The Girl on the Train (spoilers)

[linz]

Thoughts if you read it?


I was surprised how many reviews it had on amazon. I can't say I loved it. I think the story is cool and the plot twists but I got really bored about half way thru. And I hated how it kept jumping around dates. I was starting to get thrown off.


I bought Me Before You to read next and of course forgot my kindle at home!

[shamrockshake]

I didn't like it. I can't believe how many people rave about it

I didn't like Me Before You either. I didn't hate it, but I didn't think it was that great

[ssmjlm]

Wasn't impressed. It was worse than Gone Girl IMO. I thought given how much chatter there was about it, it would have been better.

[Deleted]

Yeah it was not that good. The thing about Gone Girl was, even though the plot was completely unrealistic and occasionally predictable, it was still fun to read because it was well written. You kind of need that in a book, lol.

[cincodemayo]

I hated it.

[dcn]

Yeah it was ok. I liked the first half but then when I figured out who did it the rest was boring and I was annoyed SHE hadn't figured it out yet.

[shamrockshake]

Sept 4, 2015 7:42:08 GMT -5 @this said:

I liked it and it was a page turner, but it wasn't like OMG amazing (like The Martian ).

I just finished the Martian- I LOVED it. So good

Follow You Home was great if you're looking for a thriller

The Good Girl was also pretty decent. 

[barefootcontessa]

I thought it was decent. I listened to it and it was hard to follow at times. I listen to stuff to pass the time while doing housework.

[TrudyCampbell]

(Saw this on the app) I didn't love it. I didn't really care about any of the characters and I thought the ending was predictable.

[mlt]

I thought it was terrible. Couldn't believe it was a best seller! Definitely felt like it was riding Gone Girl's coat tails.

[boxerdog]

I hated that stupid book!

The Martian was amazing. Can't wait for the movie!!

[madringal]

I had really high expectations given all the hype. It was just decent. Hardly riveting or 'edge of your seat' type mystery.

[pinotgrig]

I really liked it! The characters were all flawed and hard to like and I found the date/time stamps at the beginning of each chapter hard to keep straight, but really liked the way the characters and the story were revealed.

[linz]

Sept 4, 2015 7:42:08 GMT -5 @this said:

I liked it and it was a page turner, but it wasn't like OMG amazing (like The Martian ).

Adding that to my list to read!

[justjen]

It was meh, but a quick read.

[mae141]

It was okay. I didn't hate it but I didn't love it. I was expecting more based on the hype.

[Jalapeñomel]

It was ok, but after a while, I'm just like, "hurry up already!"

I read the Kind Worth Killing after it, and I liked it a lot more.

[Jalapeñomel]

Sept 4, 2015 7:58:17 GMT -5 boxerdog said:

I hated that stupid book!

The Martian was amazing. Can't wait for the movie!!

I'm using this to teach my Chem II kids this year!

[momin2013]

Sept 4, 2015 8:13:48 GMT -5 mae141 said:

It was okay. I didn't hate it but I didn't love it. I was expecting more based on the hype.

I was going to respond exactly this.

[boxerdog]

Sept 4, 2015 8:15:05 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

Sept 4, 2015 7:58:17 GMT -5 boxerdog said:

I hated that stupid book!

The Martian was amazing. Can't wait for the movie!!

I'm using this to teach my Chem II kids this year!

That is awesome!

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Sept 4, 2015 8:14:17 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

It was ok, but after a while, I'm just like, "hurry up already!"

I read the Kind Worth Killing after it, and I liked it a lot more.

I liked this one too. Kind of quirky. The Daylight Marriage pops up on the same Amazon lists and that was pretty decent too.

[anna7602]

I liked it and skipped out on a day of doing anything else so I could sit on the sofa and finish it. It wasn't life-changing or anything, but I thought it moved along at a good pace and was a fun read.

Eta: I read for a living. This was a quick diversion from the heavier novels I'm usually reading at any given time.

[meij]

It must have been too hyped up to me because I was underwhelmed. But if I hadn't heard everyone rave about it I might have thought it was decent. I was expecting more the way everyone talked about how great of a book it was.

[jessnpaul]

I liked Girl on the Train but didn't love it.

I thought Me Before You was amazing!!! One of my favorite books ever! I can't wait for the sequel later this month!

[thebreakfastclub]

I thought it was a decent page turner.

[arch01]

I really liked it but I listened to it instead of read it.