The Girl On The Train | Paula Hawkins | Book Review

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Unreliable narrators, unlikable characters, a slow built suspense and a dramatic revealing end. If you love all or any of these then The Girl On The Train by Paula Hawkins is the book for you. Spooky season is just round the corner and snuggling up with a thriller really helps to get the vibe going. The plot is set in London and the mention of London streets, trains and old school Victorian houses just make up for a perfect fall read by the fireside sipping hot coco. *makes sad noises*



Having said that, the main plot, though captivating is not unique. Rachel takes the commuters train to London everyday and observes the same things everyday around her. But she gets particularly attracted to the married life of a couple, overlooking a train signal stop. She names them Jason and Jess and becomes obsessively involved in their life only to find out that things are not quite what they seem. Before she can realize, her own past and their lives become entangled in a way that becomes more and more sinister and Rachel can only blame her messy alcoholic self.

You don’t know whom to trust. Though the book is from multiple POV, all the narrators are either liars, cheaters or alcoholics. That plays a certain part in building up the suspense. At parts I felt there was some unnecessary dragging, but I did not despise it. I just felt that Rachel’s daily repetitive life was given a little more space than required. But the ending made up for it all. After a certain point, I kind of guessed the twist but how the ending unraveled itself made me sit at the edge of my chair and read till I turned the last page.

If you are a thriller lover and enjoyed books like Gone Girl and The Woman in the Window, go for it. You won’t be disappointed.

My rating – 4.5/5

Happy Reading!😇


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  1. Madhurima Ranjit2 October 2021 at 05:25

    This book made me expect high from Paula Hawkins and I started Into the Water right after and was disappointed :)

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    1. Pom's Space17 October 2021 at 02:34

      That's mostly true for immensely popular books, the second one usually disappoints.

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