A lot of characters do add something to the storyline and the ending was not quite as i expected. I try really hard to temper my expectations for followups to massive books because i want to take each book on its own merits. Nel insisted that they walk to the cliff to help sean remember what happened to his mother. This quick read gives us lots to talk about so lets get started. For those reading it or thinking of reading it onwards. Jul 16, 2017 spoilers for into the water by paula hawkins. The book builds slowly, requiring patience above all from readers but with the promise of a more compelling latter half of the book. It is hawkins second fulllength thriller following the success of the girl on the train although the novel performed well, becoming a sunday times best seller and featuring on the new york times fiction best sellers of 2017, critical reception was generally not as positive as it had been for her debut thriller. Into the water is a fiction story told in four parts, with no chapter headings. Spoilers for into the water by paula hawkins charlottes. When her teacher ended it, then her friend threw herself in the river. With the same propulsion that captivated millions of readers worldwide in her debut, the girl on the train, paula hawkins unfurls a gripping, twisting, layered story set in a small riverside town. Jun 05, 2017 into the water is the new book by paula hawkins, whose debut novel, the girl on the train, was such a huge success, not just commercially but also critically it was on the new york times bestseller list for over four months following its release in 2015, which surely has to be a record. Jules abbott, the heroine of bestseller hawkinss twisty second psychological thriller, vowed never to return to the sleepy english town of beckford after an incident when she was a teenager.
Some people will love and some will find it hard to digest like its predecessor the girl on the train. Feb 18, 2018 after the asset kills colonel richard he dives into water with the unconscious body of elisa. Lena is an odd character who behaves bizarrely, at times, in the light of her mothers. Jun 09, 2018 spoilers for something in the water by catherine steadman mark was trying to discourage erin from finding a way to sell the diamonds because he had plans. Im halfway through the book and still cant tell who is who. Paula hawkins, author of into the water and the girl on the train author paula hawkins was down on her luck when her 2015 book the girl on the train became a smash hit.
Thats exactly why the inconclusive ending of the shape of water is so successful. Throughout the entirety of the novel, the plot did not catch me and i found the characters not relatable enough so as to follow the plot for the characters sake. Sep 04, 2017 into the water follows the suicide of nel abbott, a woman fixated on the sea and who was writing a book about all the suicides from the same spot, and all waterbased deaths dating back to the 17 th century with witch trials. Paula hawkins new novel into the water confuses critics. Is anyone else reading into the water by paula hawkins. Spoilers for something in the water by catherine steadman.
Into the water is a thriller novel by british author paula hawkins. Into the water 2017 is a thriller novel by british author paula hawkins. May 01, 2017 is it really fair of paula hawkins to conjure up a menacing body of water just as beach season beckons. Louise confronts lena for keeping the information from her and lena tells her she threatened katie to end her relationship with mark. Lenas friend killed herself because she had been having an affair with her teacher. Yep, we simply had to read something in the water by catherine steadman. Including a character list without spoilers which i think would have been handy at the front of the book. Paula hawkins new novel into the water confuses critics bbc news. After the asset kills colonel richard he dives into water with the unconscious body of elisa. Into the water is the second book written by global bestselling author paula hawkins. Earlier in the summer, a vulnerable teenage girl met the same fate. Charlottes web of book spoilers jul 16, 2017 spoilers for into the water by paula hawkins.
It manages to turn ambiguity into a sense of closure. Book club discussion questions for something in the water. Jan 10, 2020 underwaters monstrous ending, explained. Into the water 2017 by paula hawkins a single mother turns up dead at the bottom of the river that runs through town. Considering i didnt connect with the girl on a train at all, i therefore didnt know what to expect from into the water.
But in the end i personally think this book was more exciting to me than the girl on the train. Mic a pageturning thriller will haunt you long after this book is over. Paula hawkins has followed up the girl on the train, her 2015 monster hit, with another bookload of skulduggery. The narrator giles tells of an old poem that comes to his mind when thinking abot elisa. The following version of this book was used to create this study guide. In her research, for her book, nel suspected that seans mother did not jump to. A single mother turns up dead at the bottom of the river that runs through town. Hawkins storyline grabs her readers attention describing the history of a woman drowning in a body of water known as the drowning pool.
They are not the first women lost to these dark waters, but their deaths disturb the river and its history, dredging up secrets long submerged. Throughout the novel the river runs through the story as a current, ebbing and flowing and reminding the reader of its presence. There are no lovely walks by calm currents in into the water its set in the fictional english town of beckford, where troublesome women have an unfortunate tendency to end up in. Following her psychological thriller, the girl on the train, paula hawkins is at it again with into the water. Oct 17, 2016 spoilers follow, though if youre like me the ending of it was spoiled for you long before you read it because its just one of those things people talk about. Something in the water is a proper pageturner, not just a novel produced by a celebrity to whom some wineweakened publisher said at a cocktail party, you should write a book. Jan 08, 2018 into the water by paula hawkins was the book selected by my blog followers as my book bucket read for january 2018. Into the water by paula hawkins june 1, 2017 by kaitsbookshelf leave a comment i spent last summer trying to find the next the girl on the train only to. Into the water paula hawkins, 2017 penguin publishing 400 pp. Each month, i hold a poll where you can pick from 12 books i want to read, rotating a new one in and out each month.
And paula hawkins knows how to captivate readers with an enthralling and suspenseful mystery. Jul 15, 2017 a single mother turns up dead at the bottom of the river that runs through town. While her daughter, lena, accepts her suicide, this coming only a few months after lenas best friend, katie, also. But into the water didnt do it for me on almost every level. This is the reason why i could not really enjoy reading into the water and was left quite disappointed. I was excited to read this one, but hadnt read girl on the train before, so hawkins is a new author for me. Her debut thriller was a phenomenon, but here an embarrassment of narrators and. Hawkins uses water and the river as a recurring motif throughout into the water to help shape the story stylistically while also adding to the suspense and drama. Far from the shore, a happy couple takes a turn for the. For me this was a great read, so i give it full thumbs up. I think more could have been made about the rape of jules. I cannot understand how the bracelet got in helens desk drawer at school.
First, lets just replace that sex scene you know which one. Aug 22, 2015 provided to youtube by williams street records go into the water metalocalypse. Paula hawkinss into the water dives into murky skulduggery. Nel was having an affair with the police officer, sean townsend.
Unfortunately, the ending could also not contribute to changing my opinion. He was going to sell the thumb drive back to the bad guys without telling erin. Each part is broken into several page mini vignettes from the perspective of. An excerpt from paula hawkins book into the water vogue. A shame because i think there was a lot of potential.
There are two reasons for this request and i doubt either of them is news to you or anyone whos read the book. Buy into the water book online at low prices in india into. When i started reading first i also thought there were to many characters and i kept forgetting some. Is it really fair of paula hawkins to conjure up a menacing body of water just as beach season beckons. Sep 15, 2017 paula hawkins is still writing like alfred hitchcock in her new book into the water. In this exclusive excerpt from into the water by paula hawkins, the author of the girl on the traina woman plumbs the mystery of her sisters final hours. In her research, for her book, nel suspected that seans mother did not jump to her death. Into the water is ultimately a story of families mired in secrets and uneasy relationships, haunted by the past and fearful of facing the truth in the present. Paula hawkins has followed up the girl on the train, her 2015 monster hit. Into the water by paula hawkins was the book selected by my blog followers as my book bucket read for january 2018. Underwaters finale finds a team at a drilling station trying to escape the ocean bed, only to face monsters beyond their wildest imaginations. Apr 24, 2017 into the water by paula hawkins 386 pages. Into the water is an addictive novel of psychological suspense about the slipperiness of the truth, and a family drowning in secrets.
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