Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

La chica del tren by Paula Hawkins

80 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

corriejn's review against another edition

4.25

Not my most typical fare, but I found it very engaging. Decidedly not a light read, and note the major CW for active alcohol addiction, but I was pretty hooked throughout.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child death, Physical abuse, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Blood, and Grief

Minor: Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Drug use

ladycranstonkc's review against another edition

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

ltsang08's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Fatphobia, Murder, Infertility, Domestic abuse, Death, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, and Infidelity

Moderate: Vomit

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

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

arityjane's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Toxic relationship, Infertility, Stalking, Fatphobia, and Pregnancy

Minor: Vomit

lucyford's review against another edition

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

abigailhaagen's review against another edition

dark mysterious

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

4.0

Captivating book with a good mystery, even I did figure it out halfway through (I say, adjusting my Sherlock Holmes hat), but it was still interesting to see how the characters/author played it out. The gradual revealing of lives and secrets was well done also. The prose itself wasn't great; there weren't distinctions between character voices, and a lot of the story was told to us instead of shown. That said, it was still done well, and, even though the characters were awful people making awful decisions, I still managed to sympathize with them, even if I was just yelling at them to not be stupid.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Stalking, Alcoholism, Child death, Murder, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Cursing, and Death

Moderate: Sexual content and Abandonment

Minor: Abortion and Fatphobia