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http://www.amazon.com/The-Girl-Train-A-Novel/dp/1594633665

It's really, really good, in my opinion. It's like Gone Girl, but with a (somewhat) sympathetic protagonist.

Warning: Ultra-triggery. I mean it. Infidelity is practically oozing out of every page....not in a way that glorifies it, but it is there.

Awesome! I've been looking for a new book. I did enjoy Gone Girl however wasnt expecting the twists and turns.

Completely non-rhetorical question - how are you able to enjoy the book if it's "ultra triggery?"

I completely trust your judgement in what makes a book good, but I couldn't bring myself to pick up Gone Girl based on what I'd heard about the premise.

Can you expand on what made the book worth reading?

I have it on my TBR list. Sure hope it is better than "Gone Girl." Infidelity isn't a trigger for me but glad you made that warning for others. Happy couples are my trigger.

Ok, by 'good', I mean exciting. Kept my attention, made me want to eat the book alive in one sitting.

As per the infidelity aspect, I don't want to be spoilery, but the main character's husband had an affair, married the AP, and then got her pregnant, and seemingly has a perfect little life and family. The BW has become a stumbling drunk in the wake of all this, while the OW absolutely fucking revels in the idea of both being an OW (first), and then replacing the BW (second). She goes at length about how disgusting the xBW is and how much better than her she is and how powerful the events make her feel...anything more would ruin it.

That's what I mean by triggery.

I just finished this book last night. Without going into the detail, my review is not as glowing as yours (has nothing to do with the infidelity theme) but it's OK, kept my attention and was worth the read. I will say that I'm usually well over any infidelity triggery shit but I have to admit, on occasion this book did piss me off.

asurvivor, curioushow did you like "Gone Girl?" And how would you coompare the two?

I just finished it today. I really liked it. It kept me guessing throughout. I recommend it.

I was just SI-surfing and saw this thread. I literally just finished last night.

I did not know about the A theme before I read it, but these days it seems every book, movie, and tv show have some sort of reference. I was nice that it wasn't glorified, but more shown as how messed-up it all is.

Since it was after Gone Girl, I don't think I was as shocked when it took its turn. Also, I was getting a bit impatient with the story and frustrated with the main character that I almost cracked open a bottle of wine.

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I just finished this book and loved it! My daughter got it from the library and read it. It had 829 holds on it. It's a mystery thriller, moves fast and and one of those books you can't stop reading once you start. She warned me of the triggery aspect of it, but it didn't affect me the same way as it might others. Because of the way the book unfolds, it's not glorified as someone else mentioned.

I thought it was better than Gone Girl. I would definitely recommend it.

I thought it was better than Gone Girl. I would definitely recommend it.

And for me it was the opposite! I thought that Gone Girl was the better book, but I really enjoyed The Girl on the Train, too.

A less recent book that I couldn't put down (but sometimes had to read from behind the sofa) was Before I Go to Sleep by S. J. Watson. I highly recommend it.

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Thanks for the recommendation, Cally. I will check that one out. I loved Gone Girl but was sort of expecting more at the end, but it was great too.

I read this not very long ago and liked it but I have to say I liked "Gone Girl" much more.

so far so good...

I'm six months out from catching my wife from having an emotional affair, which at the same time led me to finding out that she had a sexual affair a couple years ago. I found her reading this book till all hours of the morning - said she was reading it because she drank coffee late and could not sleep. She also said a friend recommended the book, and she did not know it was about an affair. I find it crazy how she made an effort to go and buy this specific book, when she belongs a book club, and did not take this book on her book club night to share with the others. I would appreciate some input and thoughts on what others think of my wife reading a book like girl on a train just six months out from DD...

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I enjoyed it. I'm far out though, I could see it being triggery, depending on your situation.

I did enjoy it, and read it in a few days.

The audio version was great too. The three characters are all in different voices and one sounds like my British best friend, the other like Keira Knightly, and I couldn't place the third (AP), so I had to think of some made up horrible person for that one.

I listened to it right before dday, so wasn't trigger for me yet...probably would be at only three months out though...

my ow bought this book just a few months from DDay - do you think reading about an affair gets them all excited, or is it more of a validation thing - that if they can do it, it was okay for me to do it...

Finished the book about a week ago and am looking for something else to read. I didn't find any of the characters in this book likable, but it held my interest.

@downintx, of course we can't know why your wife started reading this book. I think it paints a very ugly picture around cheating, so if she started reading it to feel better about what she had done, it would have likely backfired. Maybe she read it for insight into her own warped thinking that led to her cheating? Did you ask her what she thought of it?

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The audio version was great too. The three characters are all in different voices and one sounds like my British best friend, the other like Keira Knightly,

Omg I'm listening to this right now and I know right? the one voice is a dead ringer for Keira Knightly and also Cersei Lannister (game of thrones) - they sound very much alike to me!

The "OW" voice is dull and dim sounding, which made me quite happy!