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The Girl on the Train

By: Paula Hawkins
Narrated by: India Fisher, Louise Brealey, Clare Corbett
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Rachel catches the same commuter train every morning. She knows it will wait at the same signal each time, overlooking a row of back gardens. She's even started to feel like she knows the people who live in one of the houses. Jess and Jason, she calls them. Their life - as she sees it - is perfect. If only Rachel could be that happy.

And then she sees something shocking. It's only a minute until the train moves on, but it's enough. Now everything's changed. Now Rachel has a chance to become a part of the lives she's only watched from afar. Now they'll see - she's much more than just the girl on the train....

©2015 Paula Hawkins (P)2015 Penguin Audio Crime Thrillers Detective Fiction Genre Fiction Mystery Psychological Thriller Thriller & Suspense Urban Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Crime Suspense Exciting Scary

Editorial reviews

This is the captivating psychological thriller audiobook The Girl on the Train, written by Paula Hawkins and narrated by Clare Corbett, India Fisher and Louise Brealey. Listeners are drawn into the seemingly ordinary world of Rachel. Every morning, Rachel observes from her train window the daily rituals of those in the houses next to the railway tracks. Rachel longs to join these people. But all is not as it seems. Rachel glimpses something shocking from her window one morning. In this intense story, Audible listeners are hooked - does fate lead Rachel to see this? Or have the people in the houses been watching Rachel?

Critic Reviews

"You don't know her. But she knows you. Rear Window meets Gone Girl, in this exceptional and startling psychological thriller. Gripping, enthralling - a top-notch thriller and a compulsive [listen]. " (S J Watson, best-selling author of Before I Go to Sleep)
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This was such a great book i loved it so much I listened to it day and night. I was losing interest at the start but then it took a twist you wouldn't of thought it would. Overall it was the best book I have ever read (better than The Fault In Out Stars) :) <3

Breathtaking

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Brilliant!

Well narrated, fantastic story - would highly recommend to anyone. I was enthralled by this story!

Couldn't 'put it down'

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Amazing crime thriller that I could imagine being made into a movie. The emotions portrayed in the book are very confronting and then performances of the narrators are great.

One issue I had was the depressing nature of one of the key characters life which had me feeling quite negative after each listening session.

Overall a great read.

Harrowing novel.

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What did you like most about The Girl on the Train?

The narration was great to listen to - not too dramatic, easy on the ears.

What did you like best about this story?

It unfolds and reveals that the characters and their actions are not what they first appear

What does the narrators bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

Makes it easy to enjoy when I don't have time to read

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Past the 6th chapter, yes

Any additional comments?

Clever, enjoyed it, recommended

Hard to get into but the story unfolds really well

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A great story. Entertaining.
Rachel narrator was a bit intense the whole way though. I would have liked to hear some light and shade as on occasion I avoided turning it on again as she was already an annoying character and then that relentless intensity on top was too much at times.

Solid.

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It wasn't quite what I expected from hype, but it didn't disappoint.
This is a story about three women that cross paths, with tragic consequences, told through each of their POVs.
It's a typical thriller and Yes, I worked out the 'who done it' well before the end. However, it moved at a good pace and the author maintained interest for me, the reader.
Some readers have complained about not being able to distinguish clearly between the three women. If I am completely honest, I agree, but I stayed on track because I read carefully. Had my concentration lapsed there would have been issues, I believe.
Perhaps the three women were too alike on paper and needed more differing character traits to set them apart.
As for many reviewers complaining that the characters were not likeable. Nice people are nice, but flawed people are more interesting and fun to read about. Protagonists do not have to be likeable, at least not for me. I don't need to read about some ideal individual.
Overall, it was a good read and better than Gone Girl, which everyone seems to compare it to. Personally, I didn't much like Gone Girl.
Sergiu Pobereznic (Amazon author)

A good read

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What a talent for storytelling and character building. It had me hooked from the start.

Gripping!

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I have been reading a lot of self help books lately but thought I'd take a break and read a novel ! Omg I was on the edge of my seat in the car all the time ! Only took me a week to read it ! Loved it from start to finish ! Didn't expect the ending at all ...need her to write some more books please !!

Edge of my seat !

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storyline so well constructed. Realy engrossed from start to finish. sorry when it came to the end

fantastic gripping from start to finish.,

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Audio books are my lifesaver whilst travelling for work. I found this a real "page turner" or more correctly, was happy for all the kms that allowed me to enjoy the unravelling of this great murder mystery. Whilst it's characters were somewhat weak or lacked true believability in some cases, overall it delivered on all aspects.

Addictive

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