Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Dark Places by Gillian Flynn

183 reviews

goobyworm23's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Child death, Death, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Vomit, and Pregnancy

lemanley's review against another edition

challenging 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Violence, Blood, and Death of parent

shconnie9's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Suicide, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Sexual content, and Alcohol

caitlynkb's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

johnda6th's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

zany25's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Wild ride

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Gun violence, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicide and Pregnancy

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

sianynicole's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

2.0

This started off strong, and I enjoyed switching perspectives and moving back and forth in the timeline to figure out the truth. Unfortunately the end felt a bit rushed and flat for me. Not a satisfying conclusion in my opinion. I enjoy Flynn’s style of writing, but unfortunately this one wasn’t a favourite for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, and Blood

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

breezyhopp's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

icedlostea's review against another edition

challenging 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gore, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Pregnancy

Minor: Cancer