Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

75 reviews

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

clusterofpetals's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This is the Swedish translation of The girl on the train. I’ve never watched the movie but decided to read the book. At first it was a little bit slow for me but after a few chapters I couldn’t stop reading. 
At times I question the way the author wrote the female lead, Rachel, cause I was cringing and there were so many times where I couldn’t help but thinking “Girl, no! What were you thinking?”
The author really made me question everything Rachel has done but this is also precisely why I like the book, cause I believe this is quite realistic. The way the abuser always seems to be able to manipulate people and making the actual victim seems crazy. And I fell for it, I fell for the abuser’s scheme and I gave Rachel a side eye.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Body shaming

ladycranstonkc's review

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

bulbasaurcowboy's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

This was a very good thriller. It deals with a lot of themes; alcoholism, abuse, relationships, motherhood, and dealing with loss. It was a little slow at the beginning, but there was still something about how well it's written that makes you want to keep going. Even when I had figured out what probably happened (I was right!), the author still had a way of keeping you interested just to see how it would all play out. The .5 star missing is mostly for how rushed the ending seemed considering how slow paced it was at first. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Domestic abuse, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Addiction, Alcohol, Grief, Infidelity, Abandonment, and Child death

iamkiaraayleen's review against another edition

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Stalking, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Grief

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Abortion, Fatphobia, and Vomit

stindex's review against another edition

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

0.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Stalking, Sexism, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Violence, Blood, Pregnancy, and Self harm

lucyford's review

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