If you havent read the girl on the train, youre behind the curve and thats not the only soontobe film adaptation you should get a. It was griping and suspenseful that i couldnt go to bed until i knew who did it. The girl on the train by paula hawkins is the perfect book for a longhaul flight time will fly. Commuter trains are very common in the uk and i was unsure of the rules. Who would you cast to play the major roles in a film version of the book. Copy and laminate one book club guide for each set of books and keep it stored with the book club set. Spoiler alert if you havent finished reading the book, i advise you to not to read the girl on the train discussion questions below. Rachel sees the same couple breakfasting on their deck each morning as she passes by in her. Our book choice for december 2010 is strangers on a train, by patricia highsmith.
The following contains spoilers for the girl on the train book and movie. It was an easy listen, had fantastic narration, the story moved along well, and was a fun listen. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. Reviews the girl on the train has more fun with unreliable narration than any chiller since gone girl. Someone in the seat behind me gives a sigh of helpless irritation. Paula hawkins has 15 years experience as a journalist. Lets discuss the girl on the train by paula hawkins thanks to our genius books editor and soontobepublished author. While the characters arent warm and fuzzy, the expert plot pacing of the girl on the train by paula hawkins speeds readers through the psychological thriller, agreed fyi book club. There is a spot on the track where the train stops or slows down at the signal and she gets a good view of a couples garden. The 5 biggest girl on the train book to movie changes.
The girl on the train is full of backstabbing, none of it literal. Architect guy haines wants to divorce his unfaithful wife, miriam, in order to marry the woman he loves, anne faulkner. I really dont have that much to say about it without spoiling things. The girl on the train book club discussions glamour. The girl on the train by paula hawkins notwithstanding all of the deceit, deception and general outandout fraud one will find in the girl on the train, each and every word in this engrossing debut thriller by paula hawkins has the ring of truth to it. The problem with the book, though, was that it was also frequently a hokey mess, and tate taylors new adaptation of the girl on the. The girl on the train and under the shadow the new. It took a few pages to realize that she was on the equivalent of a go train and constantly drinking. Its a book about the consequences and farreaching effects of war, but also a harrowing comingofage tale of overcoming tragedy and lasting friendship. Ive been in a lot of book clubs, and i know its not always easy to get a conversation going on a book. The girl on the train is liable to draw a large, bedazzled readership too. The girl on the train by paula hawkins is a twisty thriller narrated by three different struggling, unreliable women.
The plot is believable, interesting and there are thrills and chills. And in our inaugural meetingon a sunny wednesday afternoon, fueled by perfectly homemade chocolate chip cookieswe mulled over the hardcover fiction title that has been sitting on top of the new york times bestseller list for 10 weeks though some of us clubbers questioned why, more on that later. Whether youre driving to wait tables at a restaurant in topeka, riding the subway to wall street, or in a jeep heading out to hunt bloodthirsty koalas in the australian outback, the daily commute is a nearuniversal aspect of life. I had heard a lot of good reports about the book and it certainly lived up to its reputation. While on a train to see his wife, he meets charles. First and foremost, i would like to say that i enjoyed this book. The girl on the train, directed by tate taylor and written by erin cressida wilson, was adapted from the wildly popular, and new york times bestselling novel by paula hawkins. It is the kind of book that readers are eager to talk to other people about. If you want to get involved in our book club, keep an eye out on site. The debut psychological thriller that will forever change the way you look at other peoples lives, from the author of into the water.
How different is the book from hitchcocks rear window and psycho. Compulsively readable, the girl on the train is an emotionally immersive, hitchcockian thriller, and an electrifying debut that will forever change the. Theres a whiff of agatha christie and a dollop of gone girl with plenty of blind alleys that we happily wander up and get lost in. I assumed she was in the dining cart on a via rail train. Ron weasley for the role of the redhaired man, of course. To listen to the audio book club discussion of the girl on the train, click the arrow on the player below. Desperate to find lives more fulfilling than her own, a lonely london commuter imagines the story of a couple shes only glimpsed through the train window in hawkins chilling, assured debut, in which the line between truth and lie constantly shifts like the rocking of a train. Ill throw out a few topics for discussion, and you can write your responses about these topics or anything else youd like to say in the comment section. At first, i didnt realize that rachel was an alcoholic. Janet maslin, the new york times the girl on the train marries movie noir with novelistic trickery. Our main character, rachel, is an alcoholic who rides the train every morning, catching glimpses of the lives of a couple along her route. Get free weekly updates on top club picks, book giveaways, author events and more.
Does girl on the train reflect a journalistic style. In this way, with her own voyeuristic curiosity, rachel watson is not so unusual. Every day she rattles down the track, flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes, and stops at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their deck. The girl from the train by irma joubertwhen 6yearold gretl jumps from a train bound for auschwitz, her mother and grandmother are unable to follow her. This one has additional strife in pining for her ex and is a lush, as well, with a fantasy about true love, seen through the train window a perfect. The girl on the train and 7 more books you should read.
Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning. If youre ready to start a book club, heres 40 of the best book club questions, for fiction. The girl from the train by irma joubert, paperback. Ive found that the best book club discussion questions are ones that are openended and that get people to share their personal opinions. The girl on the train by paula hawkins penguin books. The girl from the train kindle edition by joubert, irma. Compulsively readable, the girl on the train is an emotionally immersive, hitchcockian thriller, and an electrifying debut that will forever change the way you look at other peoples lives. Thanks for participating in our virtual book discussion. Rachel sees the same couple breakfasting on their deck each morning as she passes by in her commuter train.
Book club is coming up again next month and ive put together the girl on the train discussion questions so everyone can join along. The girl on the train by paula hawkins is a tight, suspenseful chiller with a dubious narrator, who tries to solve the mystery of a womans disappearance. The girl on the train is one of those delicious thrillers that can be devoured in four sittings, thats two return journeys on a typical train trip. The girl from the train is a love story, but its not a romance. It is singleminded ingetting to the crux of what happened to a seemingly lonely, bland girl on a train who ends up dead. What does the girl on the train have in common with gone girl. Vanity fair the girl on the train has more fun with unreliable. The girl on the train by paula hawkins if there is one thing that can be said about the girl on the train and the whole group agreed on it is one heck of a good discussion book. Eventually, shes able to find refuge with jakob, a polish freedom fighter. Every month, reese picks one book she loves with a woman at the center of the story and shares it with her book club. If you have not read the girl on the train and are planning to, do not read any further. The girl from the train is an eloquent, moving testament to love and its power to illuminate our authentic selves.
The train jolts and scrapes and screeches back into motion, the little pile of clothes disappears from view and we trundle on towards london, moving at a brisk joggers pace. This month were talking about the girl on the train heres how it works. The girl on the train is a woman who has become usual now. The fact that shes imagining a happy couple in a house on her street much like hers. Its obviously too early to declare the most buzzworthy book of 2015, but i would not be surprised if the honor ended up going to paula hawkins the girl on the train. The girl on the train is one heck of a journey, one that i would recommend everyone to go on. Nothing is more addicting than the girl on the train. The girl on the train, by paula hawkins paula hawkins gripping new thriller begins with bitter, dissolute rachel, who sees what she believes to be a perfect couple, every morning. Hawkinss girl is a less flashy, but altogether more solid creation. The girl on the train by paula hawkins riverhead hardcover, hardcover, 9781594633669, january 2015, 336pp. The girl on the train is a hokey mess the atlantic. The book club click to join in the discussion about this months book, harvesting by lisa harding.
Fyi book club discussion for the girl on the train by. I read the book in one allnighter in just four hours. Book club questions for the girl on the train by paula hawkins april 19, 2016 books books crime and thriller may 2016 paula hawkins the richard and judy book club is a fantastic way of sharing your thoughts and feelings with likeminded book lovers. She commutes into london for work on the same schedule each work day. What alice forgot by liane moriarty follow grab on twitter. It follows the lives of three women rachel, anna, and megan and the events surrounding megans murder, ultimately bringing the lives of the three women together. The girl on the train, by paula hawkins the new york times. Each day, rachel takes the train to work in london, heading past the town of witney. Born and raised in zimbabwe and living in london since 1989, what can we identify from the book that shows her diverse cultural background.
Book club discussion questions for found by margaret peterson haddix. The book has sold more than 15 million copies around the world, so the film definitely had a lot to live up to. The girl on the train book club discussion questions. The girl on the train go read a book club 15 youtube. Found by margaret peterson haddix book club discussion. Nonfiction to read if you loved the girl on the train. The girl on the train is a mystery and suspense novel by paula hawkins. Listen carefully, and answer the questions that follow. Book club questions for the girl on the train by paula. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. Rachel emily blunt used to be married to tom justin theroux, but tom had an. The girl from the train by irma joubert reading guidebook.
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