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Review Date: 7/16/2015
Helpful Score: 2
I was very underwhelmed by this book; I was sucked in by the hype over it being praised as the "next 'Gone Girl.'" Obviously it wasn't, but it wasn't even close to the brilliant writing of Gillian Flynn (and I thought 'Gone Girl' was the worst of her three books) - it was at times boring, and I had zero investment in any of the characters (I don't even remember their names anymore!). If you're looking for a good suspense/mystery, or the "next 'Gone Girl,'" try one of Flynn's other two books, or try 'The Surgeon' or its sequel, 'The Apprentice,' by the reviewer on the cover of 'The Girl on the Train' - Tess Gerritsen.
Review Date: 6/25/2011
Helpful Score: 4
I can not say enough good things about this book. I love suspense/thriller fiction, so I read a lot of it. This is how I would describe the quality of this book - it is the exact opposite of James Patterson...Patterson's stories are flimsy, fast, and have no substance. French's books - ALL OF THEM - are thick, trudging (which is a positive thing, as a reader, because I like to invest in a story, spend time with it), and grab you and pull you in. When this book ended I felt cheated that it was over, that I could not go home with the characters and spend more time with them...and then she wrote her next two books. I feel like finding French as an author was like finding a secret gold mine. PLEASE read her books!! You don't have to read any of them in order!
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