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Dark Places by Gillian Flynn

59 reviews

alidathealien's review against another edition

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Murder, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Blood

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Excrement, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Toxic relationship, Racial slurs, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Homophobia, Toxic friendship, and Vomit

This should be called Yucky Places because Gillian Flynn is very talented in the art of describing a scene that makes me want to take a shower. I liked this a lot more than Sharp Objects. The plot was fast paced and engaging and I certainly didn't figure out what happened before it was explained! I loved how little things mentioned at the beginning come back in a significant way just as you were starting to forget about them. The way the different character perspectives tend to refer to the same things but with very different contexts would be very funny if not for how serious the book is. Just that aspect reminded me a lot of Arrested Development humor. Can we get another mini series starring Amy Adams please?

a_reader_of_book's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad 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

3.25

I decided to pick this up after really enjoying some of the adaptations of Gillian Flynn's other works. So this was my first time reading her. Honestly, it was a little hard to have a large cast of characters that were all incredibly unlikeable if not awful people. I did enjoy the way the book flipped back and forth between the past crime and the present day. This allowed the reader to experience unveiling the story while the main character did. It helped me feel more connected to these people who I disliked to actively resented. So I enjoyed the storytelling style. Also, I thought the ending took it about 2 or 3 steps too far into the unbelievable, but that's just my opinions. If you are looking for an interesting enough thriller/ mystery, I guess you could pick this up if you don't have anything else better to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gore, Murder, Child death, Death of parent, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, and Emotional abuse

ripxw's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child death, Death of parent, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Sexual harassment, Drug abuse, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

haley_price's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Sexual assault

maddwomann'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Vomit, Drug abuse, Violence, Drug use, Murder, Gore, Alcohol, Blood, Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Bullying

jackbifrost's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Murder, Animal cruelty, Blood, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content

Moderate: Incest, Body shaming, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Addiction, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Classism, and Pregnancy

Minor: Abortion, Cancer, Suicide, Racial slurs, and Fire/Fire injury

keijiwolf's review against another edition

dark mysterious

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Suicidal thoughts

sneakysnam's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, and Child death

Moderate: Sexual assault, Drug use, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Pregnancy

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Pedophilia, and Alcoholism

lauramccarthy's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Alcoholism, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Cursing, and Toxic relationship

mmesecar99's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Murder, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt