Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

382 reviews

plant_mum's review against another edition

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

2.5

This would've been an ok book, but it was really hard to care about the story, because every single character was so annoying.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Emotional abuse, Addiction, and Alcoholism

patty_k's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Addiction, Murder, Mental illness, Child death, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

angievansprang's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I finished this within 36 hours of starting it, so I obviously had a good time with it. Read this if you want to hate men more! I promise you, there are zero redeeming male characters in this that are mentioned more than 3x. They are all complete trash. Hawkins paints a drearily pitiful scene over an otherwise picturesque suburbia outside of London. This follows 3 different POVs of women who are all connected via relation to the same neighborhood where something - or someone - sinister is brewing. I felt that the author did a good job in allowing you to feel just enough sympathy towards a character before twisting your stomach into knots with a horrific reveal of who they truly were. Most of these characters are hopelessly tragic, yet very realistic. The circumstances by which each main character finds themselves in this neighborhood make it believable why they might behave the way they do. While it may not initially seem like it, this is a chilling tale about the strength in women following their instincts and sticking together despite being very much so at odds with one another. A true feat of a debut from Hawkins, and it has reignited my love for thrillers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Murder, Alcoholism, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Stalking, Fatphobia, Child death, Physical abuse, Infertility, Pregnancy, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Death and Vomit

hanofgreengables's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Child death

cee_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

Overall this book is well written and has great consistency. I didn't feel any attachment to the characters and found them all hypocritical but that adds to the story and the character development of Rachel is slow and small but it's obvious and makes you cheer for her.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Infidelity

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Child death, Emotional abuse, and Murder

Minor: Body shaming, Infertility, Mental illness, and Pregnancy

manamee's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Violence, Alcoholism, and Murder

serenityxnicole's review against another edition

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

4.0

Beginning was so slow and had a very hard time getting into it, but once it finally pick up I finished the last part within a couple of hours. I loved the mystery and tension. Fantastic read 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Body shaming

aude's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, and Infidelity

Moderate: Stalking, Pregnancy, Violence, Domestic abuse, Infertility, and Child death

Minor: Abortion, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

dandere's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Murder, Child death, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

meh523's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• 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: Alcoholism

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Stalking