Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

282 reviews

goldbs's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Child death, and Murder

Moderate: Rape and Mental illness

sarah984's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

2.5

Deeply silly and predictable, this contains a lot of images that the author clearly thought sounded really cool, and some very weird thoughts on women. I wasn't surprised to see in the afterword that this was her debut.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Child death, Chronic illness, Drug use, Medical content, Misogyny, Child abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, and Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Classism, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Fatphobia, and Murder

Minor: Kidnapping, Ableism, Rape, Animal death, Bullying, Torture, Trafficking, Addiction, Body shaming, and Racism

radicaldadicall's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

5.0

So uncomfortable. So amazing! I was in a constant state of unease and extreme interest! I couldn't stop reading! She has such a way with spinning a story that you honestly don't want to read because it makes you so uncomfortable but can't stop! How can people be so messed up?!? It's such an interesting story and I have no idea how she came up with this and write it in such a creepy way yet compelling way. There was not a single likable character in this story and I loved it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Alcoholism, and Violence

Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, Child death, Murder, and Sexism

Minor: Animal cruelty

jbolduc96's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Self harm

Minor: Rape

britainmic's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Addiction, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Child death, Death, Bullying, and Mental illness

Moderate: Rape, Drug use, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Blood, and Cursing

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

stefanapelin's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Medical content, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Rape, Death, Alcoholism, Child death, Medical trauma, and Self harm

bookzombiee19's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Self harm

townmarshboy's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

The whole time I was reading this book, I was thinking, how did this even get published? 2.5 stars because the plot was interesting (until the end, when

everything was ruined by the twist

) and i felt that Flynn strongly developed an atmosphere in this novel so it was very immersive. This is my first Gillian Flynn read and I’m not sure if I’ll read anything else after this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Drug abuse, Chronic illness, Drug use, Murder, Gaslighting, Child death, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Rape, Suicide attempt, Transphobia, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual violence

Minor: Medical content

sophiejts's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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

4.25

my first gillian flynn! i really enjoyed this book.
the first part is relatively slow, but i enjoyed the character study and writing style. the characters (including the narrator) are untrustworthy and made some questionable choices, but it was well written and kept me on my toes.
the final twist was slightly predictable, but i still enjoyed the conclusion. overall, a great first gillian flynn and i can’t wait to read more!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Self harm

Moderate: Rape

pichetteemmons's review against another edition

dark mysterious

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

It’s no Gone Girl 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm, Murder, and Rape