I don’t think I’ve ever met a character who annoyed me more than our protagonist Rachel. That said, I see this as a win for the author, Paula Hawkins because even Rachel seemed tired of dealing with herself. Fired for months now, our alcoholic friend spends her days riding the train to and from “work” because she doesn’t want her roommate to know that she has been fired. This is pretty much a metaphor for her life–constantly moving but making no progress. The train pauses […]
Secrets, Voyeurism, Alcohol, and Jealousy
Whew! I took a long (long) lunch at work just so I could finish this book. I read it in an evening and a lunch hour, and you should too. Rachel is our main narrator. She rides the train to and from London every day, passing by the same houses every day, imagining the lives of the people who live there. One couple in particular, a Perfect Couple, “Jess” and “Jason” live just down the street from her old house (dum dum dummmm), and she’s […]