Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

La chica del tren by Paula Hawkins

80 reviews

woweewhoa's review against another edition

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

2.75

I don't think anyone in this book should be allowed to get married. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Alcoholism, Fatphobia, and Infidelity

Moderate: Child death, Gaslighting, Murder, Pregnancy, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Racism

shreek's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

3.75

This was an interesting but also frustrating read. The concept of the Girl on the Train was really cool and the plot and its twists were definitely intriguing (although I did guess one of the big twists

that Tom and Megan were having an affair

) and the ending was satisfying as well. However much of the story is told from the point of view of Rachel, who is struggling, self-destructive, and experiencing alcohol addiction. So the choices she makes at times and her thought processes can be a bit difficult to read. The way others perceive and treat her is also infuriating

like Anna, ugh she’s the worst

, but it also says a lot about perceptions and society. I do think that even though it was difficult for me to read at times, the perspectives in the story were very interesting, especially as they related to the idea of perception vs. reality, which was a big theme in this book. Rachels character development was also interesting to see. Overall, definitely a story that sticks in the mind. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Violence, Domestic abuse, and Child death

Moderate: Fatphobia

lbaclian's review against another edition

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Misogyny, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, and Child death

carina_dreamer's review against another edition

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

3.75

🚅 Para ser honesta, estava com receio de ler o livro e ficar desiludida, porque as opiniões são muito polarizantes - ou se gosta ou se odeia.
Comigo, deu-se um misto...

🚅 O enredo fala-nos de Rachel, que viaja ida e volta todos os dias até Londres para trabalhar. Vai de comboio e este abranda quase sempre junto de umas casas germinadas que ela observa sem falta. Há uma casa que lhe dá calma e faz sonhar e há outra mais acima na rua que lhe traz boas e más memórias. E em cada uma dessas casas vai estar mais uma das nossas narradoras.
Temos então: a Rachel, a Megan e a Anna; ou como as resumo: a testemunha bêbada, a vítima e a amante.

🚅 Enquanto leitora, este foi um livro complicado de amar. Todas as personagens são complicadas, a maioria são mesmo más pessoas. A escolha da autora de escrever quase que em formato de diário não resultou para mim (acredito que tenha sido melhor para o filme).
As nossas narradoras são todas não fiáveis, especialmente a Rachel com as suas bebedeiras e fantasias, ambas intermináveis.

🚅 Enquanto alguém que gosta de escrever, eu leio a anoto os meus livros analisando um pouco os autores subconscientemente. Pelo que esta foi a parte de mim que gostou deste livro, porque a Paula Hawkins foi uma mestre para conseguir fazer sentido de toda a confusão desenrolada e de ter deixado pistas fantásticas para quando se deu a revelação.

🚅 Não recomendo para novatos no género de mistérios/thriller porque consegue ser muito messy de entender.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Violence, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Grief, Murder, Death, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Blood, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Child death, Fatphobia, Body shaming, and Injury/Injury detail

quixie's review against another edition

mysterious sad tense medium-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

3.75

When this first came out, I listened to it on audiobook. Normally, I’m not a fan of audiobooks but the narrators/voice actors did a fantastic job. I didn’t rank the book then, but probably would have given it 4 1/2 stars, if not more. Years later, and reading the physical book this time, I’m not as impressed. I still love the multiple POVs and the unreliable narrator, but I found the characters to not have their own tone, nor personalities to tell them apart. Also, I half-remembered who the villain was, so maybe the knowing made it less fun the second read. Overall, I still liked it, just didn’t blow me away.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Murder, Vomit, Physical abuse, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Violence, Child death, Alcoholism, Pregnancy, Infertility, Blood, Death, and Alcohol

zoeypaugh's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Alcoholism, and Child death

Minor: Alcohol, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death, Blood, Death of parent, Fatphobia, and Vomit

marniesbookshelf's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Alcoholism, Violence, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Fatphobia and Child death

sincerely_inayah's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

The way I despise most of the characters. But especially Anna and Tom. I feel for Rachel, she's in need of help, I hope she finds it. But goodness gracious this is a toxic band of people 😂.

 Definitely was a page turner. I read it in a few hours. Would read again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Alcoholism

Moderate: Toxic friendship and Toxic relationship

Minor: Child death, Infertility, Abortion, Fatphobia, and Body shaming

geneav21's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

It was a good book, and a good plot, with morally grey characters, but still, it’s reading pace it’s really slow, and Rachel and Anna (the main characters) are really dislikeable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Infertility, Miscarriage, Child death, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Infidelity, and Murder

alisonfaith426's review against another edition

dark 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Murder, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, and Infidelity

Moderate: Blood, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content