Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson

17 reviews

daniellekat's review

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

I enjoyed the format but the novelty had worn off from book #1. I found the characters more unlikeable and the big reveal was lazy. Honestly, this would probably be closer to 3 stars if not for the last 50 pages.

So much of the book was sort of commenting on sexism and mistreatment of women and to have the aha moment boil down to sexual assault, supremely disappointing. /spoiler> 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, and Vomit

Moderate: Sexism and Misogyny

Minor: Sexual harassment and Rape

oxfordcommas91's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A very enjoyable sequel to the "Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone." Though there's plenty of action and murder, it's missing some of the charm and intrigue of its predecessor. Despite this, there was a great narrator, a great cast of complex characters, and the locked room mystery format continues to work for this series. I've been really into cozy mysteries lately, and Stevenson's books really hit the mark!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Murder, Alcohol, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexism, and Rape

sareidle's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Car accident, Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, Rape, and Sexism

kell_xavi's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

3.0

A bit too caught up in the gimmick, though the mystery itself is not bad.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Sexual harassment, Rape, Sexism, Pregnancy, and Pedophilia

growintogardens's review against another edition

funny mysterious medium-paced

4.0

More fun than the first.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Murder, and Death

Minor: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Alcohol, Grief, Alcoholism, Rape, and Pregnancy

inhaledmocha's review against another edition

dark funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, and Rape

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual assault, and Vomit

toffishay's review

funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This was a really fun reading experience, enhanced by the fact that I actually read it on a long train ride! The meta, self-aware narrative device really works for me and I think it makes it stand out from other mysteries. I love a train-based mystery so I had fun with that as well, even if the mystery didn't grip me quite as much as I would have liked. Our narrator feels a little more far-removed in this sequel, but even that is worked into the plot...

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Murder, and Death

Minor: Child abuse, Suicide, Rape, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Child death, and Injury/Injury detail

aseel_reads's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This was actually pretty fun and kept me on my toes, there was just a tad too many names, that made it hard to keep up and made the reveal a bit less impactful 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Murder, Sexual harassment, Death, Bullying, and Sexual assault

Minor: Homophobia and Sexism

disguisedposer's review

funny mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Alcohol, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

Minor: Rape, Car accident, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment

mary_catherine's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment

Minor: Rape, Child abuse, Sexism, Grief, Child death, Murder, Pedophilia, and Sexual violence