Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

76 reviews

julied's review

dark emotional sad 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: Alcoholism

Moderate: Blood, Addiction, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Vomit and Sexual content

krhe's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Me parece que la resolución podría haber tenido menos mansplaining, que se podía entender sin discursito de villano. Por lo demás, me ha gustado teorizar y ha sido muy fácil y rápido de leer. No recomendable si eres sensible a temas de alcoholismo.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Infertility

Moderate: Abortion, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Grief, and Drug use

tesshersh's review

mysterious tense slow-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

2.0

really solidified my distaste for British ppl

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Violence

cabuff's review

adventurous 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Child death, Alcoholism, and Infidelity

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Infertility

alostbookworm's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

2.5

The biggest struggle I had with this book was that I felt no desire to pick it up! The protagonist/s were whiny, annoying and very difficult to feel sympathy for. The story was slow and clunky, the writing felt a little childish. But what I loved about this book and the only reason I DID push through this book was how gripping it was! The plot and concept of the novel was incredible and made it difficult to put down! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, and Violence

katsbooks's review

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

"...the holes in your life are permanent. You have to grow around them, like tree roots around concrete; you mold yourself through the gaps.”

“There’s nothing so painful, so corrosive, as suspicion.”

Usually I really don't like books with unlikable characters. I disliked Gone Girl and really hated We Need to Talk About Kevin, however, I somehow found myself rooting for Rachel. I think, perhaps, it's less that I don't enjoy unlikable characters as much as a I don't enjoy outrightly mean/selfish characters. I didn't like Rachel as a character but I found myself pitying her much more than disliking her and ultimately, I wanted her to figure out the who-dun-it and move on with her life. Speaking of the who-dun-it, I figured out the ending about half of the way through. However, I read this back when it came out about 6 years ago but I forgot almost everything. So I can't decide if I figured it out because I vaguely remembered the plot or because of the writing itself. Either way, I bumped up my rating to a 4 star from a 3.5 for that reason. It didn't seem fair to rate a book less because I had already read it. Overall, I think this book is a bit formulaic but really engaging. It's a solid thriller and I would recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Infertility, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Confinement and Cursing

Minor: Body shaming, Car accident, Fatphobia, and Pregnancy