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Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated Behind Closed Doors in Books

Jul 25, 2017

Behind Closed Doors

B.A. Paris | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry, Thriller

8.0

(18 Ratings)

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Extremely disturbing - needs a trigger warning

I've never felt so moved and violently uncomfortable /ill at the same time while reading a book before. The level of graphic psychological abuse described definitely requires a trigger warning before survivors listen because unfortunately the truth is stranger than fiction, despite many readers wanting to wave away the experiences as 'absurd' on some of the Amazon reviews.

While there were some instances that were unclear especially near the end, and slightly inconclusive in the climax, which was a bit unsatisfactory - it should be listened to as a psychological cautionary tale rather than a thriller as such. To describe it as a mystery would be insulting to those who have experienced it.

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Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated Based on a True Story in Books

Jul 27, 2017

Based on a True Story

Delphine de Vigan | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry

8.0

(2 Ratings)

Book Rating

A clever psychological thriller

How many books do you trust to be actually based on reality and are non fiction books completely factual? These are some of the questions that arise in this descriptive, slick psychological thriller. It follows the journey of a novelist with writer's block who seems to have been befriended by a woman who takes a lot of interest in her. The woman is enigmatic and secretive and who knows how much of her is real. It is written in the perspective of the writer and so it shows in detail how her mind unravels and is manipulated.

It leaves you pondering whether the protagonist actually imagined the entire thing?

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Tigs85 (21 KP) rated The Girl on the Train in Books

Jun 5, 2017

The Girl on the Train

Paula Hawkins | 2016 | Mystery, Thriller

7.6

(173 Ratings)

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Took me out of my comfort zone

As an ardent crime-fiction reader, I was surprised how much I loved this psychological thriller. I read it with a friend and we were gripped with the characters. Although it was a bit confusing at the start, after a few chapters it became a plausible read. Definitely took me away from my reading-comfort-zone. I even enjoyed the film....though that should definitely be viewed after reading the book.