Paula Hawkins: The Girl on the Train

Még alig hűlt ki a helye volt férje mellett, Rachel máris kénytelen végignézni, ahogy régi házába új nő költözik régi párja mellé. Rachel számára a napi ingázás Londonba és a vonatablakon túli világ jelenti az egyetlen menedéket a múltján való bánkódás és az alkoholizmus alternatívái elől - a vonatról pedig volt férjén és annak új családján kívül egy idealizált pár, Megan és Scott életét is figyelemmel kísérheti. A bonyodalmak akkor kezdődnek, mikor Megan eltűnik - Rachel pedig az alkoholnak hála csak arra emlékszik, hogy aznap este a környéken járt... A könyv naplóbejegyzéseken keresztül ismertet meg minket a főszereplő nők gondolataival, érzéseivel és indítékaival, miközben egy összetett nyomozás bontakozik ki a szemünk előtt. A történet filmváltozata 2016 őszén kerül a magyar mozikba, Emily Blunt főszereplésével, Tate Taylor rendezésében.

Once upon a time …..like in a fairy tail but the similarity ends here. An immaculate, normal houswife how became to an unconcoius, haughty, divorced, alcoholist single women as the result of domestic violence. Is this a study about machos, domestic violence, power and weakness? Maybe but the story goes on, paralel with the girl on a trian. A mock happy family life, a murder. The steak not high for her but she involved. Maybe she is hopeless. In a different view points (the assaults is missing) slowly with nice english guicker and quicker… Its look like a train journey, but the reader cant get off. Its London, but ,how i have newer seen, no rain, but never shine and Rachel is not Emily Bunt (than like in the movie) but she is just the girl next door. In the opposite window you can see yourself what could have been, what should be but the life is so disappointing and no equality between man and women. A real page turner, but no hope., Inspite of the fact that nobody can naiv like this, i loved it. I understand how became so popular. I think it should be taught in schools if we want to talk about alcoholism and domestic violence but the protagonist seemed to be little exeggarated ….Shows how it works . And the train don’t stop……..

Have you ever felt anxious? So much that you just can’t wait for the end? Do you enjoy the waves of adrenalin-without doing anything extreme? Are you tired of the brave, black-and-white characters? Do you need a gripping plot? This book provides all of this. It’s like fresh water after a hard day- even though it’s everything but calm and relaxing. You can easily get lost in it, you won’t stop flicking the papers, sometimes jumping a sentence- than realize that you’ve made a mistake. Because every single word in this book has its meaning, the reason why it is there, you can’t leave one unread. The characters are pieces of art. And that’s not because they are sophisticated- that’s because they are like us. Like you, like your neighbour, like me. They are human beings, making mistakes, living their life. And especially Rachel, the main character gives you the feeling, that this girl is usual in the sense of personality- but can somebody name another book with the view of an alcoholist so realistic? The story raises questions in you. Is everybody like what they show or they have secrets you just can’t imagine? How long do you have to be with a person, live with your husband/wife to confidently say you know everything about him/her? And is it clever to trust more in someone else than yourself? Is there an edge from where you can’t turn back? Is it possible to continue your life with all the scars you have? Actually, it’s hard to talk about it without giving away the ending- or any of the plot twists. But I’m absolutely sure, that everyone can enjoy it- be a boy, girl, teenager, adult.