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Vassa föremål by Gillian Flynn

60 reviews

cammiem8'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? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The narrator for the audio book was perfect, Amma sounded like a southern Azula and it fit her character perfectly. The story had me on edge even though I knew  the ending. There were many times where I was so angry with the protagonists choices, but I get why they were included to show her declining mental state. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Drug use, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Misogyny, Chronic illness, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Gaslighting, and Murder

Moderate: Blood and Vomit

Minor: Eating disorder, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Camille reveals that she was

gang raped at a party when she was thirteen, she does not believe that this was a rape despite being extremely intoxicated and much younger than the perpetrators.

This may be upsetting to survivors of sexual assault, as her perspective is to victim blame, despite

having not processed that she was a victim herself.

There are also many depictions of hypersexual children as young as middle school.

directorpurry's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-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

5.0

Read for the Read the States Challenge for: Missouri!

I'm not going to bother with a content warning list for this book because it's not worth your time or mine. If you struggle with reading about themes of suicide or self-harm, this is not the book for you.
Because it's such a quick read, I'm not really going to bother to break it down. But the writing is so, so damn good - honestly, just go read it!

I read this book in one day for a Read-a-Thon and it was absolutely worth my entire day. I tend to stay away from thrillers in general, but Gillian Flynn is an author I will continue to actively seek out. This is the second book I've read of hers and it's just as good.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Grief, Child abuse, Violence, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Death, Bullying, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Drug abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Vomit, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Eating disorder, Child death, and Self harm

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Classism, Medical content, and Pedophilia

Minor: Cancer, Racism, Pregnancy, and Terminal illness

agent_of_chaos's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Murder, and Self harm

Moderate: Bullying, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Sexual violence

blueroo's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

4.0

Really good read but the triggers are incredible. If you have a trigger, this book WILL activate it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Child death, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Rape, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Misogyny, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, Grief, Gore, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Drug use, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Chronic illness, Bullying, Body shaming, Blood, Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, and Abandonment

Moderate: Vomit

marianacorrea's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Toxic friendship, and Vomit

sunflower_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Alcohol, Eating disorder, and Sexual assault

Minor: Animal death

laurtam's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

5.0

My favorite!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Violence

leahsbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

4.0

I read this book after watching the miniseries, and both were really good. Gillian Flynn's writing is deliciously dark and twisted, full of plot twists you don't see coming. There are a LOT of content warnings to be aware of - this is a book that isn't for the faint of heart, but if you can manage them, it's well worth the read.

Camille is a woman with plenty of inner demons who heads back to her hometown to cover a murder and a kidnapping, in what seems to be a pattern of crimes. When she gets there, she finds a lot more than she bargained for. Attempting to insert herself into an investigation, with law enforcement who is trying to block her efforts at every turn, as well as dealing with old family dynamics, small town drama, something infinitely more sinister, along with facing the wounds of her past (of which there are many), makes this an incredibly engrossing read. It's not a long book, but there's a lot to unpack, even as it held my attention from the very start. Camille is an intriguing narrator, a woman with secrets and so much hurt that she holds inside, as well as her secrets, her family secrets, and the small town vibe that hangs heavily over the entire story. Gillian Flynn wields dramatic tension like a true master, slowly increasing it throughout the book until the climax. 

This isn't a book to miss.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Sexual assault, Blood, Drug use, and Vomit

Minor: Kidnapping and Eating disorder

dale1997's review against another edition

dark tense 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, and Violence

jourdanicus's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm

Moderate: Eating disorder and Mental illness