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Dark Places by Gillian Flynn

107 reviews

kaia24's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Grief, Toxic relationship, Child death, Classism, Murder, and Death of parent

Moderate: Blood, Body shaming, Drug use, Animal death, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Bullying, Addiction, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit and Mental illness

maddieads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.5

An incredibly well-written book by Gillian Flynn. Although all of her books are dark I think this one is the darkest. I had DNF’d it several years ago and just recently picked it back up. I remembered why almost right away. It’s a book that makes you viciously uncomfortable at almost every turn. This is not a book with a happy ending but it does have a fitting one. There are definitely major trigger warnings to go with this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Gore, Murder, Pedophilia, Blood, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Sexual content, Animal cruelty, Child death, Cursing, Violence, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Animal death, Death, Death of parent, and Vomit

abigailc0x's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

5.0

amazing book and very descriptive like in a way i could understand but also have a very detailed picture of in my head. the ending was unexpected and i really liked the past/present thing as well as having different characters perspectives. took me so long to read but definitely a 5 star.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Drug use, Pregnancy, Child death, Death, Murder, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Pedophilia, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

rchltnnswd's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Death, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Pedophilia, Alcoholism, Violence, Death of parent, and Bullying

alidathealien's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Murder, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Blood

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Excrement, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Toxic relationship, Racial slurs, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Homophobia, Toxic friendship, and Vomit

This should be called Yucky Places because Gillian Flynn is very talented in the art of describing a scene that makes me want to take a shower. I liked this a lot more than Sharp Objects. The plot was fast paced and engaging and I certainly didn't figure out what happened before it was explained! I loved how little things mentioned at the beginning come back in a significant way just as you were starting to forget about them. The way the different character perspectives tend to refer to the same things but with very different contexts would be very funny if not for how serious the book is. Just that aspect reminded me a lot of Arrested Development humor. Can we get another mini series starring Amy Adams please?

tangledinblue's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective 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

4.5

I love how this book is written in a way that forces you to untangle the knots and find the truth as the protagonist does the same.  Tackles the fragility of memory, the satanic panic, the 80s true crime community, and what happens when a tragedy becomes a spectacle. I loved that the narrator was unreliable, both intentionally and unintentionally, and how Flynn wove the story to drop pieces of the puzzle in at opportune moments, leaving the reader juuuust one step away from a realization at all times.  I also am a huge fan of Flynn’s female protags- they’re angry, depressed, bitter, and morally grey  in a way that doesn’t make them unlikeable, because they resonate with all women. Their rage may not be righteous but it is not unjustified. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Classism, Gore, Drug use, Animal cruelty, Suicidal thoughts, and Blood

Moderate: Pedophilia

kitty03's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Drug use, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Toxic friendship, Animal death, Blood, and Toxic relationship

basilica's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death of parent, Child death, Drug use, Gore, Animal death, Murder, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Abandonment, Pedophilia, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Addiction, Rape, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Classism, Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Abortion, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury

betag1013's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Pregnancy, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Racism, Alcohol, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, and Cursing

yeoldeeclair's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Death of parent

Moderate: Self harm, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Pregnancy