in a uniquely conjured imaginary world:- she devises a fantasy existence for a couple she often spies from the solitary window of her commuter train compartment. She names the couple, emotes unrealistic affection at them, and believes they fit her ideal of what love is meant to be. Cunningly, this couple lives only doors away from her ex and his new lady-love and cherub toddler. Ah what a setting, so filled with the possibility of destructive force. Yes, force, an entire vortex of swirling mayhem sprinkled to glitter the scene and tantalize the reader. The author not only masters the sense of intrigue brilliantly, but she peppers it with eloquent descriptions of location, environment and the protagonist's state of mind. This aspect is so subtly handled that the scene is lodged in the reader's mind as if by magic, the reader is pulled into the story with all senses tingling: aroma, hue, shade and drama are brushed in at ever layer. This is an accomplished dramatist, and the thrill of the technique will keep the reader flipping the pages well into the night. The story rotates around a sighting Rachel makes of her dream girl that shocks her and pushes her into the reality of her make-believe couple, she has information that could solve a crime, and suddenly she acquires a personality, she starts to shape up and 'fix' herself. This is the true fulcrum of the tale, the turning point that puts the reader on Rachel's side, prompts the reader to 'root' for her and 'like' her. Ultimately the thriller aspect, for me at least, takes a backseat to the character development and the emotional see-saw ride created by the shifting emotions in the story, the whodunit aspect becomes less important, there is a whole book to read rather than only a climax to tie up the story. I enjoyed reading it immensely even if I imagined it would end differently.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I couldn't put it down, despite the characters, a great debut novel
*by D***C on September 11, 2015*

The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins 4 stars!! “Life is not a paragraph, and death is no parenthesis.” So, I had been on a run of emotional reads and needed something different to brush away those proverbial emotional cobwebs...nothing better than a suspense type read. This is one of those books that gets the old grey matter working as you try and become Sherlock Holmes, reading between the lines and putting two and two together and coming up with five. I have to admit I was pretty useless in trying to work out whodunit in this one, although I did work it out before it was revealed, but not long before. “One for sorrow, two for joy, three for a girl, four for a boy, five for silver, six for gold, seven for a secret never to be told. I’ve got a few of those.” This is a book where I found it hard to like any of the characters, which actually amazes me considering I could not put the book down. I was sympathetic towards Rachel at times, but even her I wanted to throttle at various points. So how can a book full of characters that you hate be so all-consuming? This is the genius part, the plot was unique, the writing suspenseful and addictive and not one character in this book turns out who/what you perceive them to be. “The holes in your life are permanent. You have to grow around them, like tree roots around concrete; you mould yourself through the gaps.” This book was like a charade party, at the beginning you knew who everyone was pretending to be and then when they took of their mask, bam, totally somebody else...you get my drift? Everyone in this book wears a mask, whether it be for good or evil. Who to trust? Who to believe? “Nobody warned me it would break us. But it did. Or rather, it broke me, and then I broke us.” We have all had that daily, monotonous commute whereby you sit down on the train and look aimlessly out the window as the scenery passes you by, the same s***, different day scenario. Rachel’s train stops at the same stop light every day and this stop light is right outside a little row of houses and Rachel has dreamt up who lives there, what they do, where they work etc. She has created this little fictional village in her head to pass the time. One day she sees something away from the norm, she knows she shouldn’t have seen it, but it just adds a bit more spice to the little story that she has going on in her head. When the woman later turns up missing is what Rachel saw pertinent to the investigation? “I want to drag knives over my skin, just to feel something other than shame, but I'm not even brave enough for that” I have to say, I did start out listening to this one but found that I had to jump back to actually reading it because the switches in POV and timeline jumps got really confusing at times when you are playing it by ear. This is a book that is continually moving, hurtling you around in the process, especially your brain as you struggle to keep a mental note of all the who, what’s, where’s and why’s. Rachel has had a tough few years, she has just lost her job, just got divorced from her husband who left her for another woman and she walks around in a permanent state of drunkenness...she is a wallower. She wallows in self-pity for the majority of this book but finally when she is sober you begin to see the real Rachel underneath. The trouble with being a drunk is you become an unreliable witness and when her past and present begin to collide the mess only gets messier. “I felt isolated in my misery. I became lonely, so I drank a bit, and then a bit more, and then I became lonelier, because no one likes being around a drunk. I lost and I drank and I drank and I lost.” For a debut novel this was a fantastic read, Paula Hawkins truly delivered a book that confused, befuddled and totally messed with your mind. With many a red herring thrown in to throw you off the scent you will find yourself constantly second guessing everything you read. It was like Cluedo...it was Mr Black, in the drawing room with a rope...oh no it was Mrs Red, in the garden with a hammer, oh no it wasn’t it was...and it goes on...and on...until finally EUREKA!! “They’re what I lost, they’re everything I want to be.” If you love suspense then this is a great read and if you can get past some irritating characters that make stupid choices then you will definitely love it. I can’t wait to see what else Paula Hawkins pens, because if this is anything to go by she has an extremely bright future ahead of her.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by C***N on June 9, 2016*

Catching from the first page, like a roller coaster, one cannot keep emotions bottled. Amazing writing and storytelling. Must read.

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