Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard

4 reviews

atamano's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Minor: Fatphobia

cates_reading_nook's review against another edition

dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Rape, Sexual violence, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Suicide and Vomit

kaylamoran's review against another edition

dark tense 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

4.0

Wow... I am left speechless by this book.  It kept me up at night.  The boom within a book format is so clever.  This book genuinely gave me anxiety.  I'm amazed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Child death, Blood, and Death of parent

dalmavatai's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

This book was sooo good! I love stories about serial killers, especially ones that focus on their psychology and profile. The book within a book was very well-written and engaging, it was super creepy to read in detail about how the crimes were carried out, what preceded them, how they went down, etc., and I loved reading about it! 

The reveals and twists towards the end were all well-written, I really liked how we got to follow along with Eve as she investigates and puts together the clues as to the identity of The Nothing Man. I also liked what the book had to say about serial killers and how they are portrayed in the media versus how they are in real life. 

If you're looking for a dark, fast-paced, thrilling book with a lot of investigation centering a serial killer, I'd most definitely recommend this one! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, and Fatphobia