Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Dark Places by Gillian Flynn

47 reviews

nyreen's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Murder

Minor: Child abuse and Sexual assault

immyyy_h'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? It's complicated

4.25

Enjoyed reading this I liked how you found certain things out in bits through each character’s POV like the bit where <the boy kid (I can’t remember his name) bought a load of kids clothes and underwear because his girlfriend is pregnant but patty found them and burnt them bc she thought that they were ‘trophies’ of the kids he’d been noncing)
<found the ending a bit shite bc Patty had been killed by the angel of debt who’d only been mentioned a few times before. I was satisfied that everything had been resolved/explained but it felt a bit underwhelming in the letter she wrote or whatever>

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Minor: Sexual assault

breadjpg's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-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

4.75

ms gillian flynn u have done it again i am going to go insane over this book!!!! literally devoured it and cried on a train bcos of it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, and Murder

anne311's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

beth_chambers's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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: Death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy

ashleycmms's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy

Minor: Cancer, Gun violence, Incest, and Fire/Fire injury

edsbigsister's review against another edition

dark sad 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? Yes

2.5

Starting this book, I was a little concerned about the main character sounding a bit too much like the leading lady in Gone Girl. Gillian Flynn is nothing if not consistent with their writing voice. That being said, I actually grew to really enjoy Libby's chapters as she tried to solve the mystery of her family's murder. That being said, I didn't really enjoy the other perspectives we got in this story.

This may be a personal taste thing, but I thought Ben's chapters were way too graphic and gross. I don't need the details of minor's sexual exploits (especially when they seem to only be there to intentionally mislead or get a rise out me, the reader). I'm not a fan of fetishizing child molesting or in depth descriptions of it. I don't need to read about it and it didn't make me want to finish the book.

If I hadn't been buddy reading this with a friend, I would have put the book down and not finished it.

Or I would have skipped all Ben's chapters being too worried he was a sicko regardless of if he was innocent or not.

The mystery part of this book was also not that engaging. It all kind of fit together in an obvious way, so that wasn't satisfying in a way that justified all the gross stuff. I can't say I'd recommend it, but I mean it was well written? Just not my taste.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder