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Girl on a Train

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KurriKurri · 11/10/2015 10:20

99p on Kindle today - is it worth reading?

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Homemadeapplepie · 12/10/2015 22:13

I thought the Girl on the Train was rubbish, I only kept reading because of all the hype I thought it was going to get good at some point! Disappointing, don't waste your money and your time on it.

HarlettOScara · 12/10/2015 19:01

I thought I'd read The Girl on the Train but thanks to this thread I realise I actually read Girl on a Train. It was ok and probably worth 99p but I did wonder why there was all the hype around it Blush

lisa2104 · 12/10/2015 18:45

I actually was meant to read The Girl on The Train for my book group but read Girl On a Train instead. I thought it was really good. Worth 99p. It may not be the hyped one but I don't think it matters. I'm actually glad I made a mistake because I wouldn't have read it otherwise and will still read the 'proper' one.

Billben · 12/10/2015 14:20

the book you are talking about is not The Girl on the Train (the bestseller). It's two different books.

CoteDAzur · 11/10/2015 18:20

It was an OK thriller. Nothing terribly special but it might be fun to read it on your train journey.

pictish · 11/10/2015 12:10

The Girl on the Train was ok.

glenthebattleostrich · 11/10/2015 12:06

Follow Me Home and What You Wish For. They were the other Mark Edwards Books I've read recently. Both worth a read I think

tictactoad · 11/10/2015 12:04

Thought Girl On A Train was very far fetched and didn't live up to the hype.

I waited a couple of months on a library list to read it and was glad it didn't cost me.

Saw a copy in a jumble sale yesterday..

glenthebattleostrich · 11/10/2015 12:03

I really enjoyed Rachel Abbot. There's another one by Mark Edwards I recently read, will have a look and see if I can find it on my kindle.

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KurriKurri · 11/10/2015 11:51

Thanks TheMaster - I have read The Stranger Child by Rachel Abbot - and really enjoyed it (think it was a daily deal a while ago) Sleep Tight and Back Road both sound good.

I recently read 'From The Cradle' - by Louise Voss and Mark Edwards (he wrote The Magpies) which I also enjoyed.

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TheMasterNotMargarita · 11/10/2015 11:42

I see you have the relevant info but just to say if you want a decent read I'm currently gripped by Rachel Abbotts Sleep Tight.
I just finished another of her books The Back Road and couldn't put it down.

DuchessofMalfi · 11/10/2015 11:31

Confusing when you see two novels with similar titles. I saw this one in the daily deals and wondered how many people would think it was the one by Paula Hawkins.

Btw, I did buy the Paula Hawkins novel a while ago in a kindle sale, so it's worth hanging on to see if it comes up again. Definitely worth a read - I enjoyed it, but don't think it is worth all the hype it got. It isn't any better than any other good thriller out there.

SuperScribbler · 11/10/2015 11:06

I have read The Girl on the Train and didn't think it was all that good. I have downloaded Girl on a Train as it's another thriller and I thought I would compare the two.

In point of fact Girl on a Train was published April 2014 and the more famous The Girl on the Train was published nine months later .Jan 2015

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KurriKurri · 11/10/2015 10:55

I am sorry - I thought it was the bestseller (I didn't know it well enough to know the author and just assumed from the title - again I've been musing whether to buy The Girl on a Train for little while)
I do hope no one has accidentally bought the one I have mentioned since I drew attention to it, and made the same mistake as me. Many apologies

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urbanturban · 11/10/2015 10:53

Cross post with Kurri there, apologies! Grin

urbanturban · 11/10/2015 10:52

Yep as snozzle just said, the 99p book isn't the best-seller from earlier this year, it's a different one.

The best-seller is called 'The Girl on the Train' by Paula Hawkins......just rushed off to Amazon to buy it as I've been wanting to read it but it's still £5.70.....Sad

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KurriKurri · 11/10/2015 10:51

Oh snozzle - you are absolutely right, - well spotted - it is not the book I thought it was going to be either (the one I have heard of) gosh - that's a bit naughty giving a book a very similar title.

Thanks for pointing that out - apologies to anyone I may have inadvertantly mislead as well Blush

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GoofyIsACow · 11/10/2015 10:48

I am on with the girl on the train but I am struggling with it. Too many characters and the chapers titled with their names mean it takes me ages into that chapter to remember which one i am reading about so far.

I suppose that will ease as I get to know them more but so far it's not making me want to read it.

BikeRunSki · 11/10/2015 10:47

I am reading it now. I like it, but don't love it. It's worth 99p though! I was reading it on a train and a girl asked me what I was reading (she apologised for reading over my shoulder). Made for a slightly comedy moment when I told her.

snozzlemaid · 11/10/2015 10:46

Beware, this is not the book I thought it was. The one for 99p is 'Girl on a Train'.
I was thinking it was the popular 'The Girl on the Train'.
I was about to buy when I noticed it was a different cover.

ladygracie · 11/10/2015 10:41

I liked it. Definitely worth 99p.

MummaGiles · 11/10/2015 10:40

It's good for 99p. It is one of the many books trying to be Gone Girl, but it is entertaining enough.

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KurriKurri · 11/10/2015 10:39

Oh thank you 12purpleapples - I shall get that one as well - looks just my type of thing Smile

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12purpleapples · 11/10/2015 10:28

If you like mysteries this is very good, and only 49p.

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KurriKurri · 11/10/2015 10:25

I like mysteries - and it sounds as if it comes into that category. thanks for speedy responses Smile I will risk 99p on it - I have a train journey coming up so it will be a fitting choice to read while travelling.

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