Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith

Strangers on a Train

Patricia Highsmith with Paula Hawkins (Contributor)

288 pages first pub 1950 (editions)

fiction classics mystery thriller mysterious slow-paced
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 "Hey! Cheeses, what an idea! I kill your wife and you kill my father! We meet on a train, see, and nobody knows we know each other! Perfect alibis! Catch?" From this moment, almost against his conscious will, Guy Haines is trapped in a nightmare ...

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Community Reviews

3.56
based on 35 reviews

Moods

tense: 100%

dark: 80%

mysterious: 60%

reflective: 60%

emotional: 40%

adventurous: 20%

funny: 20%

sad: 20%


Pace

42% of readers chose medium
57% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

16% of readers chose A mix
83% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

Loveable characters?

66% of readers chose Complicated
33% of readers chose No
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

16% of readers chose Yes
83% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

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