Audio Book Review ‘Girl On The Train’ by Paula Hawkins
The
top-selling psychological thriller for 2015 is none other than Paula Hawkins’ The Girl on the Train. In a genre
historically dominated by men Paula Hawkins among other notable female writers
are moving in and they are not sitting at the back of the train.
Personally,
I love this book. The suspense is spellbinding, but it is the magnificently
synthesized psychological dysfunction of the cast that is oddly addictive. I am
not too embarrassed to admit that over the summer I listened to the complete
audio version three times. And, for those of you still wondering; it is more
thrilling than Gone Girl.
The story
surrounds around the somewhat serendipitous entwined lives of five people,
three of them are women. The characters are distinct, and although they all
exhibit symptoms of bipolar illness, Paula Hawkins absolutely keeps the
manifestation of the circumstance unambiguous and less confusing by giving the
women separate chapters to tell their story. The audio version exemplifies their
uniqueness by using three different female voice actresses to read the story. The
result is excellent entertainment.
The dark story
exposes a familiar theme we identify with in our own humdrum lives. The mass infatuation with The Girl on the Train stems from a
similar façade that we have all witnessed by a friend, neighbor, or family
member. Paula Hawkins exposes a person or persons we all know that tries all
too hard to make their lives seem perfect, but the moment the false front falls
what we see is a dark dysfunctional and all too disturbing reality.
The book’s success is proof positive; we love
the emotions the story conjures.
Review by Sammy Sutton |
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