Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

141 reviews

fkshg8465's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

This book was deeply annoying. First of all, there was no girl on the train. The main character is a woman who deserves to be treated as a woman. To call her a girl would indicate she is immature in some defective way. She’s got issues, deeper than most, but she is most definitely a woman. (Pet peeve of mine to infantilize women - that only serves men.)

Secondly, not one single character is likable or even decent as a human being. So I had no sympathy for any of them, and as a result, there was too much antipathy on my part to care about any of their plights. 

Why was this book so popular and on so many must read lists? I’m annoyed at myself for having finished. Should’ve DNFd it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Bullying, Infertility, Violence, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, and Misogyny

haleybspiegel's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.5

Very good plot, very good writing, just not my genre so I didn’t enjoy it very much 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Gaslighting and Murder

Minor: Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Child death, and Rape

risemini's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Domestic abuse, Vomit, Physical abuse, Drug use, Child death, Death, Infidelity, Infertility, Murder, Gaslighting, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abortion, Emotional abuse, and Alcoholism

deanchaudhri's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

I just love a good domestic psych thriller but this was 200 pages too long. Really enjoyed the final act it got super intense and I can see why it’s one of the “classic” psych thrillers but maybe my expectations were a bit too high. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Alcoholism, Child death, Domestic abuse, Violence, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Physical abuse, and Misogyny

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Body shaming, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Infertility

cameronestridge208's review against another edition

mysterious sad tense fast-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: Child death

Moderate: Death, Murder, Physical abuse, and Infidelity

Minor: Alcohol, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Blood, Body shaming, and Alcoholism

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

angielivesandbreathes's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Alcoholism, Death, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child death and Murder

Minor: Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Body shaming

wildautumnchild's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Addiction, Alcohol, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Body shaming, Infidelity, Stalking, Pregnancy, Infertility, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

juliettesachet's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, and Alcoholism

c100's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Infidelity, Murder, and Infertility

Minor: Pregnancy