tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865574440201600064.post1126313273366829383..comments2024-03-28T10:35:30.130-04:00Comments on A Bookworm's World: The Girl on the Train - Paula HawkinsLuannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14831940198814551829noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865574440201600064.post-3992445917485946032015-01-27T19:24:37.099-05:002015-01-27T19:24:37.099-05:00I read this, too, and I don't agree that she&#...I read this, too, and I don't agree that she's deliciously unreliable. I think she's just a raging alcoholic who is delusional as a result<br /><br />Riverhead is doing a great marketing job for this book, right down to its very clever cover. But, after all this hype, THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN disappointed me. While it kept my attention, it wasn't as unputdownable as claimed until the last couple of chapters. It wasn't for me. The entire book is about Rachel's alcoholic blackouts and figuring out what really happened.<br /><br />Some things about this book are aggravating. For instance, during tense moments, characters, especially Rachel, bite their lips, often so hard they draw blood. I could just imagine all the people walking around with bloody mouths they had chewed.<br /><br />The biggest aggravation is difficult to describe without saying too much and spoiling the story. It has to do with how everything is explained in the end. It was just too easy, convenient.techeditorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01713987832589573174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865574440201600064.post-35278040899138302862015-01-16T17:28:33.067-05:002015-01-16T17:28:33.067-05:00I just skimmed your review because this is current...I just skimmed your review because this is currently in my TBR pile, but I can't wait to get to it! Thanks for the review!The Book Chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01248537555041830039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865574440201600064.post-80004426652477549232015-01-14T21:46:27.858-05:002015-01-14T21:46:27.858-05:00wow, this sounds just so great. "deliciously...wow, this sounds just so great. "deliciously unreliable narrator" is the best thing you can say about a book about a girl with alcoholism.Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02706544792110129160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865574440201600064.post-86640902767689317472015-01-13T10:31:13.067-05:002015-01-13T10:31:13.067-05:00I thought this book was outstanding as well!I thought this book was outstanding as well!bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865574440201600064.post-38324492240803459162015-01-13T08:58:43.413-05:002015-01-13T08:58:43.413-05:00You're right Kay - there are a lot of unreliab...You're right Kay - there are a lot of unreliable narrator books out there right now. I really like not being able to predict or figure out what's going to happen. But I can see your point about exhaustion!<br />Luannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14831940198814551829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865574440201600064.post-6729015603580805862015-01-13T08:50:45.648-05:002015-01-13T08:50:45.648-05:00Yours is the second really positive review I'v...Yours is the second really positive review I've read of this book. I think I will need to read it soon. And what's with the unreliable narrator trend right now - or so it seems. It's effective, but I do find I spend the whole book questioning more than usual. Picking apart every statement. Don't think I could read too many of those in a row because it's kind of exhausting. :-)Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495669354860191042noreply@blogger.com