Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Les Apparences by Gillian Flynn

148 reviews

justwordsandink's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

bri_of_the_shire's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

A REALLY good book if you have the stomach for it, but also just incredible fucked up. The story changes perspective every other chapter, and I gotta say I wasn't super invested in the first half. Gillian's got a great hand for pacing and dramatic twists, and you spend the whole book not knowing what's coming next or who to sympathize with (the answer is no one, they're all pretty deplorable). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

amanda_porfavor's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Murder, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

karly_ackley's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

britainmic's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4079531619

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, and Gaslighting

Minor: Miscarriage, Vomit, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

barelyghosted's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense

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

5.0

Bloody hell, that was a wild ride.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Miscarriage, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

xkat13's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• 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: Cancer, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Violence, Vomit, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

aiyole's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Murder

hatchtag's review against another edition

I could already tell where it was going, not bad writing but I think just cultural awareness of the story/spoilers. The pacing started to feel a bit slow, figured it would pick up but wasn't feeling it. Most of all...I absolutely hated the characters. I know they are meant to be hateable so good writing (?) But especially on audiobook - and especially all the aggressive "b*tch b*tch b*tch"s from Nick's dad and Nick...it was too much and got harder to stomach than I anticipated. I don't know where the story could have gone that would have pulled me back in and made me glad I finished...but, I did like the author's style. Not the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Sexism, Dementia, and Alcohol

Minor: Infertility, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Graphic misogyny,

eloisetaylor's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault