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Into the Water by Paula Hawkins

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hannahotis's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Not as good as The Girl on the Train, but worth a read, in my opinion. I don't really understand all the reviews that say there are too many characters to keep up with. There's only 10 or so; heaven forbid these reviewers attempt Game of Thrones or a similar series with characters probably numbering in the hundreds. It was a little odd having the story narrated from this many points of view. But it did serve a purpose of propelling the narrative and giving the reader more clues depending on what each character knew. The story was a bit creepy, with a film noir-ish feel to it. 3.5 stars for me.

blferdig's review

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2.0

If you're an audible listener, it's a tough one to get through with SO many characters and development. Good book but hard audible.

nikread84's review

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3.0

This book was good, don’t get me wrong. But as I listened to it, I found my self wishing it was done about 3/4 of the way through. The last quarter of the book seemed to drag on for me, and unlike the girl on the train, they were more characters/narrators to keep track of. This seems to be a theme in a lot of my reviews lately! I think when I am listening to a book instead of reading it my comprehension goes down - and likewise my ability to keep up with 6 to 7 narrators.
In Paula Hawkins’ book “the girl on the train”, I remember being shocked by the ending. The ending for “into the water” did not seem shocking to me; I felt there was a lot of foreshadowing leading up to the end.

mirareadsbooks's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

nidang's review

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

anchan93's review

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2.0

2,8/5⭐️ I like the multitude of perspectives and that it makes you wonder who among the narrators is/ are the unreliable one(s). It is just that the plot didn’t make me care. I had hoped for more.

the_sunken_library's review against another edition

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2.0

Super predictable with characters I hated.

mmajer's review

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3.0

Messy. That's the best way to describe this book. There's too much going on. But the author did a good job in making me interested enough to keep trudging along.