Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

253 reviews

jessicagustafson's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Violence, and Self harm

Moderate: Child abuse and Child death

Minor: Eating disorder

bohemianzoe's review against another edition

4.0

heavy read. disturbing a lot of the times. still, couldn’t put it down. read trigger warnings before reading 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, Misogyny, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Vomit, Medical content, Sexual assault, Murder, Self harm, Addiction, Cursing, Violence, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Drug use

kate_monster93's review against another edition

Topics were too difficult for me to consume. No trigger warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, and Suicide

abbeyroad1410's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

3.75

I should say that I actually really liked this book (and I am flabbergasted by the ending), but I had to take a lot of breaks from it because the content was a lot to take in. As a (former) English major, I could write a dissertation on the major themes of gender roles and the messages on parent-child relationships which made it interesting. 
The main characters of this book, Camille and Amma, are super intriguing, and their relationship with each other makes you all the more fascinated to see what will happen. The book forces you to consider how the parenting impacts them individually and their distant relationship with each other. The girls almost act as mirror images of each other, with Camille drawing away from her mother's abuse and Amma accepting it as fact. 
However, the plot is very, very slow and difficult to get through. Dark and disturbing things are described in drawn-out detail. At times, I had to convince myself to put the book down so that I wouldn't feel so mentally exhausted. That being said, the book's plot is important and compelling, propelling readers to keep reading even if the novel emotionally drains them.
If I had one flat-out critique of the book, it is the scene in which the main character (a thirty year old woman) sleeps with an eighteen year old boy. Something about it just made me feel slimy; however, I don't think it was meant to be portrayed as a fantastic situation. 
Overall, I enjoyed this book...I just preferred Gone Girl.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Murder, Child abuse, Self harm, Violence, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Child death, Death, and Mental illness

trunkyprewster's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Liked the audiobook narrator, Ann Marie Lee. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, Violence, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Murder, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Self harm, Child death, Torture, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Drug use, Vomit, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Kidnapping, and Homophobia

richierich's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm and Violence

greenan26's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-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: Medical trauma, Grief, Emotional abuse, Blood, Violence, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Murder, Body shaming, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Dysphoria, Alcohol, Medical content, Self harm, Child abuse, and Child death

rdurnil's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Sexual violence, Murder, Violence, and Child abuse

ch1oseph's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Murder, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Drug use, Death, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Vomit, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Child death, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Bullying, and Alcoholism

voxlunae's review against another edition

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

4.0

God, this book is just so oppressively dark. I'd seen the show, so I knew what to expect, but there is scarcely a glimmer of light in the whole thing. It's a good, taut mystery, though, focusing on a truly troubled and damaged protagonist. I think the

cutting, especially the words, is a bit heavy-handed and needless

, but maybe that's just because it's triggering for me. It's a hard book to read and to recommend, but it's written well! Ha ha. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Murder, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Violence, Medical content, Child abuse, Confinement, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Drug abuse, and Rape

Minor: Homophobia, Pedophilia, and Incest