Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

Dark Places by Gillian Flynn

59 reviews

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

nadjaschmidt's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Excrement, Gore, Gun violence, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Pedophilia

amandak's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Violence

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

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

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

doomluz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Violence, Vomit, and Child abuse

Moderate: Pregnancy

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chetofuor's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, Murder, Gun violence, Gore, Death, Death of parent, Child death, and Blood

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Pedophilia, Medical content, Drug use, and Drug abuse

mazreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

A dark and suspenseful whodunit with a compelling plot that made the book hard to put down.
The a main character, Libby, was easy to dislike but wonderfully complex and engaging to follow. 

The writing style was a perfect balance of descriptive without slowing the story down and had a wonderful way of capturing each character's voice as the POV alternated. The mystery itself was very well paced, revealed chapter by chapter in a way that reminded me of classic mystery serials. That said, I enjoyed the build up to the ending more than the ending itself. Still, a very enjoyable, if twisted, read.

The book gets graphic and deals with some disturbing subject matters; I recommend checking the content warnings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Murder, Gore, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Pedophilia

abaildon2's review against another edition

dark 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Pedophilia, Murder, Mental illness, Grief, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Death, Child death, Bullying, Blood, Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Alcoholism

emilyharmonica's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Murder, Gun violence, Violence, Sexual content, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, and Vomit