Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

220 reviews

louiepotterbook's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

2.75

The misogyny and detailed descriptions of minors bodies ruined the story

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Child death, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Gore, Misogyny, Violence, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Body shaming, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Torture, and Vomit

bruisedpeach's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.0

I really wish I’d have read the toxic mother and abuse tags it was a pretty dark read but I had to know what happened!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Self harm, and Rape

abby_roche's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Chronic illness, Medical trauma, Rape, Drug use, Animal cruelty, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Death, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Child abuse, Blood, Alcoholism, Murder, Sexual violence, Violence, and Self harm

tok_al's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Murder, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Child death, Chronic illness, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Violence, Medical trauma, Addiction, and Gaslighting

gommette's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

Un bon livre surtout grâce à la fin qui est vraiment étonnante mais qui met pas de bonne humeur, les personnages sont pas très originaux mais l'intrigue policière l'est. Pas super bien écrit, un peu long

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Murder, Self harm, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Rape, Torture, Toxic friendship, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, and Suicidal thoughts

jennyfluence's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.75

definitely a book i would recommend to everyone in the right state of mind. so dark and twisted, unexpected conclusion.
the beginning is definitely slower, setting the scene and such, but once you get into it, oh my god couldn't let go of the book. the writing style is amazing, the comparisons with her self-harm scars. just wow.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Rape, Animal cruelty, Grief, Animal death, Addiction, Drug use, Mental illness, Violence, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, and Sexual violence

cozmicdotcom's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

UGH. No. If it engaged me maybe I could’ve gotten to 3, but this was mostly a waste of time. I hated the characters, I hated the useless sex scenes, I hated the dialogue. I hated it. Flynn does write some beautiful lines that I did, I do admit, enjoy. But this is not a good story, it is not a good thriller, it is not a good mystery, and it is not a good book. Yuck. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Animal cruelty, Suicide, Drug use, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, and Murder

susanalagesx's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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

Graphic: Alcoholism, Self harm, Addiction, Alcohol, Mental illness, and Drug use

Moderate: Bullying, Drug use, Vomit, Child death, and Suicidal thoughts

celina246'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

3.75

a tragic, dark read. reading it kind of left me wondering whether the point was a murder mystery, an insight into the psychology of childhood trauma or a mixture of both. eventually, i settled on both, especially given the ending. Gillian Flynn is a brilliant writer, but i don't know if I loved the book...i didn't really get as much satisfaction from it by the end as I hoped. maybe that was the point.

i just hate reading about rape, children being murdered in detail, adult/minor (even though technically he isn't) relationships etc., in books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Body horror, Child death, Death, Blood, Mental illness, and Child abuse

Moderate: Body shaming, Drug use, Vomit, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Sexual content, Rape, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Cancer, Animal cruelty, and Kidnapping

miggyfool's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexism, Vomit, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Classism, Death, Confinement, Pedophilia, Toxic friendship, Misogyny, Murder, Torture, Sexual assault, Medical content, Alcoholism, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Medical trauma, Grief, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Chronic illness, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Child death, and Physical abuse