Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

159 reviews

soggycheez's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Alcoholism, and Addiction

man_duh's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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

3.75

Despite having the twist spoiled I could not put this down. There’s something about the way Flynn writes truly detestable characters that you can’t help but be drawn to. As far as I will go down the thriller genre but  the deeply unsettling and general queasiness I felt when reading can only be the mark of great writing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Sexual violence, Self harm, Mental illness, Death, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Vomit, Murder, Alcoholism, Blood, Violence, Child abuse, Abandonment, Medical content, Gore, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Child death

opal_scorpio's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

i felt like the plot slowed in the middle but i was definitely interested throughout. i couldn’t really put it down by the time i reached the last third of the book. the narrator isn’t perfect but you definitely felt bad for her and could understand why her judgment was clouded and she kept making poor decisions. 

i do feel like it took Camille too long to come to terms with her mother’s abuse when it was so overt to the reader. the twist of it being her sister at the end was really good though. i felt like it was done when her mother was arrested but i was completely shocked it was Amma and her friends who killed those two girls! i thought she was simple apathetic from her own trauma from their mother.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Violence, Alcoholism, Murder, Alcohol, and Self harm

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Drug use, and Physical abuse

Minor: Animal death, Lesbophobia, Medical content, and Rape

andrea_lachance's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

4.0

Sue me I think the show is a smidge better. Thoroughly enjoyed this book, can wait to buy a copy and annotate it on second read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Child abuse, Self harm, Addiction, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, and Toxic relationship

z0tvzo's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Cursing, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Medical trauma, Animal cruelty, Rape, Child death, Death, Medical content, and Chronic illness

vistacanas's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

“She’d always been one of those types of girls who wanted what anyone else had even if she didn’t want it.”

Gone Girl was a favorite so I was excited to read this book. It was good, but not as good as Gillian Flynn’s masterpiece.

This one was a bit overdone, I thought. And, definitely more predictable. That being said, “more predictable” for Gillian is still far less predictable than other authors. This was still a fun romp on the dark side that pulls you in and keeps you there! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Murder, Bullying, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Child death, Death, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Alcohol

genesisreyes's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Murder, Alcohol, Child death, Drug use, and Drug abuse

xoopa's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.25

I am a fan of Gillian Flynn’s portrayal of complicated female characters and I genuinely love how the plot unfolds. This book too was a great reading experience. It shows the violence of generational trauma and the toxicity of mother daughter relationships in a new way. I am a sucker for psychological analysis of mother daughter relationships and their portrayal and this book delivers on it and more. But one thing I couldn’t quite get comfortable with was the over sexualisation of teenage girls and so many sensitive issues like sexual assault being dealt with such carelessness just to provide shock value. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Rape, Drug use, and Mental illness

jnl0's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Child abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, Body shaming, Bullying, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Sexual content

tok_al's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Murder, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Child death, Chronic illness, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Violence, Medical trauma, Addiction, and Gaslighting