Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

231 reviews

bdombi's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, Violence, and Alcoholism

happilyheatherafterr's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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? It's complicated

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Physical abuse, Murder, and Death

tahnnn's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.0

easy, enjoyable read though a predictable plot twist and the end felt quite boring and dragged out.

not a single likeable character with little to no development, it was impossible to root for anyone (except maybe the train itself).

probably one of the best openings to a book i’ve seen, had me hooked instantly but was 100% a let down at the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Infertility, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Murder, Body shaming, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Fatphobia

betag1013's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Infertility, Infidelity, Murder, Sexual content, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Blood, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Fatphobia, Addiction, Child death, Cursing, Misogyny, Stalking, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Grief, Vomit, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

corriejn's review against another edition

4.25

Not my most typical fare, but I found it very engaging. Decidedly not a light read, and note the major CW for active alcohol addiction, but I was pretty hooked throughout.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child death, Physical abuse, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Blood, and Grief

Minor: Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Drug use

sarahmmichael's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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: Alcohol, Murder, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Abortion, Pregnancy, and Addiction

sare1125's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Domestic abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Murder, Violence, and Infertility

marissanbullis's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Murder

lunalikesbooksss's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

2.5

This book was boring af. I would have given up if I had physically read the book instead of the audibook. I even had to listen to it on a faster speed than I normally do. 

I get it, Rachel is an alcoholic, but omg she was insufferable. Constantly doing dumb shit and apologing over and over. The rest of the main cast sucked too. They were all their own brand of awful. 

I didn't even feel bad for the victim because she was also awful! I only kept going because I really wanted to know who was the murderer. 

The reason for the murder had me rolling my eyes. It was for such an obvious and basic reason. 

Why did Rachel keep remembering things when it was already established that she didn't form memories while blocked out?! Ridiculous

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Murder, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, and Grief

radh's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.75

overall a pretty good book, not amazing, but it does a good job. The characters are not particularly likeable and you're not dying to know what happens next, but it's entertaining enough. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Emotional abuse and Murder