Took me months to read, normally I'll read a book in 2-3 days but this a struggle. It just plodded along and I really had to force myself to finish it.
How it got made into a film I'll never know. Poor characters and a weak ending. At one stage it felt like the book would never end.
Personally I would recommend not to waste your time with this. But it appears I am in the minority and a lot harder to please than the thousands that gave it a good review.
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One of the better examples of a psychological thriller.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 June 2020
"The Girl on the Train" is certainly one of the better examples of a psychological thriller. There are so many that are overly contrived and that use blatantly artificial cliffhangers in order to try to develop some kind of tension. Paula Hawkins succeeds in building the atmosphere without resorting to such tactics.The story is told in the first person from the perspective of three female characters: Rachel, Anna and Megan. As becomes apparent, each of the three narrators is unreliable and each reveals significant personal character flaws throughout the telling of the story. It is via these three accounts that the reader is gradually able to piece together the exact nature of events. This works well as a narrative mechanic, though I was not always convinced that the style of writing used for each of the three women differed enough from the others to come across as entirely authentic. I suppose it could be argued that this was done deliberately by the author to illustrate the commonality of the abuse they had been subjected to - but that may be being overly generous.Overall this was a satisfying read, with a largely credible, if significantly flawed, cast of characters. The main exception to this was the way that Tom finally fell apart. For someone who had been so controlling throughout his life, it didn't seem totally believable that he would fall apart in quite such a convenient manner at the end, but it did mean that the desired dramatic climax could be achieved.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 June 2020
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