Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

138 reviews

morganegrant's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

blossomclouds's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I'm ten thousand years late on reading this book, but I finally did it and I finally loved it.

I knew the framework of this story before I read it and yet, I was still surprised by it, and that is a true compliment. The writing style is immersive and very easy to get into. The narrative was compact and neat. 

It was an amazingly fascinating story, is all.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Miscarriage and Death of parent

thatgirlemili'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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Cancer, Miscarriage, Dementia, and Death of parent

morgiah's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Infidelity, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Miscarriage

soyreads's review against another edition

dark 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

4.0

A good domestic thriller that got me out of my reading slump.

It was a fairly easy read and it kept me at the edge of my seat. Although I already saw the movie, reading the book gave me more insight about the character's thoughts. Would highly recommend this for those who would love to start reading thriller. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

chxska's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

HOLY SHIT that was quite a book. i watched the movie 5-6 years ago, and i’m glad i didn’t remember the specifics.
this was SUCH A GOOD BOOK i don’t even know what to say.

when it’s revealed that the diary entries are FAKE i just knew i was up for a HELL of a ride. i knew the basics of the movie, and i wasn’t sure how it would pan out in the book format but it went SO WELL.

5 stars no wonder it’s such a good movie highly recommend can’t wait to read sharp objects!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Gaslighting

annabelle42688's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.75

A textbook example of enjoying a book, while disliking the characters. The story was just as good as I remember the movie being. Captivating despite me knowing the twist and ending. Now I need to rewatch the movie.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Miscarriage, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

ripxreads's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

if reviews were solely based on characters I'd throw this book in the ocean. i cannot believe how much I hated pretty much every character! anyway Amy is for sure a girl boss (derogatory) !


i know it's a joke the internet makes but if u deadass think she's a girl boss seek therapy, somethings wrong w you babe

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Blood, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Miscarriage, Rape, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

rape is not described in detail but it is alluded to in the book

asclafani's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense 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

5.0

I appreciated how fleshed out every part of this book was - morality, the judicial system, marital problems, issues with parents, insecurity in self, occupation, economic status, etc. It’s medium paced because it has to be, there’s so much to set up!! Flynn’s characters are rich and complex, this book is a great morality conversation starter. I wanted to read this book unravel and it never does (in a great way!) each plot point is unique and predictable only in the sense that something WILL happen, we just don’t know what it will be. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Miscarriage, Dementia, Murder, and Gaslighting

sjl's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

I DONT EVEN KNOW WHAT TO SAY. TOTAL MINDF. I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO FRUSTRATED. MY STOMACH IS EMPTY. MY HEAD HURTS. I HATE EVERYONE IN THIS (some more than others). BUT WHAT. I FEEL LIKE MY BRAIN IS INSIDE OUT. PLOT TWIST ASF. TWO COMPLETELY UNTRUSTWORTHY POVS. FUDJUSDHJDIDHDJDDJ. VERY DARK VERY TWISTED VERY TOXIC. I HATE THE ENDING. SO ANGRY. BUT I FEEL LIKE THATS THE WHILE THING. STILL I HATE IT AND IT WILL KEEP ME UP AT NIGHT WHICJ IS WHY I KNOCK IT DOWN 0.5.

**POSSIBLE ALLUSION TO SPOILER***
 I DISLIKE WHEN AUTHORS MAKE ME FEEL BAD FOR PEOPLE AND THEN SWITCH TF UP. I FEEL CHEATED. BUT SHAIN THAT MAY JUST BE THE WHOLE POINT. BUT UGH. I DONT LIKE BEING WRONG. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Murder