Thank you. I am almost finished with it. I have found a lot of reviews that compared it to gone girl. I don't think it is nearly as good as Gone Girl.
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Becks19 I liked The Girl on the Train much more than Gone Girl. You hit it on the head, though, when you said the main character wasn't very likeable.
I found a little more sympathy for her through the middle of the book than I did at first. Still don't care for her much though!
I thought the plot was pretty solid, but it got a little predictable at the end. I thought the writing, especially the character development, could have used some polish.
Yes, she was very unlikable, but quite true to life. It has a lot of twists and turns (though predictable), and I liked the way the story was told from different characters' points of view.
I keep trying to figure out if the main character is having memories or delusions.
Yes, her character is completely true to life. I did find some sympathy for her towards the end. I could empathize with some of the terrible events that lead to her instability.
I think that the beginning was quite slow and could have used some definite polish.
I hit reply to Grant87 and yet the reply went to Danie. I must need more coffee or my computer has gone wacky!! Anyway the above post is in answer to Grant's post. ( #4904 regarding polish etc)
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finished The Pastures of Heaven...good stuff, Steinbeck. I like how he does some experimenting in this one. There's a tad of what I've been calling time-passages wherein a character uses imagination...and too, there's those times when a character speaks to someone not there, a kind of time-passages and you might remember it in Of Mice & Men...by the river? When the one guy talks to the guy not there. I can't keep em straight...their names. But like that. Mentioned it has a touch of the macabre. All related stories.
now I'm on to Blood Money & Other Stories...must be about a hundred stories with that title, hey? These are by Leonard.
now I'm on to Blood Money & Other Stories...must be about a hundred stories with that title, hey? These are by Leonard.
I just got Travels With Charley in the mail today. Can't wait to start it!
I enjoyed the story...he covered a lot of ground in that one. I think...Stevenson? has one called Travels with a Donkey?...that might have served as something, inspiration maybe. There are echoes today of what he records in some places, still.
Not tongue in cheek. I'll scan it and post it so you can see for yourself.
Here's wishing you the best . . .
I really enjoyed The Cuckoo's Calling. Now I'm reading Silkworm . . .pretty good. I read that there will be more Cormoran Strike books. I like knowing that, I really like the character.
I am part way through Koontz's Frankenstein book four....and I must take a break. I may or may not get back to it.
Someone has sent me three boxes of book. One of them has quite a few by Lee Childs. I looked through and one of them is the first Jack Reacher novel, so I'm going to try it.
You know how a lot of King books have a Constant Reader note either at the front or the back? Well, this book has an Introduction. I'm sure it was added in a reprint because it sounds like it was written after the series had been published. It's rather long actually....but I'm guessing the fact that I got quite in to reading it means I may like his writing of the actual book when I finally get to it. Lol
Someone has sent me three boxes of book. One of them has quite a few by Lee Childs. I looked through and one of them is the first Jack Reacher novel, so I'm going to try it.
You know how a lot of King books have a Constant Reader note either at the front or the back? Well, this book has an Introduction. I'm sure it was added in a reprint because it sounds like it was written after the series had been published. It's rather long actually....but I'm guessing the fact that I got quite in to reading it means I may like his writing of the actual book when I finally get to it. Lol
I finished "The Goldfinch" yesterday. (Donna Tartt). Wonderful writing, and a beautiful story with characters so well drawn they might as well be chatting with you at your kitchen table. Although I can't say I find a lot of comparisons, on some level it brings to mind "The Story of Edgar Sawtelle". Maybe the pervasive feeling of doom throughout the book. Complex and thought provoking and sad, but ultimately uplifting, I felt this book reach out to the reader on multiple levels. I saw it on the shelf at the library, after I had read comments here about it, so thanks to everybody who wrote about it. I checked out "The Secret History" last week, so will begin that now.
Neesy
#1 fan (Annie Wilkes cousin) 1st cousin Mom's side
Neesy
#1 fan (Annie Wilkes cousin) 1st cousin Mom's side
So - is it good?
John
What a dumb question, eh?
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