Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Dark Places - Gefährliche Erinnerung by Gillian Flynn

145 reviews

islabjb's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

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

mordshunger's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Enjoyable but tense. It just keeps getting worse and worse, and I found myself rushing to the end, to be released, to know what happened and be free from the constant misery. In that way, I'd say this book achieved what it was supposed to do.
Gone Girl is still my favourite from her.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child death, Violence, Animal death, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Child abuse

Minor: Pedophilia and Adult/minor relationship

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

mynameisrebecca's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

A good thriller that doesn't get too unsettling or dark. It has elements of gore, psychological twists, and mystery all blended together. Like many thrillers, there are some subplots that felt like they were there only for shock value without adding too much to the story. However, I wouldn't say they ruined the book. The writing is strong, visual, and keeps a nice pace.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Child death, Death, Gore, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse, Pregnancy, and Sexual assault

sennabon's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Death

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Religious bigotry

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