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psychnp's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The second half of the book was fantastic- worth the drudgery of the first half - the characters were more compelling, and the plot greatly sped up
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Incest
mashtonok's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The writing itself was super vivid, and the characters' voices were super strong. Glad I decided to finish.
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Death, Fatphobia, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Body shaming, Infertility, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Stalking
katie0528's review
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Miscarriage, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy
dontreadthelastpage1989's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
1. i'm a mood reader who got in a few reading slumps in the meantime and i find it hard to pick up a book again when i bc of random circumstances couldn't or didn't continue reading lately and i struggle with motivating myself to read longer books (over 300 pages). this is due to my personality.
2. i had already seen the movie and loved it but this also meant i knew the plot roughly so i didn't expect any twists or surprising factors, which of course took away a little motivation.
having said this, this is one of the most well-written books i've read. me having seen the movie and knowing what would happen was why i didn't have as much an urge to read it and find out (as i already knew everything), but if i hadn't known anything i would've finished it in a rather short amount of time i'm sure! it still managed to be enticing and suspenseful just because of how interesting its style was. the storyline is brutal and genius and morally challenging and in a way i'm happy i already knew what was awaiting bc of the film. i would recommend to read the book and the watch the movie or if you've seen the movie to still give the book a chance because owning this story on paper felt so special. if you considered reading it but think you don't have to because you know what happens, i would still say give it a try as gillian flynn's way with words totally made up for my prior knowledge. gonna rewatch the movie now because what the fuck (( almost all of the trigger warnings, please be careful with this and kind to yourself ))
Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Infidelity, Miscarriage, Blood, and Death of parent
Minor: Vomit and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
thewordlesspoet's review
- 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
2.0
Graphic: Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Sexual assault
Minor: Suicide attempt
rowanelisa's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
ekcd_'s review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
katbotelho's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body shaming, Rape, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
Minor: Miscarriage, Vomit, and Suicide attempt
deshanejt's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Nick and Amy were genuinely raw and unfiltered, both awful people in their own respects- yet I found unnecessary observations made about people's bodies..... On one hand it did help grind home your loathing for Nick and Amy, but c'mon. The descriptions were a little borderline and niche for my taste, which is sus if you ask me. 🤔
So much of this book centered around the internal monologue of someone trying to convince the reader why the opposite gender is trash... After the first couple hundred pages of that- we get it, the characters are sexist a**holes, now you're beating a dead horse.
At any rate, a stellar plot/storyline, just a little too much humdrum for me. 😅 Oddly enough, I would still recommend it. 🥴🤷🏻♀️
Graphic: Body shaming, Cancer, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Kidnapping, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism
Moderate: Alcoholism, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Alcoholism, Sexual content, Blood, Vomit, and Abortion
barelyghosted's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
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