Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

Dark Places by Gillian Flynn

125 reviews

noonchi's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? No

1.0

There is something in this book that happens that I do not like. It is not necessary for plot development, it really had no influence on the character and really really could have been excluded and still stand as a dark book. I find this author's work to read as edgelord feminism. The main character is useless and the story really has nothing to do with her or her life as much as it has to do with unraveling the mystery about what happened to her family. I actually know nothing about her after reading the book because that's how little she matters. This is the type of book where she is the narrator and our eyes. A perspective change would have made more sense than fabricating an entire character just to tell a story. The plot is gritty and I like the midwestern gothic vibe it has going. The flashback scenes were my FAVORITE because I loved the essence of the scene and reading about characters we can't take into the present. There is a lot I like about this book that gets overshadowed.

Including the scenes about the little girl lying about being molested, even though a grow man kissed her, really really bothered me as someone who works with survivors of sexual abuse. I don't have to explain why even in fiction this is a dangerous narrative to spread. Lying about sexual abuse/sexual violence is rare and things like this reinforce lies and perpetuate rape culture. I hated when the author did this in Gone Girl too. It is completely unnecessary.

You may want to check the trigger warnings before reading. This isn't a necessary read by any means, you can skip this and have peace of mind that you're not missing anything. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

Moderate: Pedophilia and Violence

rchlfrkr's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Pedophilia and Suicidal thoughts

luciedelomez's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

sunsetsam723's review against another edition

dark tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.25

Wow, talk about a page-turner. It’s been years since I read Gone Girl but I still remember how blown away I was by that halfway-through plot twist, so I had high hopes for this one and I was not disappointed. I love how fitting the title “Dark Places” is, how we are drawn in and sunken into the pathetic depravity of Libby’s life and the lives of those around her who shaped and were shaped by The Murders. The alternating perspectives each chapter between present and past was expertly done, extending the suspense and deftly revealing details from the right characters at the right times. I’m impressed by how far into this book I STILL could not definitively say I knew who had done it, not until Flynn wants to finally clue you in that the reveal is coming. Wow!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

Minor: Drug use, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

cozmicdotcom's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse and Domestic abuse

emmapolkadots's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Racism, Suicide, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

bayports's review against another edition

challenging dark funny relaxing tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Sexual content, and Murder

Minor: Pedophilia

mullingford's review against another edition

dark 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

A good book. Not quite as gripping as Gone Girl but a few surprising twists. Didn’t like the main character but she wasn’t meant to be likeable. It’s easy to see how this book contained the formative seeds of Gone Girl.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Pedophilia, and Violence

mostlybees's review against another edition

I wasn’t a big fan of the book overall but the

animal death and pedophilia

were the end for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Violence

Moderate: Pedophilia

amysrrls's review against another edition

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Drug use, Gun violence, Vomit, and Death of parent

Moderate: Pedophilia and Sexual assault