Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith

4 reviews

allymute's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-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

This is one of those books that is incredibly well-written and simultaneously insufferable. Like other Highsmith works, will have to chew on this for a little bit.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Drug abuse, and Emotional abuse

chrisljm's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? Yes

2.0

This should’ve just been a short story, but Sigmund Freud, you would’ve loved this shit. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, and Fatphobia

poirot's review against another edition

dark tense 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: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Murder, and Addiction

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Miscarriage and Misogyny

sarah984's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.0

There were some interesting ideas here, with the way that the two men kind of orbited around each other, and the inevitability of their downfall. The premise and idea of the murders interested me as well, but both characters were so annoying and made such stupid post-murder decisions that it was hard to sustain interest for the length of the book. This might have fared better as a short story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Infidelity, Medical content, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Miscarriage and Racism