Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Dark Places by Gillian Flynn

121 reviews

sofipitch's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I liked this one like I enjoy all Gillian Flynn novels, the narration being really compelling. However I felt like the resolution of this one was a little anticlimactic

I feel like knowing Flynn helped me guess who it was, just knowing Flynn likes not just fucked up women but fucked up moms. Reading her foreword to Flowers in the attic didn't help lol but here the characters felt bland/one dimensional

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

reading_ivy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Child abuse and Pedophilia

desiisreading's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Blood, and Gaslighting

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Fire/Fire injury

avenaper1999's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Pregnancy

kiss/arousement between 15 year old and 10 year old, discussion of child abuse

alainaaraee's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious fast-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gore, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Excrement, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Toxic relationship

jillianlottie26's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.5

Gillian Flynn always knows how to write a great murder mystery. Took off half a star because I was a little disappointed with the ending. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Sexual content, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism and Suicidal thoughts

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

lexa's review against another edition

dark mysterious

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Minor: Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

jjayne's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gun violence, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Pedophilia

atalea's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Gore, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Minor: Grief and Abortion