Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

293 reviews

fuzzygazelle's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

5.0

An incredible thriller. The character work is astounding, Gillian Flynn really nails it with the different ways the characters highlight the traits in one another. Despite most of the cast being incredibly flawed you cant help but be captivated by these flaws and how they affect each person's relationships with one another. The tension is incredibly well handled and the plot keeps you guessing the whole way through. The social commentary is incredibly well written with its commentary on gender, feminist ideology and the role of the media and public opinion in the judicial system.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Self harm, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Murder, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Rape, Dementia, Stalking, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, and Pregnancy

Minor: Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Vomit, Alcohol, Chronic illness, and Infertility

imaginedaisies91's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

This book was a masterful work of deception. Presenting characters in a way that skews the readers’ perceptions of their actions allows for a hell of a twist that keeps you guessing what really happened.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Domestic abuse

bri_of_the_shire's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

A REALLY good book if you have the stomach for it, but also just incredible fucked up. The story changes perspective every other chapter, and I gotta say I wasn't super invested in the first half. Gillian's got a great hand for pacing and dramatic twists, and you spend the whole book not knowing what's coming next or who to sympathize with (the answer is no one, they're all pretty deplorable). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Self harm, Gore, Sexual violence, Infidelity, Murder, Sexual content, Gaslighting, and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, and Pregnancy

cyybur's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Physical abuse, Rape, and Blood

fishoutofwater's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

I did spoil this book for myself since I watched the movie a few years ago but seeing the internal monologues and feelings of the characters illustrated just how dysfunctional and toxic their relationship was. It was an interesting dynamic to read.
However, for me it took me a while to really get into the book which is why it got a 3.75 from me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Death

Moderate: Cancer

matcha_cat's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Violence, Self harm, Sexual content, and Death

Minor: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Domestic abuse

abicaro17's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective 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

4.5

This book is vicious. I adore how you never truly like or trust Nick and Amy. You always feel that there is something we as an audience dont know. I mean I can't help but root for Amy as a girls girl but both Nick and Amy are hardcore narcissistic sociopaths. They both truly believe that they're in the right and the other deserves death or jail time. Its amazing how Flynn makes both Dunnes people you hope make it out and people you hope go to prison. I just wish it was formatted a little more comprehensively. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Rape, Blood, Body horror, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Stalking, Confinement, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infertility, Pregnancy, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Sexism, Violence, Alcohol, Misogyny, Cancer, Classism, Medical content, Domestic abuse, and Gore

amanda_porfavor's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

mayy_y's review against another edition

• Loveable characters? No

3.0

The premise of this book is so…
Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed it but at times it seemed a little slow. 

Their relationship is so toxic. I feel ‘toxic’ doesn’t even do them justice. Amy is just crazy, but there are glimpses of her that seem…humane. And Nick..,I don’t even know. No character in this book is lovable, but that’s okay. 
I also didn’t like the use of vulgar, descriptive profanities in this book. 

I didn’t like the ending, but it seem befitting for them, you know?

Overall, this book was a rollercoaster. Would recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Cursing, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Miscarriage, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent

gigi_627's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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

4.5

Twisted characters that just kept making me question who is really in the wrong, who is the victim? Enjoyed constantly questioning the characters and their motives. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Self harm, Abandonment, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Cancer, Stalking, Body shaming, Violence, and Vomit