Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

195 reviews

naomiwinograd's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Great book. Favorite genre. highly recommend 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, and Murder

Moderate: Body shaming

chewireads's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Stalking, Gaslighting, Infidelity, and Murder

Minor: Death, Death of parent, Bullying, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

pv_789's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, and Self harm

sarahliane's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Rape, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Murder

lydiajonesco's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Infidelity, Death, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Murder, Alcohol, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Domestic abuse, and Drug use

kathsia's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Rape

editorsansserif's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Cancer, Confinement, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Stalking, Dementia, Rape, Self harm, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Terminal illness

wytnie's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Dementia, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Death of parent, Self harm, Murder, Gaslighting, Blood, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

m3l3fic3nt's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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

Graphic: Blood and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Self harm, Infidelity, and Injury/Injury detail

sapphron's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

A heavy psychological domestic thriller, emphasis on psychological. Flynn's ability to capture the mind of the twisted and wounded that's grounded in reality based psychology instead of caricature is mind-blowing and emotionally heavy. 

I had to put the book down after almost every chapter because of how much it affected me, in a good way, and I already read this book once before! And seen the movie! I knew what happens, but on my first read through as a teenager I didn't understand it the way I do now as an adult. I recalled it being boring and slow paced, but that is so far from the truth. Flynn's writing left me in awe. The way it's structured, the foreshadowing, the double meanings, the parallels - chef's kiss. I'm still thinking about it after completion as it left me with a lot to chew on. That's one of the hallmarks of a great book, in my opinion.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

Moderate: Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Medical content