Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn

6 reviews

rsagarin's review

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Ableism, Car accident, and Child death

Moderate: Murder, Animal cruelty, Blood, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Stalking, Misogyny, Violence, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Classism, Cursing, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, and Injury/Injury detail

beesbookss's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Drug use, Infidelity, Child death, Ableism, Blood, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Stalking, Mental illness, Car accident, Classism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

juliaminer's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

4.0

great book. some plot holes and could have been written a bit better.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Car accident, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, and Violence

queenfury's review

dark mysterious 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

1.0

This was a mess of a book for me, full of cliches, predictable "twists," and unlikable characters.

The writing was not very good, either. The similes were numerous, awkward, and unnecessary, and I knew immediately that the author was a man (every woman the narrator sees had her breasts mentioned at least once). The editor(s) needed to go through the manuscript a few more times, as I found quite a lot of the prose added nothing to neither the story nor Anna's character.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Stalking, Grief, Ableism, and Addiction

Moderate: Death, Child death, Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Vomit, Sexual violence, and Confinement

Minor: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, and Violence

Extreme gaslighting of main character by everyone around her.

rosita's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I was trapped in the book, the same way that the protagonist is trapped in her house. I seriously couldnt put it down, and finished it very fast.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Car accident, Child death, Confinement, Death, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Ableism, Infidelity, Medical content, Murder, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, and Stalking

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, and Fatphobia

leahrosereads's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

This one started off slow, fair warning.  It took around 120 pages to get interesting, and honestly, that's just too many pages to build a character for me.  After that though, this book really took off.  Unfortunately, I didn't like most aspects of it.  While I'm not an avid reader of the thriller/mystery genres, I was able to guess most every twist, without trying, and that always really bums me out.  I prefer to be shocked, and I just wasn't here. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Grief, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Child death, Death, and Grief

Minor: Body shaming and Animal cruelty