Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

38 reviews

sallyrooneystan's review against another edition

challenging dark sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Gaslighting, Self harm, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Blood, and Child abuse

martynka's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

booksbynat's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense

4.0

This was literally....what. 

This was literally so so good but like crazy psycho manic. I am not entirely sure how this even ended, I ended it then immediately went to bed. It was so good, and I was invested in the story. I can't believe that I didn't read this sooner. I used an audiobook for most of it bc then I listened to it while I drove. 

Loveeee Gillian Flynn. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Rape, Grief, Gore, Abandonment, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Mental illness, Drug use, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Body shaming, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, and Drug abuse

faerie_child's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Medical content, and Self harm

Moderate: Murder

jdf1027's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Violence, Gore, and Murder

turtlepewp's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Abandonment, Drug use, Sexual assault, and Violence

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

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

3.5

At one point felt physically faint (like vision starting to go dark around the edges & dizzy) while reading this book...so 3.5 stars to that experience

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Alcohol, Self harm, and Murder

Moderate: Vomit, Rape, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Abandonment and Addiction

nabaraditi's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

 I would’ve given it 2 starts for how mediocre I found the book to be. Maybe it’s not the book’s fault. Maybe  I should’ve read this when it came cause I guessed who the killer is by 40-50% of the book. Or maybe I’m not into crime-mystery novels anymore. so many parts in the book felt like old tropes that are used in bollywood movies (i'm indian hence the comparison) Hence, i found the book to be meh!

Nevertheless I still gave it an extra star for how sick and disgusting and twisted the book turns out to be. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Murder, Physical abuse, Child death, Gaslighting, and Self harm

Moderate: Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Abandonment, and Vomit

maddwomann's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Murder, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Abandonment, Body horror, Vomit, Grief, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Gaslighting, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Dysphoria, Toxic friendship, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Medical content, Classism, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Misogyny, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death and Cursing