Rachel travels to London on the same train every day. While traveling, he observes the estate of terraced houses located right next to the railway tracks. She travels this route so often that she begins to think she knows the people who live in one of them. Although he only ever sees them for a brief moment, he starts to become attached to them in his own way. He gives them imaginary names and fantasizes about them. In her imagination, Jess and Jason lead a perfect life - they are happy and in love. They have everything she once had. However, one day, from the train window, she sees something that ruins her ideas about the perfect couple and their wonderful life once and for all.
While The Girl on the Train is a pretty good thriller, it is also a book whose blown promotion has done a disservice. After those loud assurances that Stephen King was awake because he was reading and Tess Gerritsen couldn't put it down, I was expecting something really surprising, knocking you into your chair, making me eagerly await the ending and then wished it had ended so soon . Unfortunately, it is not that good. The plot of "The Girl on the Train" is captivating, but definitely not knocking you down. You can easily go to sleep in the middle of reading and sleep through the night without worrying about Rachel, Megan or Anna's problems.
This does not mean, however, that the plot is not interesting or refined. Is. It just lacks the fireworks that would be expected from many rave reviews. The idea presented in "The Girl on the Train" is neither particularly surprising nor innovative. In the long run, it is unfortunately a book that will be forgotten quickly after reading it. There are no such great twists as, for example, in "Gone Girl", and after it is finished, we will hardly wonder how it was possible to create such an intriguing plot, because it is simply not that intricate. In addition, the closer to the end, the harder Hawkins rubs against patterns and banalities, going with the end of the book on the so-called easy thing.
"The Girl on the Train" is a position that will appeal primarily to fans of the genre looking for another thriller that perfectly fits the convention, but not necessarily that stands out with something special. It is not a masterpiece of world literature, but it is definitely a very good debut. Paula Hawkins draws from what is best in the thriller convention and creates an appropriately confused and spiced up intrigue.