Reviews

Dark Places by Gillian Flynn

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

bailey20's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

My least favorite of hers so far but still kept the pages turning. A bit too dark/gory at times for me, this mystery seemed the most far fetched but still an interesting read for a week

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Murder

toaster25's review against another edition

4.0

I haven’t gotten this into a book in awhile, it had my attention from the first chapter. But it got almost uncomfortably dark by the end. Love all the Kansas references though!

xcota's review against another edition

3.75

didn't pack the same punch as sharp objects but had its moments all the same

sdoyle's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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

3.0

rascalsmom1031's review against another edition

3.0

This is my least favorite Flynn novel. I think my main problem is the topics in the book (child molestation, devil worship, drugs) just wasn’t my thing. I also don’t think this book had the wow factor that Sharp objects and Gone Girl do

ronathereader's review against another edition

4.0

An atmospheric and tense thriller, much in the same vein as "Gone Girl".

olivialantrip's review against another edition

4.0

i definitely enjoyed that like gillian flynn just gets it. very “what’s going on,” so many moving parts, everything’s going wrong and you know it’s only getting worse but you can’t look away and you have to know where it goes and- bro? anoTHER TWIST? yeah she just gets it and i love her writing style. definitely liked sharp objects more but this one was still amazing.

amandaburstedt's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.25

mollyhamilton's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

Dark and twisted with messed up characters, but always kept me wanting to learn more. Loved the writing style, well paced. I had so many theories throughout the book as more info was revealed. Mildly unsatisfying ending, I wanted to be more shocked.