Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson

45 reviews

whatmckennareads's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Gore, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Addiction and Alcoholism

tuckertl's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Rape

bessadams's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Rape, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, and Vomit

christajls's review

funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

 Thank you to everyone who recommended I continue this series in audio. This was a delight! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism and Rape

Minor: Drug use

emma6544's review against another edition

adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious sad fast-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

I wasn’t a huge fan of the first book, Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone, mainly due to the inconsistency of the plot structure. 

However, this book is definitely a step up. The plot follows a linear structure and it follows classical conventions (closed circle, isolated mystery set on a train). But Ernest pokes fun at these classical conventions. 

I also really liked the use of the book festival as an event on a train which then allowed Benjamin to poke fun at different specialisms within Crime fiction (legal, psychological and forensic thrillers) and this commentary was humorous. 

The only negative thing for me, personally, was that I still found Ernest’s first person narration and breaking of the forth wall annoying at times but this was significantly less than the previous book Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Drug use, Rape, and Sexual assault

the triggering warnings of rape and sexual assault occur towards the end of the book.

rwoodward's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Rape, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

tashtasher's review

dark funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Drug use, Rape, Blood, Vomit, and Car accident

Minor: Pedophilia

darciepatterson's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Xenophobia, and Vomit

Minor: Alcoholism, Rape, and Alcohol

fkshg8465's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

Why is this book so popular? I found it ridiculous. The plot was unnecessarily convoluted with too many red herrings and horrible people as characters. I wanted to read this before the first book in the series because this one was due back to the library tomorrow, but I’ll be returning the first book too, because I have no desire to read it after having read this one. Ghastly! (Admittedly, this will only make sense after you read the book.)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

eviethebookworm's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Vomit, and Murder

Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, and Blood

Minor: Drug use and Car accident