Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Dark Places by Gillian Flynn

186 reviews

mariavdl's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75


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melike_k's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense
  • 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

4.5

Good interesting storyline with many in depth subplots and multiple possibilities a bit long winded in parts but well written in an intriguing style. Ending slightly disappointing felt a little rushed after such a build up but in my opinion the rest of the book makes it still worth the read.

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tjmitrovic's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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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shannonleestrouse's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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crocodilerocklobster's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense medium-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

3.0


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halaurll's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad fast-paced

3.75

Rereading after having learned more about the Satanic Panic. Gillian Flynn knows how to keep you turning pages to find every twist. However, the end of the book piles too many rapidly-revealed twists on top of each other. The alternating POV and time period structure, which is typically interesting, is more of an annoyance at the climax.
Also, I would have liked to hear more about Libby's Satanic Panic zealous child therapist.

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celina246's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense slow-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

This book was intense. It felt a bit like the shock value outweighed the actual plot, so that the mystery was just background to the gore, violence and tragedy. I can’t see myself wanting to read this again. 

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punkrockingnerd's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

There are def some sections crossed out because of trigger stuff, but DAGNABBIT, Ms. Flynn is SUCH a good writer

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kelseywish's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad fast-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

This book was captivating but extremely dark. So much detail in the lead up and had the reader guessing. 

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brandie_abbie19's review against another edition

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

3.5


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