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Vassa föremål by Gillian Flynn

60 reviews

auggiebug's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Murder, Misogyny, Infertility, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Pedophilia, Stalking, and Suicide attempt

this book is HEAVY! don't read without checking the trigger warnings first!

paigefroese's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Death, Child death, Addiction, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Self harm, Rape, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, and Child abuse

izzaspoon's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Violence, Rape, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Child death, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts

All around a pretty heavy book, so you have to be emotionally prepared

majjuniejuli's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Misogyny, Self harm, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Addiction, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Blood, Body horror, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexual assault, Eating disorder, Gore, Grief, and Murder

sky_angel_toni's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Violence, Suicide, Emotional abuse, and Eating disorder

smixter88's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I don't really know how to put my review into words. It's a very intense, dark, and disturbing book. I was unsure I'd be able to finish it. I did not read what this book was about. I saw the cover and one quote on the front of the book. That's what I get for judging a book by the cover. It's a bad habit I have. I put the book down telling myself I wasn't going to finish. In fact I opened another book up and started to read it. While reading the other book, I kept thinking about this one and if justice was served. That's when I found myself reading this book again. Her writing is great. She really knows how to draw you in. Had I known what was in this book, I wouldn't have read it. I can't say that I'd recommend it unless you have absolutely zero triggers because this book is full of them. Almost every page has one. This is her debut novel. What a way to start your career. It's hard for me to rate this book. Did she suck me in? Yes. Did it disturb the hell out of me? 1,000% yes. Did I enjoy the book? Unknown. Will it live rent free in my head for far too long? Yup. I usually have a star rating system, but I can't use that for this book, because by no means does it need to be up on someones TBR. Unless you absolutely can leave your feelings and your stomach at coat check. I'll be rating it based on her writing, her ability to grab my attention, and need more. For that I have to give her five stars. Read at your own risk. Check the trigger warnings and READ what the book is about before you crack it open. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Sexual content, Torture, Cursing, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Blood, Drug use, Grief, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Chronic illness, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

ahopper7's review against another edition

dark tense 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Body horror, Death, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Murder, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Child death, Rape, Addiction, Self harm, Sexual content, Blood, Chronic illness, and Mental illness

Moderate: Drug use, Cursing, Bullying, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Vomit, Animal death, Medical content, Animal cruelty, Eating disorder, Misogyny, and Pregnancy

booksbynat's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense

4.0

This was literally....what. 

This was literally so so good but like crazy psycho manic. I am not entirely sure how this even ended, I ended it then immediately went to bed. It was so good, and I was invested in the story. I can't believe that I didn't read this sooner. I used an audiobook for most of it bc then I listened to it while I drove. 

Loveeee Gillian Flynn. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Rape, Grief, Gore, Abandonment, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Mental illness, Drug use, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Body shaming, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, and Drug abuse

sweettartdemon's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Child death, Eating disorder, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Murder, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Suicide, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Mental illness, and Self harm

waverlyloyd's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I was surprised with how much I enjoyed this book. Last year, I read, Gone Girl, and hated it. I think I gave it 2.5 stars. I found it boring and I didn’t like any of the characters. However, in that previous review, I did say that Gillian Flynn is a fantastic writer, I just didn’t think her books were for me. But, then I read this book. I absolutely loved it. I loved the complexity of so many characters, and was actually obsessed with the whole “boozy house wife old money vibes.” All of the drama and gossip was intriguing. I also appreciate the complexity of the main character and I think this book had some great twists. All in all, excellent story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Eating disorder, Alcoholism, Bullying, Mental illness, Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Drug use, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship