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A review by greymalkin
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
A nicely created mystery story, with a hot mess unreliable narrator of a protagonist. I enjoyed trying to figure out what was going on based on the information filtered through Rachel's PoV. There was enough there for me to create a few different theories as I was reading.
The ending/"what really happened" was pretty clear to me by about 2/3rds in, but by then I was invested in Rachel figuring it out and seeing what she would do with that information, so it was still a compelling read to the end.
If I have to quibble, I wonder how Rachel does not have serious brain damage from the multiple head traumas throughout the book. Did no one put the girl in an MRI?
If I have to quibble, I wonder how Rachel does not have serious brain damage from the multiple head traumas throughout the book. Did no one put the girl in an MRI?
Graphic: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Violence
Minor: Sexual violence