Das Wunder von Bahnsteig 5
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- Create Date：2022-09-03 08:53:04
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Clare Pooley
- ISBN：3442206375
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Summary
Jeden Morgen nehmen sie denselben Zug nach London， die Passagiere in Wagen 3。 Iona， eine Ratgeberkolumnistin und extravagante Erscheinung， hat sich sogar Namen für ihre Mitreisenden ausgedacht: Der-einsame-Teenager， Die-hübsche-Leseratte oder Der-arrogante-Breitbeinige。 Als routinierte Pendler wechseln sie kein Wort miteinander。 Bis sich der Breitbeinige eines Tages an einer Weintraube verschluckt und womöglich erstickt wäre， hätte ein junger Mann ihn nicht gerettet。 Dieser Einsatz des Krankenpflegers Sanjay bewirkt ein Wunder: Die Menschen im Zug beginnen miteinander zu reden。 Aus sechs Fremden， die nichts gemeinsam haben als ihren Arbeitsweg， wird eine Gemeinschaft， in der alle füreinander da sind。 Denn Hilfe braucht jeder von ihnen 。。。
Reviews
Diana
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Loved the eccentric characters！
Karen Treadwell
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What a fun listen during my commute。
Caitlin
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FUN READ！
Madi
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The audio narration was so good！ I loved that when she read the train stops it sounded like you were really on the tube in London。 I really loved this book and how everyone was brought together through Iona。
Denise B
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Fun， easy， quick， and engaging read。 Refreshing and tender。
Glennie
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A fun book。 Full of delightful characters。
Megan Goodwin
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Wonderfully predictable & such an easy read。 The characters are so likable， and it was just a lot of fun！
Brianna
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I love a book that brings a bunch of strangers together to become unlikely friends， and Clare Pooley did a fantastic job of creating dynamic and interesting characters in Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting。 This story is told through multiple POVs， but it is easy to keep track of everyone and I enjoyed how their stories overlapped。 The characters are written in such a way that even if their particular situation was unrelatable to me， I was invested and cared about their journey。 I cannot say eno I love a book that brings a bunch of strangers together to become unlikely friends， and Clare Pooley did a fantastic job of creating dynamic and interesting characters in Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting。 This story is told through multiple POVs， but it is easy to keep track of everyone and I enjoyed how their stories overlapped。 The characters are written in such a way that even if their particular situation was unrelatable to me， I was invested and cared about their journey。 I cannot say enough good things。 This book dealt with a variety of topics， and there were serious， sad， funny， and lighthearted moments， that all created a realistic look at life。 Iona reminded me it's easy to assume what someone is like or about， but the "commute" is just a snapshot of their whole story。 I highly recommend this book， and have already purchased a physical copy for my shelves。 Thank you to the author， Penguin Random House Canada and NetGalley for the digital ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Jaybee
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This was the perfect book at the perfect time with the heartwarming friendships they form from riding the train。
Kaitlin Barnes
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I love commuter trains and I loved this book。 4。5 stars！
Kim Clymer
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Such an enjoyable read。 A great cast of characters who bring out the best in each other！
Amy
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“We’re the whole damn cake。” Said Bea。 “The whole damn cake，” echoed Iona。 I enjoyed every word of this charming story， and even though I loved the ending， I sure wish it didn’t have to end。 If I could， I’d keep riding the rails with Iona and her ragtag group of new friends。 And I would never stop reading about her relationship with Bea。 They really are the whole damn cake。
Deon Cantrell
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DNF at 32%。 I truest believe this is a lovey book - it’s just too character driven for me。
Brooke
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This is by no means a literary masterpiece， but it IS an absolutely delightful， heartwarming， really funny and tender story of people who meet on the London trains and whose lives then begin to intersect。 This is about strangers who become family， about overcoming tragedy and loss， about finding your strengths， about kindness and love and compassion。 I read it within 24 hours， smiling all of the way through and wanted to kiss it gently with gratitude when I finished。。。except that I was a little This is by no means a literary masterpiece， but it IS an absolutely delightful， heartwarming， really funny and tender story of people who meet on the London trains and whose lives then begin to intersect。 This is about strangers who become family， about overcoming tragedy and loss， about finding your strengths， about kindness and love and compassion。 I read it within 24 hours， smiling all of the way through and wanted to kiss it gently with gratitude when I finished。。。except that I was a little big angry that it was already done！ When you want to remember how wonderful the world CAN be and laugh out loud， grab a copy of this book and curl up for a reading therapy session。 。。。more
Julia Kline
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Well this was A DELIGHT。 A brilliant concept for a book that was executed so well。 And a brilliant cast of characters that were all so well developed and so enjoyable （even the assholes）。 Plus there were some wonderful life lessons to pull away， which always feels like an extra bonus。 Reading this was just a pleasure all around。
Jennifer Burke
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This was delightful！ Full of wit and charm， I loved meeting these strangers on the commuter train who， brought together by an accident， become friends。 We all need an Iona in our lives！ Uplifting and full of fun， I highly recommend this！ Read by British narrator Claire Corbett， the audiobook was fantastic （it's likely available through Libby， which is free with your public library card）。 This was delightful！ Full of wit and charm， I loved meeting these strangers on the commuter train who， brought together by an accident， become friends。 We all need an Iona in our lives！ Uplifting and full of fun， I highly recommend this！ Read by British narrator Claire Corbett， the audiobook was fantastic （it's likely available through Libby， which is free with your public library card）。 。。。more
Barb
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A beautifully written， deeply felt book， with beautifully written， vivid characters。 Not the least of whom is Iona Iverson， who breaks her own rules of commuting and builds a community on her daily train ride to work。 I loved everything about this book， except the ending。 I never wanted it to end。 If this book is sitting anywhere in your TBR pile: Pull it out now and start reading。 You can thank me later。 OR: Leave it there until you've had the worst week you've had in years。 You'll really need A beautifully written， deeply felt book， with beautifully written， vivid characters。 Not the least of whom is Iona Iverson， who breaks her own rules of commuting and builds a community on her daily train ride to work。 I loved everything about this book， except the ending。 I never wanted it to end。 If this book is sitting anywhere in your TBR pile: Pull it out now and start reading。 You can thank me later。 OR: Leave it there until you've had the worst week you've had in years。 You'll really need this book then。 It will restore your faith in humanity and cheer you up immensely。 Six of five stars。 。。。more
Lata
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4。5 stars。 Though I've used the term heartwarming before in relation to a story， I don't particularly like the word， but that's what kept coming to mind after I finished this book。 Clare Pooley's story brings six disparate people together who have nothing in common save they are on the same train car together each weekday and they end up becoming friends。Iona: a magazine therapist who loves the emotional boost she gets from being in the office everyday， but has not much good to say about her edi 4。5 stars。 Though I've used the term heartwarming before in relation to a story， I don't particularly like the word， but that's what kept coming to mind after I finished this book。 Clare Pooley's story brings six disparate people together who have nothing in common save they are on the same train car together each weekday and they end up becoming friends。Iona: a magazine therapist who loves the emotional boost she gets from being in the office everyday， but has not much good to say about her editor and many of her coworkers， who see her as old and out of touch。 She goes everywhere with her French bulldog Lulu， and woe to anyone who tries to force Iona to not to keep Lulu by her side， or take her particular seat on the train。 Iona sports a capacious bag that contains all the necessaries for her trip to the office and back， such as her tea， her tablet， and the fixings for the perfect drink to wind down while she rides back home。Sanjay: a nurse in a cancer ward， he is able to talk to anyone there， providing guidance， care， and sometimes just an empathetic ear。 He's single， and his mum is a human right lawyer， his dad drives a taxi， and Sanjay has near debilitating anxiety and panic attacks at work。 He also is kind， and totally unable to speak to one of the other passengers， Emmie， whom he has a crush on。Emmie: secretly in awe of Iona， she works in marketing， but feels unfulfilled creating campaigns for toothpaste and the like。 She's in a relationship with a man she thinks is perfect。 Piers: a trader whose run of bad luck has been ongoing for way too long。 He's got an extravagant life and home thanks to his wife， and bills piling up， and is unwilling to tell his wife that things are looking bad。 He is a bit of a blowhard and unsympathetic when we first meet him。 Martha: a thirteen-year old， who takes a compromising photo of herself after a friend's request。 Unfortunately， the photo is spread around （thanks internet） and Martha is mercilessly bullied and shamed consequently。 She can't talk to the school authorities， or her parents， and is becoming increasingly unhappy and isolated。David: his marriage is faltering， as his wife is becoming frustrated with the lack of anything new or different he has done to keep their relationship interesting。 After Piers suffers a near-death experience and Sanjay saves him， these people begin talking and sharing their lives with each other， mainly at Iona's instigation， as she's very good at talking to people and giving advice。 The six end up supporting and having a profound impact on each other， and all have happy resolutions to their problems （cyberbullying， panic attacks， finding meaningful work， relationship issues， etc。）This was a book that made me happy。 It's low-key， with wonderful dialogue and emotional moments individually as well as amongst the characters。 I came to care a lot about each of these characters， and loved how flamboyant Iona was the catalyst for all the wonderful changes that happened in these characters' lives。Thank you to Netgalley and to Penguin Random House Canada for this ARC in exchange for my review。 。。。more
Shivali Jindal
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A typical feel-good attempt with a happy ending， where the plot was a bit of a drag。 The writing style was exactly like 'The Authenticity Project '， and this book could have very well been placed as a spin-off to that one。 Some of the characters were over-developed and the ending， albeit happy， was a little too good to be realistic。 A typical feel-good attempt with a happy ending， where the plot was a bit of a drag。 The writing style was exactly like 'The Authenticity Project '， and this book could have very well been placed as a spin-off to that one。 Some of the characters were over-developed and the ending， albeit happy， was a little too good to be realistic。 。。。more
Jessica Barber
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If you need a feel good， this is it :）
Carla
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Sometimes a feel-good story is just what one needs。 At least， when it's well written， has funny characters and a not too predictable plot。 This book has it all， I loved it！ Sometimes a feel-good story is just what one needs。 At least， when it's well written， has funny characters and a not too predictable plot。 This book has it all， I loved it！ 。。。more
Kim Tong Lim
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A Joy to read。 The author Clare Pooley has a knack to see the humourous side of life despite a true-to-life incidents that could befall on anyone。 The idea of commuting in a subway train as background to weave in stories of different individual commuters is refreshing and ingenious。
Booklunatic
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5 SterneAch Mensch， das war so schön。 Gestern Nacht ich so: Komm， noch 1 Kapitel！ Ach， nur noch eins。。。und noch eins。。。and so on。 Ups， 0。30 Uhr， fertig。。。Immer ein untrügliches Zeichen， dass ein Buch toll war。 Zweifellos eine Feel Good-Geschichte， aber eben auch mit originellen Figuren （Iona！！） und alles andere als platt。
Cristina C Muffly
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I want to be like Iona when I grow up。
Stacie Buckley
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4。1 stars。 Was it formulaic？ Yep。 But I kind of expected that。 Have there been similar versions of “band of misfits come together and save one another” type stories？Yep， again。 Despite the above two was it an enjoyable read with likable characters that you come to adore and root for？Yep。Did it make my heart smile？Yep。Should you read it？ Why would you not？
Michelle
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This book wound up surprising me。 I was expecting light and fun and it was but it was actually so much more。 The crazy cast of characters had depth and real life struggles。 I was rooting for them all。 I didn't want it to end！ This book wound up surprising me。 I was expecting light and fun and it was but it was actually so much more。 The crazy cast of characters had depth and real life struggles。 I was rooting for them all。 I didn't want it to end！ 。。。more
Olivia
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this book is AMAZING！！ So sweet， well-written， and enough to make me consider taking out my headphones and talking to people during my next commute。 The characters are all well developed & no storyline （though there are many！） is left behind or underdeveloped。 Love Actually brought to life in a new way with the same charm ❤️🔥
Tracey
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4。5 - I loved this story of disparate people coming together！ Each character is delightful。 I would strongly recommend the audio version as the voices are spot on to how you imagine them。
Emily
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Very enjoyable， hope in humanity sort of book。 It causes one to recommit to authenticity and real connection。 Unfortunately， my jaded side feels compelled to acknowledge that it also feels quite fictional。
book bruin
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