Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

290 reviews

growplantsreadbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense

• 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

4.75

I saved the debut for last! The "twists" felt very obvious and we're annoyingly jammed into the last chapters, but I was still interested in how it all unfurled.  It's incredible that in Flynn's first book she is already an expert at holding up a mirror to the horrors that white women perpetrate. 

A message to those who didn't like this book because it made you uncomfortable: you SHOULD feel uncomfortable when consuming media about children being murdered ✌️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Drug use, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Rape, Murder, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Self harm, Sexual violence, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal cruelty

vichow's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm

Minor: Sexual assault

courn's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Sexual harassment, Self harm, Murder, Sexual assault, Drug use, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Child death

louiepotterbook's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

2.75

The misogyny and detailed descriptions of minors bodies ruined the story

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Child death, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Gore, Misogyny, Violence, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Body shaming, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Torture, and Vomit

bruisedpeach's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.0

I really wish I’d have read the toxic mother and abuse tags it was a pretty dark read but I had to know what happened!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Self harm, and Rape

gothlawyer's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Animal cruelty, Murder, and Drug abuse

akechi's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.25

unsettling and uncomfortable but then ig that was the point of it... knew someone who loved this book a lot and im now kinda concerned 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Self harm, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual assault

yma08's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Murder, Self harm, Child death, Child abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Racial slurs, Suicide, and Bullying

rainbow_narwhal's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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

2.0

Went in expecting a lot out of this book. It wasn’t terribly written. Most of it was written well. found the plot predictable. Much of the “twists” were expected and I didn’t much care for any of the characters. I found the book dragged in areas. I almost DNF, but I kept pushing hoping for a surprise twist that I didn’t see coming. Disappointed…..

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Self harm, Child death, Sexual assault, Vomit, Sexual content, and Alcohol

readwithz's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Murder, Sexual content, and Sexual violence