The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins - Review
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins . Reviewed by Amanda Kennedy on January 3rd, 2016 This is the book that everyone's talking about. Paperback copies grace the shelves of supermarkets, there's a waiting list of almost a year to check this out at the library, and rumour has it that a movie is in progress. I rarely pay attention to those books which are considered "fashionable" to have read. Particularly in light of the Fifty Shades fiasco (which I couldn't stomach) and the Twilight series (which I'm ashamed to say I enjoyed!). Yet having seen and heard enough of Paula Hawkin's début I came to realise this was no ordinary pulp fiction, there must be something different about her novel. So I caved in and decided to read it on my tablet. I'm glad that I did. Were I able to read the whole thing in one session, I probably would have done. It was unlike most other thrillers I've read! Rachel, our "anti-heroine" of the tale, is an ordi