Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
I am at a loss to understand why this book has been on the bestseller list for months and months.
The main character, Rachel, has a major drinking problem and spends most of the book throwing up and blacking out. Because of her drinking, she lost her job but doesn't want her roommate to know,
so she rides the train to London every morning. Most days, she sees what she thinks is a perfect couple through the train window. They live down the street from where Rachel lived with her ex-husband Tom, who dumped her for Anna--who is almost as unpleasant of a character as Rachel. (She is way too proud of herself for stealing Tom away from Rachel.) Then there's Megan, the wife of the "perfect couple" Rachel watches out of the train window. Turns out she's not so perfect--or likeable--after all.
One day, Rachel notices from her train window that Megan is kissing someone other than her husband. Shortly afterward, Megan goes missing. Rachel tries to tell the cops about the other man but her credibility is shot because she is drunk most of the time. Rachel's life continues to spiral out of control. She has flashes of what she thinks might be memories of being in the vicinity of Megan's house the night Megan disappeared but can't remember enough to be helpful to anyone.
And she just keeps drinking and throwing up and blacking out, which is really not that much fun to read about. Anyway, it ends up with kind of a surprise twist that I probably should have seen coming but didn't.
I would not personally recommend this book though many other readers seem to have liked it.
The main character, Rachel, has a major drinking problem and spends most of the book throwing up and blacking out. Because of her drinking, she lost her job but doesn't want her roommate to know,
so she rides the train to London every morning. Most days, she sees what she thinks is a perfect couple through the train window. They live down the street from where Rachel lived with her ex-husband Tom, who dumped her for Anna--who is almost as unpleasant of a character as Rachel. (She is way too proud of herself for stealing Tom away from Rachel.) Then there's Megan, the wife of the "perfect couple" Rachel watches out of the train window. Turns out she's not so perfect--or likeable--after all.
One day, Rachel notices from her train window that Megan is kissing someone other than her husband. Shortly afterward, Megan goes missing. Rachel tries to tell the cops about the other man but her credibility is shot because she is drunk most of the time. Rachel's life continues to spiral out of control. She has flashes of what she thinks might be memories of being in the vicinity of Megan's house the night Megan disappeared but can't remember enough to be helpful to anyone.
And she just keeps drinking and throwing up and blacking out, which is really not that much fun to read about. Anyway, it ends up with kind of a surprise twist that I probably should have seen coming but didn't.
I would not personally recommend this book though many other readers seem to have liked it.
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