Remember, ill be giving away a free book to one lucky commenter. We spend over half the book with rachel watson, our titular girl on the train. If youre ready to start a book club, heres 40 of the best book club questions, for fiction. 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. In this way, with her own voyeuristic curiosity, rachel watson is not so unusual. Fyi book club discussion for the girl on the train by. Go one step beyond the usual wine, cheese and crackers with a menu that matches the theme of your book clubs latest selection. The girl from the train kindle edition by joubert, irma. 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.
Use this list of book club menus for ideas or search for specific themes or cuisines. Im not beautiful, and i cant have kids, so what does that make me. Make your book club evening even more special by preparing a menu that carries out the theme of your book. Ron weasley for the role of the redhaired man, of course. Book club is coming up again next month and ive put together the girl on the train discussion questions so everyone can join along. There were posters all over the go train, subways and buses. This unexpected smash hit now in its eighth week at. The girl on the train is a mystery and suspense novel by paula hawkins. Next to suspense and mysteries, it has become my go to genre for reading. The girl on the train could happen in any city with a mass transit system. The girl on the train by paula hawkins crime thriller girl. Thanks to our genius books editor and soontobepublished. Its the only constant thing she seems to have in her. Nothing is more addicting than the girl on the train.
The girl from the train christian book distributors. Take a look at our reading group questions below and get the conversation started. As the book ends, rachel decides to get away from that area for a while and reclaim her sobriety and her life. All things considered audio or transcript bookpage feature on paula hawkins litlovers discussion guide three perspectives on the books settings. Girl on the train book club notes penguin books australia. The girl on the train by paula hawkins book club discussion. Paula hawkinss highly anticipated debut novel is a dark, gripping thriller with the shocking.
Eventually, shes able to find refuge with jakob, a polish freedom fighter. The girl on the train by paula hawkins is the perfect book for a longhaul flight time will fly. It is singleminded ingetting to the crux of what happened to a seemingly lonely, bland girl on a train who ends up dead. The girl on the train paula hawkins, 2015 penguin group usa 336 pp. The woman behind the girl on the train via the guardian interview on npr. Lets discuss the girl on the train by paula hawkins thanks to our genius books editor and soontobepublished author. Designed to make your reading experience more rewarding and enjoyable, this study guide encompasses a wealth of information.
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. Here, the girl on the train shines, with its mystery resolved by a leftfield plot twist that works, followed, surprisingly, by what you might call a happy ending. It was griping and suspenseful that i couldnt go to bed until i knew who did it. 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. Who would you cast to play the major roles in a film version of the book. 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. Books you should read best books to read great books good books to read best fiction books read aloud books book club reads book. 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. First and foremost, i would like to say that i enjoyed this book. Get free weekly updates on top club picks, book giveaways, author events and more. Lets discuss the girl on the train by paula hawkins. The girl on the train, hawkinss first thriller, is wellwritten and ingeniously constructed.
It was an easy listen, had fantastic narration, the story moved along well, and was a fun listen. I was responsible for leading the book club discussion this month. 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. Questions every book club asks, the story behind the writing of orphan train, and more. 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. It must have worked well, because as of now, its still on. A crucial question in the girl on the train is how much rachel watson can trust her own memory. The orphan train by christina baker kline questions. I read the book in one allnighter in just four hours. Jan 15, 2016 pdf the girl on the train by paula hawkins knowledge base pdf.
She commutes into london for work on the same schedule each work day. Compulsively readable, the girl on the train is an emotionally immersive, hitchcockian thriller, and an electrifying debut that will forever change the. The perfect book club is made up of three key things. The girl from the train mentions a sixyearold girl who jumps the train on the way to aushwitz.
Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. 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. Yet since the relationship between truth and memory is often a slippery one, how objective or true can a memory, by definition, really be. Book club questions for the girl on the train by paula hawkins. 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. Weve moved out to westchester, and i actually love the look of it, she says. The girl on the train by paula hawkins transworld will be featured on the radio 2 book club on monday 26 january. The novel gets harder and harder to put down as the story screeches toward its. Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning.
The debut psychological thriller that will forever change the way you look at other peoples lives, from the author of into the water. 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. Reese witherspoon is a selfdescribed bookworm, and even has her own book club on instagram. Paula hawkins 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. The girl from the train by irma joubert reading guidebook. The girl on the train movie tiein by paula hawkins. The girl on the train by paula hawkins a debut psychological thriller that will forever change the way you look at other peoples lives. The girl on the train new trailer emily blunt, luke. The girl on the train by paula hawkins, paperback barnes. Pdf the girl on the train by paula hawkins knowledge. Its dark, complex and really unnerving in a good way.
Hawkinss tale of love, regret, violence and forgetting is an engrossing psychological thriller with plenty of surprises. The girl on the train go read a book club 15 youtube. Spoiler alert if you havent finished reading the book, i advise you to not to read the girl on the train discussion questions below. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. Now rachel has a chance to become a part of the lives shes only watched from afar.
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. The girl on the train book club discussion questions. This week we discussed the bestselling the girl on the train by paula hawkins. From celebrity memoirs to thrillers, the 42yearold likes to share photos of the novels shes read. Ive found that the best book club discussion questions are ones that are openended and that get people to share their personal opinions. We had chosen the girl on the train by paula hawkins.
The richard and judy book club is all about you getting involved and sharing our passion for reading. 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. What does the girl on the train have in common with gone girl. Each day, rachel takes the train to work in london, heading past the town of witney. New girl on the train trailer puts the pressure on emily blunt. Ive been in a lot of book clubs, and i know its not always easy to get a conversation going on a book. In this comprehensive book club companion, kathryn cope guides readers through paula hawkins bestselling novel the girl on the train. The plot is believable, interesting and there are thrills and chills. A girl on a train is the perfect read for a rainy day, long train or bus ride. I picked up irma joubert national bestseller the girl from the train because the world war ii historical fiction has been picking at my soul. I had heard a lot of good reports about the book and it certainly lived up to its reputation. What alice forgot by liane moriarty follow grab on twitter. Those of us who have used public transit will identify and, to some degree, sympathize with the books very troubled protagonist.
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