Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

77 reviews

nexusatticus's review

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

sarahbethhh's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

Minor: Fatphobia, Abortion, and Body shaming

vincef's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Death, Violence, Sexism, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Child death, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Misogyny, Mental illness, Fatphobia, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Vomit and Abandonment

zianna_reads's review

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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Alcoholism, Infidelity, and Addiction

pandora_reads's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

I really loved this book. When I started reading this I didn’t really know what to expect and the start was a little slow. But then we get into the real plot of the story and all these secrets start revealing themselves throughout the book. I also loved how we got to see into the perspectives of three different woman, and their own personal struggles and how they cope with them. I definitely recommend reading!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Domestic abuse, Death, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Body shaming

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

pumpkinbun's review

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Blood, Addiction, Alcohol, Violence, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Vomit and Child death

Minor: Abortion, Body shaming, Pregnancy, and Miscarriage

124smilehd's review

emotional mysterious sad slow-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

2.75

The books had very slow development and much of the story is centered around the relationships of the characters instead of the plot itself, which made it a bit boring to read since I thought I had signed up for a murder mystery and not a

divorce and cheating circle

. I’m not a big mystery reader so maybe this is just a format I’m not used to. The last 3rd of the story held almost all of the progress of the book making the first 2/3 feel like a drag. Due to it being adapted into a movie I had very high hopes but instead it made me realize mystery stories are probably not for me.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Child death, Addiction, and Body shaming

Minor: Emotional abuse

maeslibrary's review

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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 and Child death

kayleyb's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Grief, Child death, Fatphobia, Infertility, Miscarriage, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Addiction, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, and Violence