Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

38 reviews

visionsoforchids's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Violence, Vomit, Body horror, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Blood, Emotional abuse, Murder, Child death, Medical content, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, Abandonment, Drug use, and Emotional abuse

nadiapho's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Drug use, Grief, Gore, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Child death, Child abuse, Body shaming, Blood, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Violence, and Toxic relationship

nicole_zx'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? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, and Self harm

Moderate: Bullying, Drug use, Gaslighting, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Sexual harassment

blueroo's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

4.0

Really good read but the triggers are incredible. If you have a trigger, this book WILL activate it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Child death, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Rape, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Misogyny, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, Grief, Gore, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Drug use, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Chronic illness, Bullying, Body shaming, Blood, Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, and Abandonment

Moderate: Vomit

skiz's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, and Vomit

lauren00's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Absolutely dark, disgusting, tense, and creepy… and I loved it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Rape, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

hannahandrea's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

book of all time! a perfectly humid, sweaty, nasty summer read. 

this book is one of my most re-read books ever, I love it for the atmospheric writing and terrific suspense. I would read Gillian Flynn's grocery lists, she's just so good at building that sense of dread. the twist at the end is ultra-satisfying, even when re-reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Abandonment, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Death, Drug use, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Incest

firstdreams's review against another edition

dark 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, and Suicidal thoughts