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littlebabyducks 's review for:
The Girl on the Train
by Paula Hawkins
I spent much of this book thinking that all the nay-sayers were wrong. This was fast-paced and intriguing.
I once read a book by a former alcoholic where she described giving oral sex to two different men, men she'd just met in a restaurant on a busy London high street. I read it and I thought, I'm not that bad. This is where the bar is set.
Our main character, Rachel, is a drunk. She is not a happy-go-lucky social drunk. She is a sad drunk. She is an irritating drunk. She is a "get your shit together, girlfriend" drunk. Which kind of makes her a perfect unreliable narrator. The other narrators are equally unreliable (and frankly, unlikeable). But then, I've always been a fan of characters that I can't really stand. They are much more interesting than the ones I can relate to.
So I'm cruising along and just waiting until I can get to that last page, close the book, and hop on my computer to give this FIVE BIG STARS.
And then the last 10% hit. This part was a TRAIN WRECK. It went from interesting, fast-paced, and unique to a stereotypical dime-a-dozen thriller. The writing even seemed to change - from well written novel to cheap beach read. From $29.99 hardback to $5.99 paperback.
From a five star to a THREE STAR.
I once read a book by a former alcoholic where she described giving oral sex to two different men, men she'd just met in a restaurant on a busy London high street. I read it and I thought, I'm not that bad. This is where the bar is set.
Our main character, Rachel, is a drunk. She is not a happy-go-lucky social drunk. She is a sad drunk. She is an irritating drunk. She is a "get your shit together, girlfriend" drunk. Which kind of makes her a perfect unreliable narrator. The other narrators are equally unreliable (and frankly, unlikeable). But then, I've always been a fan of characters that I can't really stand. They are much more interesting than the ones I can relate to.
So I'm cruising along and just waiting until I can get to that last page, close the book, and hop on my computer to give this FIVE BIG STARS.
And then the last 10% hit. This part was a TRAIN WRECK. It went from interesting, fast-paced, and unique to a stereotypical dime-a-dozen thriller. The writing even seemed to change - from well written novel to cheap beach read. From $29.99 hardback to $5.99 paperback.
From a five star to a THREE STAR.