Apr 11, 2015 unreliable narrators, shifting points of view and a crime or was it. Shes also the one the reader can most closely relate to, because like us, she is an outsider looking in. Mar 03, 2017 the girl on the train audiobook, the girl on the train, paula hawkins, paula hawkins audiobook, the girl on the train unabridged, the girl on the train full audiobook,emily blunt,rebecca ferguson. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Vanity fair the girl on the train has more fun with unreliable narration than any chiller since gone girl. The characters in the girl on the train werent true to anything. The different narrators helped to bring the story to life. The girl on the train by paula hawkins has three uniquely unreliable narrators who create a plethora of plot twists and are connected through trains. See, the other women in the book dont get on the train. The girl on the train is full of backstabbing, none of it literal. I understand that she has drinking issues, but all of her emotions seem a bit much for this book at times. To us, though, rachel is not somegirl on a trainshes the girl on the train. The other narrators dont always tell the truth either.
The debut psychological thriller that will forever change the way you look at other peoples lives. The girl on the train by paula hawkins 2015, cd, unabridged. Rachel is the lead character who prefers to travel on. The quality of the audio was very good, so thats on good thing about the book. A long car journey was the perfect way to form an opinion on the book. The girl on the train audiobook, written by paula hawkins.
Paula hawkins has waved these comparisons off, however, saying in an interview with the hollywood reporter. Narrators clare corbett, louise brealey, and india fisher give outstanding performances. The girl on the train audiobook is a melodramatic story that is original and appealing. 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. Listen to the girl on the train audiobook by paula hawkins, narrated by.
The girl on the train is the 2016 audie award winner for audiobook of the year. She knows it will wait at the same signal each time, overlooking a row of back gardens. The girl on the train is clearly referring to rachel, as she is the only girl who gets on a train in this book. Buy the girl on the train book online at low prices in india. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. M train by patti smith, read by patti smith patti smith describes m train as a roadmap to my life, so, naturally, she is the only person who should read it. Sep 18, 2015 m train by patti smith, read by patti smith patti smith describes m train as a roadmap to my life, so, naturally, she is the only person who should read it. Into the water into the water audiobook, by paula hawkins. The plots puzzle crashes and burns since it is done in such a blundering way. Paula hawkins author, clare corbett narrator, louise brealey narrator get audible free. Listendownload the girl on the train audiobook paula.
Paula hawkins worked as a journalist for fifteen years before turning her hand to fiction. Paula hawkins the girl on the train audio on june 29. I was surprised to find that i really enjoyed the book, much more than the movie. Meet the terrific actresses who voice the three mysterious women in this riveting audiobook. On most days a red signal halts the train next to a line of townhouses whose gardens run. The girl on the train 2015 is a psychological thriller novel by british author paula hawkins. Jan 15, 2015 this has led me to believe that 2015 didnt have better books in the mystery and thriller genre, hence the goodreads choice award going to the girl on the train.
Rachel, the eponymous girl on the train, is an alcoholic who forgets bits of her life. Listeners are drawn into the seemingly ordinary world of rachel. Narrators are great, perfect pacing for easy listening. A natural fit for fans of gone girlstyle unreliable narrators and twisty, fastmoving plots, the girl on the train will have you racing through the pages. Her audio performance rivals emily blunts acting portrayal. Amy dunne is a psychopath, an incredibly controlling and manipulative, smart. Its difficult to say too much more about the plot of the girl on the train.
The girl on the train by paula hawkins discussion guide. The girl on the train is a 2015 psychological thriller novel by british author paula hawkins that gives narratives from three different women about relationship troubles and binge drinking. The debut psychological thriller that will forever change the way you look at other peoples. The girl on the train novel by paula hawkins pdf free. She was one of three narrators of the girl on the train by paula hawkins the book itself features alternating narrations, which won an audie award for best audiobook in 2016. Anna doesnt like trains, and she wants to be away from them. Last stop according to hawkins, her pseudonymous romantic fiction. Random house presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of into the water by paula hawkins, read by imogen church, sophie aldred, daniel weyman, rachel bavidge and laura aikman. Jun 29, 2016 noone, however, could failed to have noticed the juggernaut which is the phenomenon of the girl on the train. Kept my attention and the narrators did a wonderful job. Paula hawkins is no slouch when it comes to trickery or malice. I think the book would have been better if the rachel didnt always find everything so hard to do.
Janet maslin, the new york times the girl on the train marries movie noir with. Paula hawkins worked as a journalist for fifteen years. A natural fit for fans of gone girl style unreliable narrators and twisty, fastmoving plots, the girl on the train will have you racing through the pages. This is the captivating psychological thriller audiobook the girl on the train, written by paula hawkins. Last stop according to hawkins, her pseudonymous romantic fiction novels got darker and darker over time, eventually leading to the very dark the girl on the train. Narrators clare corbett, louise brealey, and india fisher give. The girl on the train audiobook paula hawkins youtube. The girl on the train is perfect for a daily commute. Jan, 2015 paula hawkins gripping new thriller begins with bitter, dissolute rachel, who sees what she believes to be a perfect couple, every morning on the train to work and then one day, the wife is gone. Rear window meets gone girl, in this exceptional and startling psychological thriller gripping, enthralling a topnotch thriller and a compulsive read s j watson, bestselling author of before i go to sleep rachel catches the same commuter train every morning.
This is the captivating psychological thriller audiobook the girl on the train, written by paula hawkins and narrated by clare corbett, india fisher and louise brealey. Bestseller, usa today book of the year, now a major motion picture. The girl on the train the girl on the train audiobook, by paula hawkins. The author of the numberone new york times best seller and global phenomenon the girl on the train returns with into the water, her addictive new novel of psychological suspense. They were all clueless, wandering, adulterating, unlikable people. The girl on the train audiobook paula hawkins audible. The book was a decent read the beginning was so slow that i was about to dnf it forever. We meet our narrator, rachel, on her train commute to and from london. Paula hawkins the girl on the train audiobook free online. Told from the perspective of three unreliable narrators, the story is a thrilling and. The girl on the train by paula hawkins penguin random house. Nothing is more addicting than the girl on the train. The missing girl is one of our first person narrators, expounding about what happened half a step behind the sleuths trying to figure it out. Rachel is an overweight, divorced alcoholic who, despite losing her job in the city, continues to make the commute into london every day.
Unreliable narrators, shifting points of view and a crime or was it. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. The girl on the train, paula hawkins the girl on the train 2015 is a psychological thriller novel by british author paula hawkins. Download or stream the girl on the train by paula hawkins.
The girl on the train has been compared frequently to gone girl by gillian flynn, as both novels employ unreliable narrators and deal with suburban life. Aug 23, 2016 the girl on the train movie tiein paperback august 23, 2016. She imagines the perfect life of jess and jason, people she sees from a train window on her daily commute. Audio book sample courtesy of penguin random house audio.
Narrated by clare corbett, louise brealey, and india fisher. The girl on the train audiobook by paula hawkins written by paula hawkins, audiobook narrated by clare corbett, louise brealey, india fisher. The girl on the train by paula hawkins penguin random. A novel paula hawkins author, clare corbett narrator, louise brealey narrator get audible free. The girl on the train has more fun with unreliable narration than any chiller since gone girl.
Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Jan 14, 2015 while the narrator in kochs book is telling you his version of events, filtered by his prejudices and a certain amount of self preservation, in the girl on the train paula hawkins narrator doesnt really know what happened. One of the challenges of a story like this is whether to believe any of the multiple first person narrators. The girl on the train is liable to draw a large, bedazzled readership too. Rachel watson takes the same commuter train into london and home every day. Listen to girl on the train audiobook by paula hawkins. The move between story perspectives and the two courses of events. A single mother turns up dead at the bottom of the river that runs through town. In the girl on the train, what function does it serve to have three narrators having three narrators rachel, megan, and anna allows hawkins to build suspense and dramatic irony through what certain. Download the girl on the train audiobook by paula hawkins. The new york times marries movie noir with novelistic trickery.
Jan 15, 2015 listen to girl on the train audiobook by paula hawkins. I listened to the audiobook on libby, and the narrators especially the narrator of rachel did a phenomenal job. Three talented narrators handle hawkinss debut psychological thriller, giving identifiable voices and personalities to the. All those faceless bodies staring out of the windows, staring right across at us, it gave me the creeps 20. Paula hawkins the girl on the train audio book online. It is liable to draw a large, bedazzled readership. This has led me to believe that 2015 didnt have better books in the mystery and thriller genre, hence the goodreads choice award going to the girl on the train. Earlier in the summer, a vulnerable teenage girl met the same fate. These three readers bicker and argue, like the three narrators in the girl on the train, about which book is better, this one or gone girl. Nov 16, 2019 she was one of three narrators of the girl on the train by paula hawkins the book itself features alternating narrations, which won an audie award for best audiobook in 2016. The book is the based on the firstperson narrative, however, the number of narrators of the story are three women and with each women telling. Compulsively readable, the girl on the train is an emotionally immersive, hitchcockian thriller and an electrifying debut. The girl on the train by paula hawkins read by clare corbett.
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