Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Dark Places by Gillian Flynn

52 reviews

dilani's review against another edition

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

4.0

it took me almost 6 months to finish
this but i just powered through this book. i can’t believe i procrastinated this book for so long. wish i could have read it sooner. i HAD to know what happened to Libby Day’s family.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Pedophilia and Pregnancy

peachsori's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

It's one hell of a thing to make it through a book containing twisted secrets, murder plots, and satanic rituals, only to read the acknowledgements section and see just how well-adjusted the author is. Writing is a lovely thing.

The ending definitely felt a bit rushed (which I feel is a general problem faced by books in the genre) and the descriptions of violence and blood felt a bit much and unnecessary at times. I was more engrossed than entertained but I don't regret reading it! 

Would I recommend it? Probably not. Maybe if you're bored and looking to scratch a true crime itch without platforming exploitative and insensitive content creators. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Excrement, and Pregnancy

ostera15's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Murder

sydtl's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Violence

pagesinthesnow'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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death and Sexual content

Minor: Racism, Sexual assault, Excrement, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury

abigailrosalynn's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

aharv9's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I liked this book— dark, heavy themes. Read CWs. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

hjnnf's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia and Sexual assault

Moderate: Animal death

judyegallagher's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

conmor05's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I enjoyed this book. Had a slow start and unfortunately dragged on in areas where it really didn’t need too, but it was a very enjoyable read. I enjoyed having to find out if Ben was actually innocent and if he was who the actual killer was. The ending felt a bit rushed unfortunately, kind of un-climactic in a way? But I still enjoyed. (Also called who the killer was halfway through the book, I silently screamed when it was revealed)

The only thing that freaked me out was the use of Pedophillia? Like that sounds extremely alarming when said out loud, but there were just some parts in the book which contained like borderline pedophillia??? The age gap between Ben & his partner was just uncomfortable to read and then what happens with that is even more uncomfortable. As well as other scenes with Ben that just made me feel bad for him as he basically was groomed if you think about it. 

However, minus this, I did enjoy reading this book! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Violence