The Girl on the Train: A Novel by Paula Hawkins
Review by Mirah Welday (mwelday)
It seems everyone lately has been talking about The Girl on the Train. I have Facebook friends who have been reading and posting about it. I have friends who have been sending me messages telling me they think I need to read it. Then it was last month’s pick for my book club. So I finally took the hint and read The Girl on the Train. Pardon the pun but what a ride!
In some ways The Girl on the Train reminds me of the recent British hit TV show Broadchurch, so if you watch that show this book might peak your interest. I don’t know whom to believe or what is really going on! There are so many perspectives but each one seems to have a slightly different opinion of what is happening or slightly different recounting of past events but, at the same time, each account seems like it could be plausible.
The characters in The Girl on the Train are frustrating but hypnotic. Their tragic histories (and present lives) converge in a way that seems destined. I felt invested in figuring out the characters ulterior motives and what really happened on the night in question. Hawkins has created a mystery that discloses its secrets in the perfect order while maintaining the reader’s interest in the bigger story. And the creepy ‘guess who’s watching you when you think you’re just living your own life’ factor is definitely in the background the entire time.
Want a book that will keep you reading until late in the night because you need to know what happens next? Pick up The Girl on the Train.
Loved, Loved, Loved this book.
Hate,hate,hated this book. It is the most depressing, awful book. I don’t recommend it at all. Also,, pretty predictable