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A review by thebookishmel
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
3.0
2.5-3
Okay, I had a lot of issues with this novel, trigger warning for abuse for sure.
Being that it was one of the first mysteries I've read in a while, I enjoyed the beginning with having multiple perspectives and having to figure out the story on your own. It was really great and confusing all at the same time. Never would I think I'd describe a book as confusing but this had its purpose.
Rachel is an alcoholic and is our main narrator with Anna and Megan to help build the story along. My biggest problem wasn't the fact that the women's perspectives were flawed, I loved that, and I loved being able to see their characters shine out as women effected by this one man. My issue was the fact that this one man was just a terrible human being and I felt so uncomfortable reading the end of the novel. The "big twist" wasn't a twist at all for me once I was about half way through the book, but I didn't expect it to get as dramatic and violent as it did.
The ending really fell flat for me, and although like I said, I enjoyed the multiple perspectives, there were a lot of times that I had a hard time following it, a hard time understanding the timeline because it jumps back and forth a lot, and a hard time trying to figure out the significance of a lot of the little details that, I think, in the end, just didn't equate to much.
Okay, I had a lot of issues with this novel, trigger warning for abuse for sure.
Being that it was one of the first mysteries I've read in a while, I enjoyed the beginning with having multiple perspectives and having to figure out the story on your own. It was really great and confusing all at the same time. Never would I think I'd describe a book as confusing but this had its purpose.
Rachel is an alcoholic and is our main narrator with Anna and Megan to help build the story along. My biggest problem wasn't the fact that the women's perspectives were flawed, I loved that, and I loved being able to see their characters shine out as women effected by this one man. My issue was the fact that this one man was just a terrible human being and I felt so uncomfortable reading the end of the novel. The "big twist" wasn't a twist at all for me once I was about half way through the book, but I didn't expect it to get as dramatic and violent as it did.
The ending really fell flat for me, and although like I said, I enjoyed the multiple perspectives, there were a lot of times that I had a hard time following it, a hard time understanding the timeline because it jumps back and forth a lot, and a hard time trying to figure out the significance of a lot of the little details that, I think, in the end, just didn't equate to much.