Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

90 reviews

emadisonc's review against another edition

dark 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

3.0

A child weaned on poison considers harm a comfort.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, and Child abuse

Moderate: Body shaming, Drug use, and Alcoholism

Minor: Animal death and Animal cruelty

opal_scorpio's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

i felt like the plot slowed in the middle but i was definitely interested throughout. i couldn’t really put it down by the time i reached the last third of the book. the narrator isn’t perfect but you definitely felt bad for her and could understand why her judgment was clouded and she kept making poor decisions. 

i do feel like it took Camille too long to come to terms with her mother’s abuse when it was so overt to the reader. the twist of it being her sister at the end was really good though. i felt like it was done when her mother was arrested but i was completely shocked it was Amma and her friends who killed those two girls! i thought she was simple apathetic from her own trauma from their mother.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Violence, Alcoholism, Murder, Alcohol, and Self harm

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Drug use, and Physical abuse

Minor: Animal death, Lesbophobia, Medical content, and Rape

0live_tr33's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Fatphobia, Animal cruelty, Toxic friendship, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Self harm, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Racism, Murder, Mental illness, Grief, Gore, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Death, Chronic illness, Classism, Cursing, Child abuse, and Body shaming

louiepotterbook's review against another edition

challenging 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? Yes

2.75

The misogyny and detailed descriptions of minors bodies ruined the story

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Child death, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Gore, Misogyny, Violence, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Body shaming, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Torture, and Vomit

jennyfluence'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

4.75

definitely a book i would recommend to everyone in the right state of mind. so dark and twisted, unexpected conclusion.
the beginning is definitely slower, setting the scene and such, but once you get into it, oh my god couldn't let go of the book. the writing style is amazing, the comparisons with her self-harm scars. just wow.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Rape, Animal cruelty, Grief, Animal death, Addiction, Drug use, Mental illness, Violence, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, and Sexual violence

candace_marko'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Eating disorder, Drug use, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Violence, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Death, Chronic illness, Child death, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, and Grief

catpolhamus's review against another edition

dark tense slow-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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Bullying, Death, Vomit, Drug use, Grief, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

sarah984's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

2.5

Deeply silly and predictable, this contains a lot of images that the author clearly thought sounded really cool, and some very weird thoughts on women. I wasn't surprised to see in the afterword that this was her debut.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Child death, Chronic illness, Drug use, Medical content, Misogyny, Child abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, and Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Classism, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Fatphobia, and Murder

Minor: Kidnapping, Ableism, Rape, Animal death, Bullying, Torture, Trafficking, Addiction, Body shaming, and Racism

britainmic's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Addiction, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Child death, Death, Bullying, and Mental illness

Moderate: Rape, Drug use, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Blood, and Cursing

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

geminisoul's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

3.75

The first maybe 30% of this book I found really hard to get into. I didn't particularly enjoy the main character and it wasn't until the book delved into her past more that the book became interesting. Once that happened I did enjoy it. Both twists were very predictable-which is fine- but the ending felt very rushed, especially compared to the rest of the book. I feel like it should have been fleshed out more. I also didn't particularly like how the author described the thirteen year olds in the story. I think that those characters could have behaved in the same way without the author describing their bodies the way she did. (It just felt weird to read.) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Grief, Murder, Drug use, Alcohol, Self harm, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Moderate: Sexual assault, Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Sexual content

Minor: Eating disorder