Strangers on a Train
by:
Craig Warner (author)
Craig WarnerBased on a novel by Patricia Highsmith Full Length, Thriller Characters: 5 male, 2 femaleUnit setGuy Haines and Charles Bruno meet on a train and, because they are strangers, they think they can say anything while chatting. Bruno suggests that they could get away with murder-he...
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Craig WarnerBased on a novel by Patricia Highsmith Full Length, Thriller Characters: 5 male, 2 femaleUnit setGuy Haines and Charles Bruno meet on a train and, because they are strangers, they think they can say anything while chatting. Bruno suggests that they could get away with murder-he could kill Guy's unfaithful wife while Guy could eliminate his hated father. Guy does not take him seriously, but Bruno is deadly serious. The basis of the classic film by Alfred Hitchcock which starred Farley Granger and Robert Walker. "Skillfully adapted. A gripping play.''-Daily Telegraph
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780573019722 (057301972X)
Publish date: April 5th 2011
Publisher: Samuel French
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Novels,
Literature,
Book Club,
20th Century,
Mystery,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime,
Noir,
Suspense
In the tradition of Crime and Punishment, this book concentrates more on the psychological impact of guilt on an otherwise healthy mind than on the murders. Charles is a disturbing yet believable villain, while Guy makes an interesting anti-hero. Few of the other characters are developed beyond two ...
I think I enjoyed this one exactly for the same reasons everyone disliked it: the characters were so messed up it was nerve-wreaking to read. I've likely commented many times before how I love those books that engage me enough for me to get emotional over the characters, even if it is rage enough ...
So I have been meaning to read this book forever. I obviously know about "Strangers on a Train" the movie version directed by Hitchcock. However, I have never read the source material. It's definitely a gem of a good idea that just fails with how Highsmith portrays the characters. It doesn't help th...
I managed to slog through about 11% of this book. It's really not very interesting. Two dull young men meet on a train and eventually began to complain about their mutual problems. One has a spouse who sleeps around and is now pregnant with someone else's child, but not much interested in giving a d...
I'm going to surmise that this is one of those rare occasions where the movie actually exceeds the book. Patricia Highsmith was amazing, of that there is no doubt. However, this book was extremely frustrating to read because there are so many terrible decisions being made by the main character, G...
7 years ago
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