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Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Murder
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Self harm, Sexual assault, Vomit
Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug use, Self harm, Violence, Vomit, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical trauma, Murder
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Rape
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol
I decided to listen to the audiobook alongside watching the miniseries, which was a fun experience for someone rewatching the series.
I found the miniseries to be one of those rare adaptations that is better than the novel and improves the novel with its changes. That doesn’t mean that the novel was not good or unenjoyable, just that I think the extension of time and the passage of time since the novel’s release, have made it possible for the book to be improved.
As ever, Flynn’s prose is fantastic and I love how she writes female characters as unabashedly real, instead of the ridiculous version of “likable” that she has pushed against. Her writing style is really good at reflecting on trauma and the female experience of it, which is something I needed to read right now.
The only ding to the score comes from the writing of Amma, who’s pattern of behaviors in the book make her a more obvious bad seed than the version in the miniseries (which I obviously prefer better).
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Eating disorder, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Murder
Graphic: Alcoholism, Self harm, Murder
Graphic: Drug use, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Alcohol
Minor: Addiction, Rape
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug use, Gore, Self harm, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Alcohol