Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

70 reviews

fijibubbels's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.75

The beginning was too slow, but the second part really picked up well. I despised both main characters, and the ending was a little too open for me too. The twists though..

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, and Misogyny

Moderate: Cancer, Blood, Death of parent, and Miscarriage

renyoi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective relaxing 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

Evocative, thrilling, ridiculously clever, sinister. Sharp and complex commentary on feminism, misogyny, generational trauma, heterosexual relationships, sociopathy, familial dynamics, and the media sphere circa 2010. It’s a lot of ground to cover, but somehow this book weaves these threads together deftly into one whole, complete, devastating portrait of mutually assured destruction. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexism, Death of parent, Self harm, Sexual content, Alcohol, Confinement, Cursing, Blood, Terminal illness, Torture, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Rape, Violence, Kidnapping, Cancer, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Classism, Sexual assault, Dementia, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Vomit

Moderate: Incest

melissahawco's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Misogyny

Minor: Miscarriage, Cancer, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Stalking, Death of parent, Violence, Rape, and Suicidal thoughts

caittothelin's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Dementia, Murder, and Adult/minor relationship

itsbumley's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Cancer, Body shaming, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Fatphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Murder, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

smallragingoth's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective

• 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: Toxic relationship and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol, Death, Blood, Death of parent, Cancer, Misogyny, and Infidelity

Minor: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicide, and Toxic friendship

didireadthat's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.0

Almost DNF’d this book before making it half way through. The second quarter of the book was so slow and I did not like Nick or Diary Amy at all. Right before I gave up though the book turned around and I got sucked into the mystery. An incredible web of clues and lies and plot twist I loved how everything played out. However I still never liked any of the characters and I don’t think they really grew or changed throughout the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Self harm, Murder, Rape, Gaslighting, and Infidelity

Moderate: Sexual content, Chronic illness, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Cancer, Blood, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Death of parent, and Infidelity

leialeilani's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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

3.5

Would have been 4 stars if it hadn’t taken 150-200 pages to get interesting. I almost stopped reading because it was so slow to reveal anything beyond the initial setup.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol, Gaslighting, and Infidelity

Minor: Terminal illness, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Dementia, Stalking, Miscarriage, Blood, Cancer, Death of parent, and Vomit

jdf1027's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Cancer, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

taleofabibliophile's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful mysterious reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Violence, Vomit, Domestic abuse, Stalking, Alcohol, Dementia, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Classism, Drug use, Fatphobia, Medical content, and Racial slurs