Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

124 reviews

bucklink'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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Kidnapping, and Alcohol

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

Moderate: Incest

junowo's review against another edition

challenging dark funny 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

This is one of the most clever books I’ve ever read. If you think you already know it from the movie, you don’t. I was pleasantly surprised by both the complexity of the characters and the way this book constructs a world informed by patriarchy and misogyny. There are no certainties in this book, and that’s what makes it incredible.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Incest

theyannibannireads's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

2.5

We love women's rights but absolutely adore women's wrongs 💞 
But also nick was so real but like in the "cross the street to avoid, block number, walking red flag" type of so real 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, and Gaslighting

jules44's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

This is the definition of “I support women’s rights, but more importantly I support woman’s WRONGS”! The ultimate thriller with twists that are shocking and constant. A must read for anyone into true crime and powerful women. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Murder, and Pregnancy

kkbyers's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

adbugs'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Physical abuse and Toxic relationship

Minor: Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Dementia, Stalking, Murder, and Alcohol

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

sbbailey's review against another edition

mysterious reflective medium-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

they deserve eachother 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, and Murder

michaelion's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

None of this would've ever happened if not for the 2008 housing crisis.

Picture this. You're me. You're in biology class. it's 2014. Your teacher overhears you say you wanna be a writer or you wanna make movies when you get older. She tells you "Oh my gosh, I just saw this movie you'd really like." She softly, accidentally spoils the plot twist, but it's okay you know enough about tv amd movies to know nobody ever really dies except Uncle Ben. So you shrug it off and say, "Okay, I'll still watch it." And then she says, "It was based on a book." brcause she knows you like books. And then she goes, "Oh, wait! It's really mature... Maybe you shouldn't watch it." How old was I in 2014 you ask? FOURTEEN !!! 

Honestly I was reading way worse stuff back then and I've calmed down now. But anyway.

That was, and I don't mean this lightly, pretty fucking amazing. The first third is pretty slow but it pays off so well. And then the second part being titled "Boy Meets Girl"? Even though they've known each other seven years?? Shut the fuck up it's literally true. Wow. And also, amazing.

Every crazy sociopathic calculated woman deserves her own pathetic spineless weasel of a man. Her own puppet.

And even after all that, she wasn't racist? My bar has been met. I love it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal cruelty, Fatphobia, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Classism