Unearthing the Mystery

The Girl on the Train' is a psychological thriller which will definitely keep you stuck to your seat for the longest time. A page-turner, the mystery novel written by British writer Paula Hawkins, is a first person narrative by Rachel, Anna and Megan. Each narrator takes turns and talks about her experience, people she meets, the inner storms occurring within and so much more. The accounts read as though the narrators are reading out pages from their diaries while the readers listen intently. Even though the narrators are remotely related to each other, there come points in the novel when their stories connect and cross over to the other side of the street, thus introducing twists to the already complex suspense story.

The narrations, however, do get a little long and might tire out the reader slightly, especially with the continuous bouts of darkness and sorrow spewing out of each narrator. But then again, 'The Girl on the Train' is an amalgamation of human emotions – suicidal thoughts, deception, depression, addiction and not being loved. 

One would say that the story is about several identities connecting to draw a proper picture. With every identity comes a story, each darker than the other. The murder could never have been solved if these identities never connected and the stories were not revealed! What's also extraordinary about this book is that the reader subconsciously tries to solve the mystery by reading the narratives, even before the characters are doing so in the novel. That's what many readers found so intriguing about 'The Girl on the Train'. When you pick up an Agatha Christie or other popular, even older, mystery stories, there are times when you are lost into the plot, waiting for the detective's next move. But in this book, the narrators seemed to be talking to the reader, and getting him or her rather delve into the mystery and investigate.

Don't forget to pick up this book whenever and wherever you get a chance to!