Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

188 reviews

gwynnfox's review against another edition

Absolutely disgusted with how sexualized the 13 year old girls are. It's not like the narrator consistently speaks against this sexualization, she even takes part in it, when she speaks of her 13 year old sister's body, calling it perfect. There are times this is basically child porn. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Torture, Incest, Mental illness, Murder, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Homophobia, Infertility, Kidnapping, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, and Sexual content

zivia's review against another edition

dark 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm, Animal cruelty, Murder, and Alcohol

januaryghosts's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual content, Child abuse, Child death, and Self harm

Moderate: Sexual violence, Body shaming, Addiction, Alcohol, Vomit, and Rape

Minor: Animal cruelty and Suicidal thoughts

mariebrrr's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug use, Rape, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Blood, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, and Addiction

lorie266's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Vomit, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Blood, Bullying, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Drug use and Death

Minor: Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Medical content, and Lesbophobia

tajoile's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

це не найлегше чтиво, місцями огидне, часто відштовхуюче, абсолютно не привабливе. але тим не менш я в захваті. 

тут майже немає героїв, яких ви полюбите, або заради яких продовжуватимете читати. але ви відчуєте співчуття чи не абсолютно до всіх, особливо якщо вам настільки ж притаманна емпатія як мені.
і ви читатимете далі, бо навіть попри всю потворність характерів героїв, їхні травми та вашу осоружність до подій, що відбуваються — зупинитися майже неможливо. 

маленьке нудне містечко, де поколіннями зростають огидні люди та їхні травми, що наростають одна на одну, й щораз міцніше тверднуть, ніби лава після виверження вулкану. поки не стається щось подібне. 
хоча ні, вони й далі наростатимуть.

про кожного з більш-менш головних героїв я можу написати окремий допис чисто зі своїми враженнями 🥹 
а потім ще пару десятків сторінок про родину головної героїні та її саму.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Grief, Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Drug abuse, Mental illness, and Alcoholism

virgosrising's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Jesus mary and joseph. Totally got me in the final couple chapters + epilogue.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Death, Child abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Animal death and Animal cruelty

twilightfan420's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-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? It's complicated

4.25

This is my first Gillian Flynn read and I’m obsessed!!!! Deciding whether or not to start Gone Girl immediately after…. I love the pacing of this book; it feels mysterious, dizzying and captivating all at the same time. The ending was a bit of a twist and satisfying in a way that seemed realistic to the end of a plot. I’m too sensitive so the allusions to and descriptions of the pig farm made me upset and feel sick but that’s the mark of a good book innit. Hoping the TV show holds up since I enjoyed the book so much!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Medical trauma, Child abuse, Alcoholism, and Self harm

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, and Violence

bxnnny's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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

3.0

i knew pretty early on who the culprit was and what was going on, but i enjoyed the pacing, writing style, and theme enough to keep going and not be too bothered by the predictability. i felt sorry for camille and felt her perspective was believable and real and raw. a compelling story regarding generational trauma, depression, grief, and a poisonous mother/daughter relationship. i've not seen the limited series for this, but i'd be curious to see how it holds up.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Self harm, Vomit, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Drug use

munchausen by proxy is the biggest theme in this.

readingmytroublesaway's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore, Rape, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Suicide attempt, Animal death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Physical abuse