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3.45 AVERAGE
3.45 AVERAGE
Jules and her sister Nel have been estranged for years. Nel has returned to their childhood home to raise her daughter and work on a project about the troubled waters in their hometown (both literal and figurative) which has not endeared herself to her neighbors. When Jules receives word that Nel has died, she returns to care for Nel's daughter and try to unravel what actually led to Nel's death. The longer she's back the more it becomes clear that there are many stories lying below the surface.
Very different from Girl on the Train, but I think I liked this better...
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
pretty solid thriller with a lot of layers that came together well
I liked Girl on a Train, but this was trying way too hard to reproduce the frantic POV changes and so on from that book. I read about 10 percent of it, and just gave up, exhausted from trying to follow it. Maybe I'll try it again at some later point.
Way too many characters/narrators to begin with. On top of that, the plot is not engaging at all, I had to force myself to finish this one. Big disappointment.
I wasnt a huge fan of the beginning of the book (the first few chapters). It took me awhile to get into it, but I'm glad I stuck with it. It turned out to be a really good book.
Finished in eight days because I wanted it to be over.
This book is enjoyable with simple plot turns. I appreciate the style of having different point of views from different characters but this one had too many.
An utter confused and confusing mess. Waaaaaay too many narrators. Too try hard with regard to trying to hold on to the mystery. An utter disappointment. Apparently her first novel was a fluke! Now I have to apologize to all of my friends who hated 'Girl on a train'. Ugh.
