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Dark Places by Gillian Flynn

119 reviews

basilica's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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: Animal death, Child death, Drug use, Gore, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Vomit, Abortion, and Fire/Fire injury

betag1013's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, Racism, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

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

halebugs's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Drug use, and Pedophilia

Minor: Abortion

maddwomann's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Bullying and Domestic abuse

alyssav's review against another edition

dark 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

4.25

The “mystery” was kinda easy to figure out but Flynn is a great author, so i still felt compelled to finish. Almost a too easy ending, but I didn’t mind because it seemed to fit the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Violence, and Murder

jackbifrost's review

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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Incest, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, and Classism

Minor: Cancer, Racial slurs, Suicide, Abortion, and Fire/Fire injury

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

somelibrarychick's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Drug use, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Gun violence, and Pedophilia

Minor: Domestic abuse

calcifowl's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use and Pedophilia