Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

18 reviews

ladycranstonkc's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Violence, Infidelity, and Infertility

Moderate: Body shaming and Physical abuse

Minor: Pregnancy, Abandonment, Addiction, Blood, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Death, Cursing, Confinement, and Bullying

themoodreader's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Violence, Body shaming, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Toxic relationship, Blood, Child death, Fatphobia, and Infidelity

Minor: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Death, Toxic relationship, Child death, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Blood, Confinement, Violence, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Vomit, Alcoholism, Cursing, Gaslighting, Murder, Grief, Infidelity, and Pregnancy

lucyford's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

A really great mystery book! It met all my expectations and the story came together very satisfyingly at the end. The complex changes in timelines and characters really let you get the most of the story, and led to a very unexpected but believable ending. The writing style is nice as well, and my only criticism is that it wasn’t super captivating in the first hundred pages or so, but the rest of the book made it all worth it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Murder, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Child death, and Stalking

Moderate: Blood, Grief, Kidnapping, Body shaming, Confinement, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Gore, and Pregnancy

Minor: Vomit, Abortion, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, and Mental illness

fkshg8465's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

This book was deeply annoying. First of all, there was no girl on the train. The main character is a woman who deserves to be treated as a woman. To call her a girl would indicate she is immature in some defective way. She’s got issues, deeper than most, but she is most definitely a woman. (Pet peeve of mine to infantilize women - that only serves men.)

Secondly, not one single character is likable or even decent as a human being. So I had no sympathy for any of them, and as a result, there was too much antipathy on my part to care about any of their plights. 

Why was this book so popular and on so many must read lists? I’m annoyed at myself for having finished. Should’ve DNFd it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Bullying, Infertility, Violence, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, and Misogyny

samcsmith's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Grief, Violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Gaslighting, and Gore

Moderate: Body shaming, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Death, Fatphobia, Murder, Vomit, Cursing, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Mental illness

Minor: Drug use, Excrement, Child death, and Confinement

chamaeleontis's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child death, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Addiction, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Stalking, Alcohol, Drug use, Infertility, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Child abuse, Confinement, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

miggyfool's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Death, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Murder, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Child death, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, and Violence

Moderate: Confinement

nexusatticus's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

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

Save you're time and money

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Child death, Violence, Death, Addiction, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Murder, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, and Fatphobia

Minor: Confinement

tays_books's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Addiction, Violence, Alcoholism, Murder, Alcohol, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Body shaming, Cursing, Blood, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Stalking, and Child death

Minor: Abortion, Pregnancy, Excrement, Sexual content, and Vomit

wandering_recorder's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

I started this book on high recommendation of a close friend whose suggestion was highly boosted by the popularity this novel was received with by the general public. It goes without saying then that I had high expectations, ones that were met in the most unexpected of ways. In this book we follow the days of Rachel, a woman who is down on her luck after a messy divorce and is having issues concerning her alcoholism. In her haze Rachel unintentionally fixates on this seemingly ideal couple that she passes on her train ride everyday, an interest that leads her into a mystery of a lifetime when the wife goes missing. Narrated with gritty realism, Hawkins leads us down a road where not everything is as it seems and where lies weave over one another till they finally unravel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Confinement, and Child death