Disclaimer: I kept myself pretty much in the dark about this book before reading it, GONE GIRL comparisons notwithstanding. I didn't even know it was set in England. I thought the train in question ran from NY to Connecticut! So, the early pages required a bit of adjustment on my part, but before I knew it, I was at page 50, page 100, halfway, then 100 pages left. The narrators weren't immediately likable, but I think they were real with the kind of honesty that usually gets edited. I understand why people say they didn't connect with the narrator(s), but I did find the story to be compulsively readable, which is why I call it a five star read. And while I didn't so much enjoy the character of Rachel, I found that her growth propelled the story forward toward a satisfying ending.

( )

I really, really did not enjoy this book. I gave it a chance because someone told me that I was great but it did not work for me. ( )

Worth reading. Characters evolve, nothing is as it looks like, till near the very end. It would be worth a fourth star, if it were not for its slipping into common thriller somewhere near the end. ( )

¿Estabas en el tren de las 8.04? ¿Viste algo sospechoso? Rachel, sí Rachel toma siempre el tren de las 8.04 h. Cada mañana lo mismo: el mismo paisaje, las mismas casas… y la misma parada en la señal roja. Son solo unos segundos, pero le permiten observar a una pareja desayunando tranquilamente en su terraza. Siente que los conoce y se inventa unos nombres para ellos: Jess y Jason. Su vida es perfecta, no como la suya. Pero un día ve algo. Sucede muy deprisa, pero es suficiente. ¿Y si Jess y Jason no son tan felices como ella cree? ¿Y si nada es lo que parece? Tú no la conoces. Ella a ti, sí.

Not done yet but i like the way the author uses alcoholism blackouts as the device for a murder mystery. Creative. Also the description of addiction is very realistic and believable. ( )