We're back with another book review! This time, we're talking about Lisa Lutz's "The Passenger," not to be confused with the movie "Passengers," starring Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt. "The Passenger" explores the life of a woman on the run. Constantly having to change her identity, the woman makes ends meet in order to keep her true identity concealed from the storied past that may be catching up to her. This may sound like an average girl-on-the-run-type story, but Lutz's writing makes this novel a must-read. Warning: this article may contain spoilers.

Let's start off with the structure of the novel. Upon first opening it and reading the table of contents, you see that each section is labeled with a woman's name. One may think that these names are different people at first glance, but after reading the first section, which is when the first identity change of the novel takes place, it becomes apparent that each name is the main character's. After figuring this out, it's interesting to go back and see the differences in the length of time each name occupies in the novel and guess how each name comes and goes.

When reading "The Passenger," there are rarely any lulls because the main character is always on the move. Just when you think she will finally be able to stay in one place, something happens where she must take off again. Whether it's running into cops or having a stranger recognize her on the opposite end of the country, she is always encountering snags that threaten to oust her from her fragile life as woman in hiding and back into the spotlight of media and authorities.

When reading this novel, it's important to acknowledge the details Lutz carefully adds to the story, such as the main character's reactions when faced with having to get into a car. It's these details that add an extra layer over the main action and make the reader think and question what is going on and why she is acting how she does.

If you're a fan of Gillian Flynn's novels, then you will definitely enjoy "The Passenger." Constantly grabbing readers' attentions and bringing them along for the ride, both Flynn and "The Passenger" provide deep and entertaining stories that delve further than the the ordinary and expected. Both authors' careful placement of detail and even the traits their characters possess have many similarities that are hard to ignore.

If you're looking for a novel that is a relatively quick read and will leave you feeling satisfied after every section, I would definitely recommend picking up "The Passenger."