The Girl on the Train (novel by Paula Hawkins)
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The Girl on the Train is a psychological thriller novel by Paula Hawkins that follows an unreliable, alcoholic narrator who becomes entangled in a missing-person investigation she obsessively observes from her commuter train.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Girl on the Train (novel by Paula Hawkins) Context triple: [Erin Cressida Wilson, basedOnAdaptationOf, The Girl on the Train (novel by Paula Hawkins)]
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The Girl on the Train
The Girl on the Train is a psychological thriller film based on Paula Hawkins' bestselling novel, following an alcoholic divorcée who becomes entangled in a missing-person investigation.
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Girl on the Train (stage adaptation)
Girl on the Train (stage adaptation) is a theatrical play based on Paula Hawkins’ bestselling psychological thriller novel, adapted for the stage and known for its tense, suspense-driven portrayal of an unreliable witness to a mysterious disappearance.
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Megan Hipwell in The Girl on the Train
Megan Hipwell is a troubled young woman whose mysterious disappearance becomes a central focus of the psychological thriller novel and film "The Girl on the Train."
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Gone Girl
Gone Girl is a 2014 psychological thriller film, based on Gillian Flynn’s novel, that follows the mysterious disappearance of a woman and the ensuing media frenzy and suspicion surrounding her husband.
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Rachel Watson in The Girl on the Train
Rachel Watson is the troubled, alcoholic protagonist and unreliable narrator of Paula Hawkins’ psychological thriller "The Girl on the Train," whose obsession with her ex-husband and his new family entangles her in a missing-person investigation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Girl on the Train (novel by Paula Hawkins) Target entity description: The Girl on the Train is a psychological thriller novel by Paula Hawkins that follows an unreliable, alcoholic narrator who becomes entangled in a missing-person investigation she obsessively observes from her commuter train.
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A.
The Girl on the Train
The Girl on the Train is a psychological thriller film based on Paula Hawkins' bestselling novel, following an alcoholic divorcée who becomes entangled in a missing-person investigation.
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B.
Girl on the Train (stage adaptation)
Girl on the Train (stage adaptation) is a theatrical play based on Paula Hawkins’ bestselling psychological thriller novel, adapted for the stage and known for its tense, suspense-driven portrayal of an unreliable witness to a mysterious disappearance.
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C.
Megan Hipwell in The Girl on the Train
Megan Hipwell is a troubled young woman whose mysterious disappearance becomes a central focus of the psychological thriller novel and film "The Girl on the Train."
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D.
Gone Girl
Gone Girl is a 2014 psychological thriller film, based on Gillian Flynn’s novel, that follows the mysterious disappearance of a woman and the ensuing media frenzy and suspicion surrounding her husband.
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E.
Rachel Watson in The Girl on the Train
Rachel Watson is the troubled, alcoholic protagonist and unreliable narrator of Paula Hawkins’ psychological thriller "The Girl on the Train," whose obsession with her ex-husband and his new family entangles her in a missing-person investigation.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
novel
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psychological thriller novel ⓘ |
| adaptation | The Girl on the Train (2016 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Paula Hawkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | Audie Award for Audiobook of the Year NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 2016 (Audie Award for Audiobook of the Year) ⓘ |
| bestsellerStatus | New York Times bestseller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
addiction and alcoholism
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domestic violence ⓘ infidelity ⓘ memory and perception ⓘ obsession ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive reviews ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | Tate Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationReleaseYear | 2016 ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationStar | Emily Blunt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
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mystery fiction ⓘ psychological thriller ⓘ |
| goodreadsRatingApprox | around 4 out of 5 ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Into the Water (spiritual follow-up by same author, not a direct sequel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isbn | 978-1-59463-366-9 ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Anna Watson
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Megan Hipwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Rachel Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketedAs | for fans of Gone Girl ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique | unreliable narrator ⓘ |
| notableFor |
portrayal of alcoholism in a female protagonist
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use of multiple female narrators ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 320 pages ⓘ |
| plotElement |
amnesia and fragmented memory
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missing person investigation ⓘ murder mystery ⓘ |
| protagonist | Rachel Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2015-01-13 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Riverhead Books
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Transworld Publishers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sales | over 15 million copies sold worldwide (approximate) ⓘ |
| setting |
London, England
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surface form:
London
commuter train between Ashbury and London (fictionalized suburbs) ⓘ |
| timeOnBestsellerList | over 100 consecutive weeks on The New York Times Fiction Best Sellers list ⓘ |
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