Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

77 reviews

magicalmegija's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Misogyny, Pregnancy, Murder, Alcoholism, and Child death

Moderate: Body shaming, Miscarriage, and Sexism

singalana's review against another edition

dark 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

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Minor: Abortion, Fatphobia, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Violence

linareadsdayum's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Murder, Addiction, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Blood, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Vomit, Terminal illness, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Rape, and Pregnancy

laurenw's review against another edition

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Stalking, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Murder, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Pregnancy, and Violence

Moderate: Grief and Fatphobia

Minor: Abortion and Xenophobia

itsmemiana's review

challenging dark mysterious 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

3.0

alright so... this book has a lot of hype, the copy I read from the library literally has a sticker saying it was the book of the year in 2015.... and I thought it was very meh...

the writing and the plot were not bad but the characters.... I couldn't stand most of them. I do know that they were meant to be very explicitly flawd but holy shit... there were two characters in specific that I absolutely DESPISED with all my guts which were Anna and Tom. istg I never wanted to punch someone through a book so much in my life. I think I Anna made me more angry than Tom throughout most of the book because I could read her pov and seeing what she was thinking made my blood boil.

i kind of saw the plot twist coming but at the same time I didn't?... idk how to explain.

one thing I liked tho, was reading most of this on the train everyday. you could say I was a girl on the train reading The Girl on the Train 😌 and I honestly am one of those people who looks at people on the train and on the bus and asks themselves "where are they heading?" and I start picturing things like "oh, that person might be going to work, that person might be going to college, that person might be going shopping, that person might be going to the hospital, that person might be going to see their parents or friends" idk why I do that but i do and I could relate to Rachel on that part (but obviously not on the rest).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Body shaming, Death, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Stalking, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Infertility, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Child death, Emotional abuse, and Vomit

starlessnebula's review

challenging 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

5.0

This book is REALLY good. It is at times very hard to read, and it even stuck with me for a while after all the plot twists and turns. The characters are not 'loveable' because they are human beings, each with their own flaws and stories. This book can easily make you go from hating to loving a character and verse versa. Two main stories unfold at the same time and I did not forsee the ending. I recommend it if you are in the mood to feel second hand embarrassment for your characters, scream 'NO' at their actions while reading, try to solve the mystery alongside Rachel and overthink the world we live in.

I like the fact that it is not a Happy Ending™️. Rachel may have cured her alcocolism, but living everyday in fear and with the memories of all that has happened is not the fairy tale ending of most modern books. Anna turned out to be cool too. Fuck Tom

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Death, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Body shaming

vaguely_pink's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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: Murder, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Addiction, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Grief, Child death, Stalking, Pregnancy, and Mental illness

Minor: Excrement, Sexual harassment, Kidnapping, Infertility, Confinement, Death of parent, Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Car accident, Blood, and Abortion

gengariite's review

dark medium-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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Fatphobia, Body shaming, and Alcoholism

mtthplc's review

slow-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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Violence

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Blood, Drug use, Abandonment, Body shaming, and Vomit

liv_green85's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Infertility, Addiction, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Infidelity, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Violence, Body shaming, and Fatphobia

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Cursing, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Abortion, and Fatphobia