Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

176 reviews

bonekichi's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Murder, and Violence

liad24's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Self harm, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Medical content, Sexual content, Gaslighting, and Cursing

ttnnllrr's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

4.5

On the morning of his fifth wedding anniversary, our main character, Nick Dunne, is introduced to us as a closed off and apathetic husband who resents his wife. That same morning, his wife Amy, goes missing after what looked like a struggle in the living room of their small town Missouri home. 

At first, Nick is treated as a grieving and worried husband, desperate for the return of his wife, however noticing his strange behaviour of lying and evading questions from the police, people begin to take a new view on his character. Then when evidence slowly starts stacking up against Nick, insisting him as the culprit, Nick begins taking risks to prove his innocence. 

The book is split into three parts. 

In the first part, the reader is left completely in the dark with only our unreliable narrator Nick as company. This leaves us questioning if he is telling the truth when he claims to have no hand in the disappearance of Amy Dunne. 
In the second part, the pieces begin to fit into place and, in our first turn of events, we learn exactly what happened to Amy and how it all came to be, from the couples first meeting to their life spent together. 
The third and final part leaves the reader dizzy and reeling from the remaining twists and turns we are pulled through in order to witness the culmination of Nick and Amy’s relationship and what has come of it. 

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book, it has been on my list for what feels like forever and I am shocked it took me so long to get to it, since it is completely and utterly worth it. Since this book is fairly old and very popular, I knew a bit about the plot and what some of the twists would be. That being said, I was so invested in this book and there were many portions I absolutely did not see coming! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting, Self harm, Infidelity, Murder, Domestic abuse, and Vomit

emilymf's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Even though I knew the plot because I saw the movie, I was hooked the entire time. There were so many important details, but not to a boring degree — I never felt the need to skim through any parts. I love Flynn’s writing. The characters aren’t unlikable just to be unlikable; they’re real and complex. Great book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Self harm, and Rape

_rowan_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Physical abuse, Body horror, Cancer, Pregnancy, Rape, Blood, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Murder, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Abandonment, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Gore, Suicide attempt, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexism, and Self harm

jane_moriarty's review against another edition

dark funny 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual content, Blood, Alcohol, Classism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Murder, and Self harm

Minor: Pregnancy, Rape, and Miscarriage

ekcd_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.0

Quick read but definitely did not live up to hype. There a few major plot points, poorly paced and wayyyy too long. The author sure loves to eat a dead horse.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Confinement, Murder, Misogyny, Rape, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Self harm, Infertility, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Fatphobia, Dementia, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Stalking, Gaslighting, Grief, Alcohol, Blood, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Vomit, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Violence

luna_98's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious tense medium-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

3.75

idk how i feel about this book. the characters are all so flawed, but you still find yourself rooting for their happiness. i feel like i still haven’t fully digested what actually happened?? i loved the writing though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity

Moderate: Gaslighting, Self harm, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Minor: Rape

sarasreading's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

4.0

By some miracle I wasn't fully spoiled for this book. I thought I knew one thing going in,

that the main premise is a woman who fakes her own disappearance.

And even with that knowledge, I was still surprised over and over. 

I was worried I'd find it a bit boring, thinking I knew the main twist, but there were so many twists to come it really kept me on my toes! I have a harder time reading physical books, especially first getting into them. But this one was so easy, with its super short chapters and constant guessing. 

I wasn't super satisfied with the ending, but I suppose

they each sort of got what they deserved, except she deserves to be in prison, so there's that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Self harm, Misogyny, Dementia, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Death, Violence, and Cursing

Moderate: Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Murder, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, and Blood

rinbee's review against another edition

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm

Moderate: Sexual content and Sexual violence