Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

284 reviews

frozenheartv's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-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

4.75

4.75 stars
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🧠 My thoughts 

For the first 35% of the book, I thought what was I listening to? But then it got better and I was glad I didn’t DNF it. I started to understand the hype around this book. 

I thought that I’d read quite a few very best psychological-thriller but I was wrong, this one might be the best one I’ve ever read. If there are alternatives for this book’s title, it can be “Wild Girl”, “All of Us Villians” or “Truly Devious” because most of the characters were awful but I couldn’t hate the book. The story was twisted, and complex it kept me on edge, twirled, and spun my brain like Twister. The story would get into your head and make you think about it for a while. This book was phenomenal, so unlike any crime, mystery, or psychological thriller books I’ve read before. I would have never thought that I could be into a thriller book that revealed the twist so early, but here I am liking it. The ending was kind of a twist by itself and it was very unexpected, it sent chills down my spine. 

I just want to complain a bit about the length of the book. The length of the book made sense but it was a bit too long that could intimidate anyone. 

I would recommend listening to the audiobook it would be easier due to the length of the book. At the end of the audiobook, the author disclosed the unpublished parts of the characters and it was interesting to listen to them. 

👍 What I like 

• Complex, and twisted story
• Characters have depth
• Unexpected ending
• The POVs are easy to follow

👎 What I don't like

• The story can be lengthy sometimes

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Content Warnings

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

wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

1.0

If you want to read a toxic sociopathic petty drama fest, this is the book for you.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Confinement, Cursing, Fatphobia, Infertility, Drug abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Classism, Death, Domestic abuse, Murder, Stalking, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Rape, Abandonment, Sexism, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child abuse, Dysphoria, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Torture, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Dementia, Body shaming, Bullying, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

flicklix's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence and Toxic relationship

Minor: Rape, Misogyny, and Vomit

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

katbotelho's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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

2.5

bro i dunno what i was expecting,, but honestly i just found it super dry 90% of the time and i literally hate listening to both nicks misogyny and amys internalized misogyny and general sociopathic behaviour. i think i liked the movie better 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Self harm, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Blood, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, and Infidelity

Moderate: Body shaming, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Rape

Minor: Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Miscarriage

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

kamrynkoble'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

4.75

2024 reread (3rd time):

My cousin convinced me to do a buddy read while she read this for the first time, and I’m so glad I did it. I have to bump this to five stars. This book is a thriller master class. It breaks all the rules and is still somehow the best of the best. These characters are all awful yet still so engaging. The older I get, the more I catch. And it was so fascinating reading this now that I’m married myself and have spent more time engaging with true crime material. I think Flynn is a genius and I need her fourth book to come out yesterday. 

I listened on Spotify premium until my hours ran out, and then listened from the library. I read a bit on my kindle thanks to booksatrillion, and ended up finishing with my paperback. 

2021 reread (2nd time):

I really enjoyed this reread! The author is a master storyteller, and even though I already knew what happened I still found myself being surprise by the twists and turns. I see why this was such a bestseller, even though both Nick and Amy are the most awful people. Awful people, wonderful characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Rape, Sexual content, Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Vomit

Minor: Pregnancy and Miscarriage

murder_unicorn's review against another edition

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Misogyny

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

antitheticaldreamgirl's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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: Death, Gaslighting, Self harm, Infidelity, Murder, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Stalking, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Sexual violence