Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

128 reviews

jus111's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.0

bitches be trippin

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Dementia, Sexism, Murder, Sexual assault, and Alcohol

Minor: Vomit, Pregnancy, and Suicidal thoughts

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

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

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

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

aliceing'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

This is incredible dissection of a pair of people who are just so repellent for different and mutually-reinforcing ways. Like watching a train wreck, chilling and inevitable. I really really admire the strength of the plot, Flynn really keeps it all locked in.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

maddierosen's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Sexual harassment, Cursing, Death of parent, Murder, Torture, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Gore, Self harm, Mental illness, Violence, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Rape, and Stalking

Moderate: Pregnancy and Cancer

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

deshanejt's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious 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

Top notch thriller... Genuinely. Some thing I could have lived without were all the fat-phobic, ageist and sexist remarks; The overly redundant obsession with reminding the reader "men suck/women suck". 

Nick and Amy were genuinely raw and unfiltered, both awful people in their own respects- yet I found unnecessary observations made about people's bodies..... On one hand it did help grind home your loathing for Nick and Amy, but c'mon. The descriptions were a little borderline and niche for my taste, which is sus if you ask me. 🤔

So much of this book centered around the internal monologue of someone trying to convince the reader why the opposite gender is trash... After the first couple hundred pages of that- we get it, the characters are sexist a**holes, now you're beating a dead horse.

At any rate, a stellar plot/storyline, just a little too much humdrum for me. 😅 Oddly enough, I would still recommend it. 🥴🤷🏻‍♀️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Dementia, Self harm, Body shaming, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Cancer, Gaslighting, Classism, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, and Medical content

Minor: Alcoholism, Vomit, Blood, Abortion, and Sexual content