Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

106 reviews

maregred's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Bullying, Murder, Terminal illness, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gaslighting, and Self harm

Moderate: Addiction, Classism, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Rape, Dysphoria, and Body horror

Minor: Mental illness, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, and Fatphobia

nicoleherz'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? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Sickening and sinister, family secrets, morally grey characters

Had watched the show several years ago and now decided to read the book. Didn't disappoint obviously, in fact I think the show portrayed the story and characters very well.

I felt for the main character but also found myself put off by some of her choices. The details were often gory and unsettling, definitely not for the squeamish.

Will definitely try others by this author.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Blood, Child death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Self harm, and Vomit

Moderate: Classism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Rape, and Gaslighting

nabaraditi's review

dark mysterious tense 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

3.0

 I would’ve given it 2 starts for how mediocre I found the book to be. Maybe it’s not the book’s fault. Maybe  I should’ve read this when it came cause I guessed who the killer is by 40-50% of the book. Or maybe I’m not into crime-mystery novels anymore. so many parts in the book felt like old tropes that are used in bollywood movies (i'm indian hence the comparison) Hence, i found the book to be meh!

Nevertheless I still gave it an extra star for how sick and disgusting and twisted the book turns out to be. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Murder, Physical abuse, Child death, Gaslighting, and Self harm

Moderate: Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Abandonment, and Vomit

maddwomann's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Murder, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Abandonment, Body horror, Vomit, Grief, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Gaslighting, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Dysphoria, Toxic friendship, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Medical content, Classism, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Misogyny, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death and Cursing

painausten314's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Mental illness, Addiction, Alcohol, Medical content, Torture, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content and Vomit

vthecreature's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense 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

4.0

The kind of book to make you sit and stare at the floor after finishing it. Very dark, everyone's a suspect so lots of intrigue, plenty of creepy and disgusting situations. Mind the content warnings. It's very visceral and immersive, which is brilliantly done but at times too much. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Pedophilia, Alcohol, Medical trauma, Child abuse, Confinement, Vomit, Child death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Self harm, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Eating disorder, Animal cruelty, Grief, Homophobia, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Rape, Body horror, Blood, Bullying, Chronic illness, Gore, Gaslighting, Lesbophobia, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Animal death

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Excrement, Sexism, and Injury/Injury detail

nona3's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Addiction, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Rape, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Medical trauma, and Mental illness

elizlizabeth's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-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

5.0

This was an experience. Please do heed the content warnings though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Rape, Blood, Misogyny, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Gaslighting, and Mental illness

Minor: Body shaming, Toxic friendship, and Panic attacks/disorders

nadiapho's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Drug use, Grief, Gore, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Child death, Child abuse, Body shaming, Blood, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Violence, and Toxic relationship

mergwenthur's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

2.0

This book was a pretty easy read - easy as in I got through it quickly. 

The actual storyline was....interesting. I started off with mix feelings about the mc but towards the end of the book tbh, I didn't like her at all. 

By the time you realised who might have committed the murders it was like okay can we get on with it, a lil bit of a twist but also an unsurprising twist.

Honestly this whole book was a bit of a traumatic mess, in a bad way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Rape, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Medical content, Gaslighting, Drug use, Death, Classism, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Child abuse, Vomit, Violence, Murder, Emotional abuse, Child death, and Grief