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Dark Places by Gillian Flynn

164 reviews

claireltravers's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Pedophilia, and Grief

Minor: Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Religious bigotry

bailiehildebrand's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Suicide, and Violence

atalea's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Gore, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Minor: Grief and Abortion

allisonhud'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

4.0

Gillian Flynn is just one of the best authors today! She writes such complex characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Violence, and Murder

briethefriedegg's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Vomit

somelitreference'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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Slow start but by the 25% point of the book, I was hooked! The characters all felt like real and seperate beings. The plot twist was both predictable yet unexpected. It made sense within the context of the book. Overall, I would recommend to those who are thriller fans.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Violence

napqueen1017's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.0

At first I really wasn’t sure I could make it through the whole book, but I ended up being drawn into the world of Libby Day. By the end I couldn’t put it down. 

At times, the descriptive style was off-putting because of its pessimism and the way it painted the world. I think that was the point though. However, the plot was fantastic and had twists I never saw coming. The characters were interesting and original. Overall, I’d say this book is worth the read. 

Take a serious look at the content warnings because triggering themes and situations are abundant in this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, and Abortion

judyegallagher's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

kadams46's review against another edition

dark mysterious

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore, and Murder

Moderate: Violence

conmor05's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I enjoyed this book. Had a slow start and unfortunately dragged on in areas where it really didn’t need too, but it was a very enjoyable read. I enjoyed having to find out if Ben was actually innocent and if he was who the actual killer was. The ending felt a bit rushed unfortunately, kind of un-climactic in a way? But I still enjoyed. (Also called who the killer was halfway through the book, I silently screamed when it was revealed)

The only thing that freaked me out was the use of Pedophillia? Like that sounds extremely alarming when said out loud, but there were just some parts in the book which contained like borderline pedophillia??? The age gap between Ben & his partner was just uncomfortable to read and then what happens with that is even more uncomfortable. As well as other scenes with Ben that just made me feel bad for him as he basically was groomed if you think about it. 

However, minus this, I did enjoy reading this book! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Violence