Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Dark Places by Gillian Flynn

40 reviews

yeoldeeclair's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Blood, and Death of parent

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Toxic relationship, and Pregnancy

a_reader_of_book's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad 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

3.25

I decided to pick this up after really enjoying some of the adaptations of Gillian Flynn's other works. So this was my first time reading her. Honestly, it was a little hard to have a large cast of characters that were all incredibly unlikeable if not awful people. I did enjoy the way the book flipped back and forth between the past crime and the present day. This allowed the reader to experience unveiling the story while the main character did. It helped me feel more connected to these people who I disliked to actively resented. So I enjoyed the storytelling style. Also, I thought the ending took it about 2 or 3 steps too far into the unbelievable, but that's just my opinions. If you are looking for an interesting enough thriller/ mystery, I guess you could pick this up if you don't have anything else better to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

haley_price's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Sexual assault

sneakysnam's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

kostas's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol

theavidreader405'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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Death of parent

rrovezzi's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

ashleycmms's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy

Minor: Cancer, Gun violence, Incest, and Fire/Fire injury

emilyharmonica's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

breanna's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent