Book club notes for the girl on the train

The girl on the train by paula hawkins is the perfect book for a longhaul flight time will fly. In this comprehensive book club companion, kathryn cope guides readers through paula hawkins bestselling novel the girl on the train. 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. Every day, she takes the train in to work in new york, and every day the train passes by her old house. May, 2016 trust, truth, memory, secrets, voyeurism, motherhood and the judgements we make are all explored in paula hawkins the girl on the train. Rachel sees the same couple breakfasting on their deck each morning as she passes by in her commuter train. Finn on what makes his woman in the window different. This study guide specifically refers to the 2015 riverheadpenguin books hardcover edition. What three words would you use to best describe this book. Find out which are the most popular books by watching the book club special on tuesday 19. Jan 01, 2007 the girl from the train is a love story, but its not a romance. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. The girl on the train movie tiein by paula hawkins. Jul 12, 2016 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.

Delve deeper into the books making the charts, and get tips for keeping your reading group engaged. Each day, rachel takes the train to work in london, heading past the town of witney. Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning. 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. Questions every book club asks, the story behind the writing of orphan train, and more. In three sentences, how would you describe your book. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the girl on the train. Girl on the train book club notes penguin books australia.

I read the book in one allnighter in just four hours. Book club questions for the orphan train by christina baker. Cygnet is a comingofage story set in a time of global ecological crisis. This study guide consists of approximately 72 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of the girl with seven names. The girl on the train is full of backstabbing, none of it literal. The debut psychological thriller that will forever change the way you look at other peoples lives. Vote in the book clubs five of the best for your chance to win one of three fabulous prize packs. The girl on the train pages 1 54 summary and analysis. The girl on the train book club discussion questions. Vanity fair the girl on the train has more fun with unreliable narration than any chiller since. Does girl on the train reflect a journalistic style. 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.

Fox 2000 acquired the rights to the woman in the window in 2016, well before it was published. Jun 10, 2015 the girl on the train by paula hawkins is the perfect book for a longhaul flight time will fly. Tell me something true orphan train is so beautifully written, and the characters are inspiring. The girl on the train is the story of rachel watsons life postdivorce. The perfect book club is made up of three key things. We meet in a private facebook group and chat about a new book every month. New york daily news the girl on the train by paula hawkins is a psychologically gripping debut that delivers. Shes buried beneath a silver birch tree, down towards the old train tracks, her grave marked with a cairn. 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 house she lived in with her husband, who still lives there, with his new wife and child. 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. It took a few pages to realize that she was on the equivalent of a go train and constantly drinking. It was griping and suspenseful that i couldnt go to bed until i knew who did it.

Find summaries for every chapter, including a the girl on the train chapter summary chart to help you understand the book. Paula hawkins has 15 years experience as a journalist. The house girl tara conklin, 20 harpercollins 384 pp. 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. Sep 11, 2019 the perfect book club is made up of three key things. Spoiler alert if you havent finished reading the book, i advise you to not to read the girl on the train discussion questions below. What message would you like your readers to take away from orphan train. Nothing is more addicting than the girl on the train. Recommending new books each month to spark lively conversation.

Aug 18, 2018 the orphan train by christina baker kline moves back and forth between two stories that of a young orphan girl in the early twentieth century and that of a teenager in the modernday foster care system. Ive found that the best book club discussion questions are ones that are openended and that get people to share their personal opinions. The plot is believable, interesting and there are thrills and chills. How different is the book from hitchcocks rear window and psycho. 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. 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 girl on the train, hawkinss first thriller, is wellwritten and ingeniously constructed. The question and answer section for the girl on the train is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel. I may be biased, but moms book nook is the best online moms book club youll find. The girl on the train, by paula hawkins paula hawkins gripping new thriller begins with bitter, dissolute rachel, who sees what she. If youre ready to start a book club, heres 40 of the best book club questions, for fiction. She describes her sights and thoughts on a train ride.

Commuter trains are very common in the uk and i was unsure of the rules. Orphan train is so beautifully written, and the characters are inspiring. 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. The first two things are easy to accomplish just read anything by.

Take a look at our reading group questions below and get the conversation started. And remember to check out our other book resources. Christina baker klines novel orphan train has ridden the new york times bestseller list for the past 15 weeks, becoming a favorite of book clubs across the country. Want to see these questions in action, and join a fun monthly online book club no awkward silences, promise. The girl on the train is a best book club book for discussion, a hitchcockian debut psychological thriller that will change the way you look at other peoples lives. In the morning, she sees a pile of clothing abandoned near the tracks, she commiserates with other passengers who rue the trains lateness, and she watches houses pass by outside the train window. In july of 20, rachel watson is a female on a locomotive, a. We announce the book selection on the first monday of the month and discuss on the last monday of the month at. Today, we welcome christina to the blog to discuss her experience with book clubs and the three most common questions that clubs have asked her about the novel.

In the morning, she sees a pile of clothing abandoned near the tracks, she commiserates with other passengers who rue the train s lateness, and she watches houses pass by outside the train window. The girl on the train by paula hawkins, paperback barnes. I assumed she was in the dining cart on a via rail train. Fyi book club discussion for the girl on the train by. 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. The girl from the train is a love story, but its not a romance. Book club is coming up again next month and ive put together the girl on the train discussion questions so everyone can join along.

Find resources for your book club, whether it meets in your living room or across cyberspace. Apr 18, 2017 vote in the book club s five of the best for your chance to win one of three fabulous prize packs. 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. At first, i didnt realize that rachel was an alcoholic. Reviews the girl on the train has more fun with unreliable narration than any chiller since gone girl. Trust, truth, memory, secrets, voyeurism, motherhood and the judgements we make are all explored in paula hawkins the girl on the train. The girl on the train is one of those books where you cant wait yet almost cant bear to turn the page. It can be confronting subject matter for many of us this is why it makes an inspired book club selection. Hawkinss tale of love, regret, violence and forgetting is an engrossing psychological thriller with plenty of surprises. What does the girl on the train have in common with gone girl.

She commutes into london for work on the same schedule each work day. Who would you cast to play the major roles in a film version of the book. Born and raised in zimbabwe and living in london since 1989, what can we identify from the book that shows her diverse cultural background. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The novel debuted in the number one spot on the new york times fiction best sellers of 2015 list print and e book dated 1 february 2015, 2 and remained. A girl on a train is the perfect read for a rainy day, long train or bus ride. Ive been in a lot of book clubs, and i know its not always easy to get a conversation going on a book. Janet maslin, the new york times the girl on the train marries movie noir with novelistic trickery. Its a book about the consequences and farreaching effects of war, but also a harrowing comingofage tale of overcoming tragedy and lasting friendship. A book that will become its own movie, like gone girl and the girl on the train. The girl with seven names by hyeonseo lee reading guidebook. If your favorite thing about the girl on the train is the train, youre in luck. Save over 40% all preorders are available at the membership price or one member credit, and because they are shipped separately, preorders are not eligible for feature selection bundle prices. Paula hawkins debut novel the girl on the train is a suspenseful thriller filled with a complex plot, shocking twists at every turn, and an ending.

The girl on the train paula hawkins, 2015 penguin group usa 336 pp. Paula hawkinss the girl on the train chapter summary. There are a lot of devastating moments that will make you take a step back and think and cry about lifeand your mother. The girl on the train is liable to draw a large, bedazzled readership too. Read it, then invite your book club over to watch the hitchcock film. This week, the golden hour by beatriz williams went on sale everywhere, an. Vanity fair the girl on the train has more fun with unreliable narration than any.

The girl on the train is a mystery and suspense novel by paula hawkins. The girl on the train chapter summaries course hero. The debut psychological thriller that will forever change the way you look at other peoples lives, from the author of into the water. Sep 05, 2016 the secret to each question is that they are all open ended if something can be answered with a simple yes or no you do not want to include it in your book club question list. Aug 21, 2017 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 by paula hawkins penguin books. The new historical novel by beatriz williams, author of the summer wives. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. Paula hawkins debut novel the girl on the train is a suspenseful thriller filled with a complex plot, shocking twists at every turn, and an ending that will both stun and leave the reader wanting more. Jan 08, 2015 hawkinss girl is a less flashy, but altogether more solid creation. The girl on the train by paula hawkins transworld will be featured on the radio 2 book club on monday 26 january the book was selected with the help of a panel made up of reading agency and library staff from across the uk we have an exclusive extract available for you to read as well as discussion questions for your reading group the girl on the train. Book questions and reading guidesdiscussion guides for book clubs more than 500 printable reading guides for exceptional books.

The girl from the train by irma joubert reading guidebook. She rides the commuter rail to and from london every day for work or so she says. Alice hoffmans most recent novel was one of the most magical, sad, and beautiful stories about love and survival that ive ever read. Aug 23, 2016 the girl on the train movie tiein paperback august 23, 2016. Ron weasley for the role of the redhaired man, of course. Designed to make your reading experience more rewarding and enjoyable, this study guide encompasses a wealth of information. The sunday girl by pip drysdale the girl on the train meets before i go to sleep. An extraordinary insight into life under one of the worlds most ruthless and secretive dictatorships and the story of one womans terrifying struggle to avoid capturerepatriation and guide her family to freedom. It is singleminded ingetting to the crux of what happened to a seemingly lonely, bland girl on a train who ends up dead. 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.