Nnbook club notes for girl on the train

As with many anxietyinducing psychological thrillers, the girl on the train gets deep into the brains of the characters. The girl on the train is the story of rachel watsons life postdivorce. Dreamworks optioned the book before it was even released, with marc platt into the woods, drive set to produce and erin. Book club is coming up again next month and ive put together the girl on the train discussion questions so everyone can join along. We have an exclusive extract available for you to read as well as discussion questions for your reading group. Take a look at our reading group questions below and get the conversation started. Slates audio book club abc climbs aboard the girl on the train and flies fullspeed ahead into spoilerville. The 5 biggest girl on the train book to movie changes. 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 girl on the train kindle edition by pearce, david g. This study guide specifically refers to the 2015 riverheadpenguin books hardcover edition. To start the conversation off, weve put together some questions which cover the key themes and concepts that arose after reading the girl on the train.

If youve already gobbled up the girl on the train, youre probably hungry for something similar to read that hits lots of the same notes. What does the girl on the train have in common with gone girl. The girl on the train book club discussions glamour. To listen to the audio book club discussion of the girl on the train, click the arrow on the player below. The richard and judy book club is all about you getting involved and sharing our passion for reading. The girl from the train is a best book club book for discussion set during the final moments of wwii about a polish resistance fighter and a young girl bound for auschwitz. Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning. Remember, ill be giving away a free book to one lucky commenter. Lets discuss the girl on the train by paula hawkins thanks to our genius books editor and soontobepublished author.

Due to the structure of the novel, summaries and analysis sections are divided by page numbers, and chapters are also referenced by page number in addition to paragraphs. Silent sister by diane chamberlain discussion questions the following are questions that can be used for book club discussions for silent sister. Now, thomas nelson publishers have brought this beautiful story of love and loss and heroism and sacrifice to english audiences. If you liked gillian flynns dark and suspenseful gone girl, then you have to read paula hawkinss pageturner the girl on the train and vice versa. He tells her she caused a scene at a work party and got him fired and that she attacked him with a golf club. 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. The girl on the train study guide contains a biography of paula hawkins, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. We liked it because it had murder and action, senior jasmine dorsey said. Rachel sees the same couple breakfasting on their deck each morning as she passes by in her commuter train. The house she lived in with her husband, who still lives there, with his new wife and child.

First and foremost, i would like to say that i enjoyed this book. Lets discuss the girl on the train by paula hawkins. There were posters all over the go train, subways and buses. The girl from the train was originally written in afrikaans and published in south africa, where it became a bestseller in 20.

Following her psychological thriller, the girl on the train, paula hawkins is at it again with into the water. This study guide consists of approximately 46 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of the girl on the train. The novel debuted in the number one spot on the new york times fiction best sellers of 2015 list print and ebook dated 1 february 2015, and remained in the top position for consecutive weeks, until. First chapter, first paragraph tuesday intro the girl on. Then it journeyed to the netherlands where it again became a bestseller.

Who would you cast to play the major roles in a film version of the book. Those of us who have used public transit will identify and, to some degree, sympathize with the books very troubled protagonist. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Every day, she takes the train in to work in new york, and every day the train passes by her old house.

Yet since the relationship between truth and memory is often a slippery one, how objective or true can a memory, by definition, really be. I was responsible for leading the book club discussion this month. If you have not read the girl on the train and are planning to, do not read any further. The girl on the train by paula hawkins transworld will be featured on the radio 2 book club on monday 26 january.

Book club is coming up again next month and ive put together the girl on the train discussion questions so everyone can join online and. Japanese teen school girl molested on bus by strangers. The girl on the train is a mystery and suspense novel by paula hawkins. Recommending new books each month to spark lively conversation. We might have barbecued out back with friends, or gone to the rose and sat in the beer garden, faces flushing with sun and alcohol as the afternoon went on, weaving home, arm in arm, falling asleep on the sofa. In july of 20, rachel watson is a female on a locomotive, a. Some members watched the movie version of the book on their own time, but when they discussed it this movie divided them in opinion. First chapter, first paragraph tuesday intro the girl on the train by paula hawkins every tuesday, fellow blogger bibliophile by the sea hosts first chapter first paragraph tuesday intros, where bloggers share the first paragraph of the book they are. It must have worked well, because as of now, its still on. Related searches teen tramp white schoolgirl molested on bus forced train train sex forced sister standing girl forced sex on train white girl train forced public train fuck girl japanese molested innocent school girl on bus train forced cheerleader fuck forced fuck on train bus abused vintage suck cock cute japanese teen forced molested. It was an easy listen, had fantastic narration, the story moved along well, and was a fun. Witney is a town between ashbury and euston station, and is located near london, england.

Rachel is devastated by her recent divorce, spends her daily commute fantasizing about the seemingly perfect couple who live in a house that her train passes every day, until one morning she sees something shocking happen. Find resources for your book club, whether it meets in your living room or across cyberspace. The girl from the train by irma joubert reading guidebook. The girl on the train paula hawkins, 2015 penguin group usa 336 pp. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the girl on the train. Somehow, its hard to believe the girl on the train is paula hawkins debut thriller. She rides the commuter rail to and from london every day for work or so she says. Silent sister by diane chamberlain discussion questions. Club sometimes what we really need is a good thriller. And paula hawkins knows how to captivate readers with an enthralling and suspenseful mystery. The girl on a train group fiction read january 2017 gill, 58, 120, sep 21, 2019 11. Ron weasley for the role of the redhaired man, of course.

It can be confronting subject matter for many of us this is why it makes an inspired book club selection. The girl on the train quotes by paula hawkinspage 5 of 23. The book club read the girl on the train, written by paula hawkinson, november 8th in their meeting. Explore the psychology of the girl on the trains female.

Some of these questions are found on line at st martins press, others are created for our bookies discussion. A crucial question in the girl on the train is how much rachel watson can trust her own memory. The girl on the train hardcover book discussion goodreads. Compulsively readable, the girl on the train is an emotionally immersive, hitchcockian thriller, and an electrifying debut that will forever change the. Book club questions for the girl on the train by paula hawkins. Girl on the train book club notes penguin books australia. The girl on the train book club discussion questions. 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 is a 2015 psychological thriller novel by british author paula hawkins that gives narratives from three different women about relationship troubles and binge drinking. It was griping and suspenseful that i couldnt go to bed until i knew who did it. I really dont have that much to say about it without spoiling things. The book was selected with the help of a panel made up of reading agency and library staff from across the uk. I read the book in one allnighter in just four hours. Its the only constant thing she seems to have in her. The girl on the train by paula hawkins book club discussion. 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.

Trust, truth, memory, secrets, voyeurism, motherhood and the judgements we make are all explored in paula hawkins the girl on the train. What bothers me most is that i havent got to the end of my story, and i cant start over with someone else, its too hard. The richard and judy book club is a fantastic way of sharing your thoughts and feelings with likeminded book lovers. Justin theroux, left, and emily blunt appear in a scene from, the girl on the train. In a video exclusive for the girl on the train, the films creators dive. We had chosen the girl on the train by paula hawkins. Ive been in a lot of book clubs, and i know its not always easy to get a conversation going on a book. Book club questions for the girl on the train by paula.