Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

79 reviews

islesbiyana's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

“A child weaned on poison considers harm a comfort.”

utterly nauseating. intimately triggering. deeply, deeply troubled.


overall rating — 2.75 stars

trigger/content warnings — self-harm, child abuse (emotional & verbal), rape & sexual assault (referenced with details), ephebophilia, provocative descriptions on the appearances of minors, alcoholism, murder, psychiatric hospitalisation, animal cruelty, occasional fatphobia, graphic desc. of corpses, drug use, mentioned suicide, extremely strained and toxic mother/daughter dynamic

“I just think some women aren't made to be mothers. And some women aren't made to be daughters.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Gore, Self harm, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Rape

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Fatphobia, and Suicide

sweettartdemon's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Child death, Eating disorder, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Murder, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Suicide, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Mental illness, and Self harm

sierra_alexis's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-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? Yes

2.75

Book was pretty flat and so were the characters but it proved interesting especially

in the end with the Amma plot twist. You could sort of see it coming and it was so close to the end that it wasn't really enough to help the rest of the book but I’m glad it was there

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Body horror, Gore, Grief, Homophobia, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Drug use, Fatphobia, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Violence, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Mental illness, and Suicide

dementis93's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

A beautiful, disturbing telling of dysfunctional family and the dark things girls are capable of doing to one another. Gillian Flynn's trademark simple yet evocative writing style paints each new scene like a car accident, grotesque and yet something difficult to look away from. It speaks uncomfortable truths about the nature of families and our own need to justify our past sins as well as the sins of our parents; how even the most broken often still seek comfort in those who have hurt them. While Sharp Objects is by no means an easy read for those who have grown up in claustrophobic, suffocating households, I would recommend it to anyone capable of stomaching it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Murder, Self harm, and Mental illness

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Medical trauma

klor's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

This book was a really good exploration of small town america, mental illness,  and this mother-daughter relationship that threads through several children. I've already known the twist of this book as I was previously spoiled but it was not any less terrifying to see it unfold. The story unravels really well and some characters are so unlikable that you marvel how they're written. Beneath all the gore and vulgarity, an analysis of relationships and how trauma develops gets put on spotlight. Can't wait for Flynn's next novel, whenever that may be.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, and Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Gaslighting, Incest, and Sexual assault

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

hazel_medlock's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Drug use, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, and Vomit

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, and Blood

Minor: Animal death, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Cancer, and Eating disorder

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

izypup's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Child death, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Self harm, Sexual content, Alcohol, Grief, and Vomit

Moderate: Violence, Blood, Suicide, Rape, Murder, and Medical content

Minor: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Torture, Physical abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Cancer, Homophobia, Toxic friendship, Pregnancy, and Kidnapping

himboluvr's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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? Yes

2.0

gillian flynn is a great writer and i loved gone girl but this book is fucked and not in a good way 😭😭

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child death, Eating disorder, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Racism, Self harm, Medical trauma, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Addiction, Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship