Review by bradharmar - The Girl on the Train

bradharmar 's review for:

The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

2.0

dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I understand the use of alcoholism to make an unreliable narrator, but as a flaw, it made it very difficult to care about the character. It just felt like a lot of the story was spinning the wheels of “if I wasn’t drunk, I could just remember”. The mystery was an okay reveal, but all in all, between the characters, the writing style, the mystery, and the general tone of the story, I just really wasn’t impressed.

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