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Book Review of The Girl on the Train: A Novel

The Girl on the Train: A Novel
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This was an interesting book. I started listening to it in the car and about halfway through my husband and I got so depressed. There was no lightness in the book at all. We decided to stop listening. However, I wanted to see what happened in the end and finished reading it later. It was easier to put down once in a while so I wouldn't get too depressed. It was a shocking ending. I felt sorry for all the characters except for the murderer. I prefer mysteries to have a little humor on the side but this had none. I have stopped reading other series for the same reason. I recommend this book because it is well written, devious and horrifying. Leading up to the finale was tortuous. Paula Hawkins is a gifted writer.