Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

260 reviews

ekcd_'s review

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

3.0

Quick read but definitely did not live up to hype. There a few major plot points, poorly paced and wayyyy too long. The author sure loves to eat a dead horse.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Confinement, Murder, Misogyny, Rape, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Self harm, Infertility, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Fatphobia, Dementia, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Stalking, Gaslighting, Grief, Alcohol, Blood, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Vomit, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Violence

luna_98's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious 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

3.75

idk how i feel about this book. the characters are all so flawed, but you still find yourself rooting for their happiness. i feel like i still haven’t fully digested what actually happened?? i loved the writing though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity

Moderate: Gaslighting, Self harm, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Minor: Rape

khinkyaw's review against another edition

dark funny 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Miscarriage, and Rape

fleabagb's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad 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

0.5

 I hate to say this because this book was on my list for so long and I truly was enjoying myself so very much until I hit this part with a chapter from the perspective of Amy she had described two fat people in such a horrific way I annotated it how disappointed I was and that I truly thought that was the end of the road with me and this book. After sitting on it for a few days I have decided to DNF this book because of the verbiage used to depict characters of a bigger size. I was heartbroken reading this. It was downright fatphobic, harmful and absolutely unnecessary as these character were literally just filler, so it felt like an even bigger hit when Gillian chose to hit on that topic in a scene where it added nothing but a bad taste in my mouth. I guess it just goes to show just how casual fatphobia is and has become in our social environment. And I can't speak for you, but for me, for myself, my own sense of self and pride - I absolutely cannot forgive someone for writing characters that let's be honest, look like me, in such a wrenching way. Not to mention the characters she chose to shame had no big impact role in the story other than this hatred-spewing spiral she went on about "how dare a fat mushroom tummied person utilize the same resources as she does, how dare they be sitting down and fat, who knows if they're disabled but to hell with them!" Shame on you Gillian, shame on you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcoholism, Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Fatphobia, Cancer, Classism, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual content, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Dementia, Murder, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Sexual assault

katies77's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Blood

Moderate: Rape

laurajeangrace's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death, and Murder

Minor: Death of parent, Rape, Confinement, and Medical content

vangoghssunflowers's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

loved it. everything i enjoyed about the movie was reflected tenfold here. obsessed with the character dynamics flynn presents and develops through the novel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Stalking, Rape, Sexual assault, and Domestic 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