Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

The Husband's Secret, by Liane Moriarty

12 reviews

iridestiny's review

emotional lighthearted mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Fatphobia, Grief, Death, Child death, Body shaming, and Medical trauma

tormlen's review

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

1.5

I just can't with this book. I feel like if I met the characters in real life, I would purposely avoid every single one of them. They all came off as very shallow and self-centered.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Body shaming, and Car accident

Moderate: Homophobia and Ableism

60secondbookreviews's review

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

2.75

This is my least favorite of Moriarty’s books I have read. Going in, I thought this book would focus much more on the mystery of the husband’s secret, however that is revealed and then focuses more on the after effects.

This book felt a bit meandering in the middle, with very low stakes once the secret was actually revealed. The characters are also difficult to connect with or establish an emotional tie to.

I also didn’t appreciate the body-shaming and fat phobia that continually reoccurred throughout the book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia and Body shaming

sophia2203's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

An intricate story about “how far would you go for the ones you love”; would you lie? kill? hide/tell the truth? And the consequences of those decisions, in addition to what-if scenarios.
I caught myself imagining what I would do if I was in the character’s places.
This was my first Liane Moriarty book and won’t be my last!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Grief, Car accident, and Infidelity

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

ems_rxlibrary's review

emotional reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Infidelity, Child death, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Cursing and Body shaming

Minor: Sexual content

danimarie96's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Car accident, Infidelity, and Grief

eapw9's review

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming and Fatphobia

xandraj's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Body shaming, Car accident, Child death, Fatphobia, Grief, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Eating disorder

clouds_in_my_tea's review

Fat phobia

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming and Fatphobia

Moderate: Body shaming and Fatphobia

mads_reads_books's review against another edition

dark 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Fatphobia

Moderate: Body shaming and Ableism