Reviews tagging 'Stalking'

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

99 reviews

xkat13's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Violence, Vomit, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

blymanor's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Infertility, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Incest, Miscarriage, Vomit, Stalking, and Death of parent

sonjaswanson's review against another edition

challenging dark funny 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

5.0

I will be thinking about this book for a while. I saw the movie in theaters and remember all the feelings I had then. I feel the movie is very accurate to the book. The whole time I was thinking “I wish I could read this blindly” because I know these plot twists would be so good. I love the unreliable narrators. I love super flawed characters. I love the satire and critique for men/women dynamics, true crime in media, and so much more. There is so much to analyze I wish I was reading this with somebody to talk it out. Amazing book, can’t wait to read more from the author.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Classism

Minor: Cancer, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Medical content

broccoligirl's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Miscarriage and Stalking

Minor: Vomit

paguroidea's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.25

Everybody was absolutely insufferable 

but Amy managed to be a level above the rest in both her pretentiousness and delusion! There’s also her sociopathy, narcissistic personality, and manipulation, which even if I hadn’t seen the movie beforehand, the faked journal entries were obviously off from the beginning. Nick presents himself as an average midwestern (yet unreliable) guy who makes dick jokes and drinks pints of PBR…not even close to the sort of person who would give a crap about monogrammed embossed stationery.
He may have checked out of their marriage on top of overall selfishness, cheating, etc. but NONE of that warranted the response Amy had. I did really appreciate that it was a prolonged pattern of behavior of hers too, that made it much more realistic.

Still an entertaining story, definitely infuriating at times. I’ll be checking out Sharp Objects next, i’ve liked this author’s books so far.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Infidelity, Rape, Stalking, and Murder

gabbynasty's review against another edition

challenging 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

mamalzie's review against another edition

mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, and Stalking

janewa's review against another edition

dark funny inspiring mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

I was already a big fan of the film, so when I started the book I was primed to compare and contrast, but by the time I’d got my teeth into it I had forgot about the film! The framing device that the book uses is great, really sets it apart. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Miscarriage, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Suicide, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

tatjanasbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Cancer, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Violence, Dementia, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Fatphobia, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

unfinishedduet's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer, Confinement, Miscarriage, Rape, Self harm, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicidal thoughts