Reviews tagging 'Incest'

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

23 reviews

mellowreading's review against another edition

challenging dark sad 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

4.0

What an interesting little book. I was intrigued by the mystery, though I thought I’d guessed the killer several pages in. I guess in a way I did, but the last minute twist REALLY got me. The main character was awful, but in a way a human can be, not in a way so extreme that they seem like an unbelievable character or a villain. This made me swing between trying to sympathize with and understand her, and be disgusted by and judgemental of her. There’s also seems to be a strong commentary on women, relationships between women, societal expectations of women, awfulness in women, et cetera. I couldn’t quite get a grasp on what Flynn was intending to say, if anything, but maybe the intent was just to show and not tell. I’m curious what other people think of that aspect of the book. Looking back I think the ending was a bit rushed, but it was shocking enough to distract me from that. Overall an engaging but deeply uncomfortable time. It gets gross. 

big CW obviously for self harm, but also from gross sexualization of minors from a 30 year old woman, one of which is her little sister lmao, and victim blaming + internalized misogyny. The main character is gross. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Self harm, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Vomit, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Violence, Gaslighting, Grief, Murder, and Sexism

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Torture, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Incest

pil4r's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Murder, Violence, Grief, Emotional abuse, Child death, Death, Medical content, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Mental illness

Moderate: Drug use, Blood, Child abuse, Incest, and Suicide attempt

jayley's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Incest, Sexual violence, and Child abuse

Minor: Transphobia

taylermonster's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content, Medical content, Death, Terminal illness, Incest, Grief, Drug use, Child abuse, Self harm, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse

catcatcatcatcat's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-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? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Incest, Self harm, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Chronic illness, Death, Grief, Child death, Drug use, Child abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Sexual assault, Rape, and Sexual harassment

julianfromme's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Murder

Moderate: Incest

sierra_alexis's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-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

2.75

Book was pretty flat and so were the characters but it proved interesting especially

in the end with the Amma plot twist. You could sort of see it coming and it was so close to the end that it wasn't really enough to help the rest of the book but I’m glad it was there

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Body horror, Gore, Grief, Homophobia, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Drug use, Fatphobia, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Violence, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Mental illness, and Suicide

klor's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

This book was a really good exploration of small town america, mental illness,  and this mother-daughter relationship that threads through several children. I've already known the twist of this book as I was previously spoiled but it was not any less terrifying to see it unfold. The story unravels really well and some characters are so unlikable that you marvel how they're written. Beneath all the gore and vulgarity, an analysis of relationships and how trauma develops gets put on spotlight. Can't wait for Flynn's next novel, whenever that may be.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, and Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Gaslighting, Incest, and Sexual assault

izypup's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Child death, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Self harm, Sexual content, Alcohol, Grief, and Vomit

Moderate: Violence, Blood, Suicide, Rape, Murder, and Medical content

Minor: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Torture, Physical abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Cancer, Homophobia, Toxic friendship, Pregnancy, and Kidnapping

bendersreads's review against another edition

challenging 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Mental illness, and Sexual content

Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Drug use, Gore, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Minor: Incest and Sexism