Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

30 reviews

laurajordensharris's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Cursing, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Misogyny, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Blood, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexism, and Violence

cammiem8'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? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

The “cool girl” excerpt and the about face turn of the reveal at the half way point of this novel are some of the most brilliant bits of writing I’ve ever experienced in the thriller genre. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Cursing

Moderate: Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Stalking, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Rape, Domestic abuse, Self harm, and Death of parent

Minor: Body shaming and Incest

None of these characters are good people, and as such they do terrible things to one another.

sarah984's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

I didn't know how this book would hold up going into it having already seen the movie, but I had fun. Each (awful) character has a unique voice, and going into it already knowing what's going to happen made me appreciate the careful way the first section was crafted. Unfortunately, after the "reveal" the book drags most of the way through the middle section (way too much mundane day-to-day stuff), and parts of the final third were a little too convenient for me, but I thought the ending was great. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Infidelity, Dementia, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Stalking, Blood, Death, Vomit, Alcohol, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness

Minor: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Classism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, and Incest

Incest is alluded to several times but does not actually take place in the story.

becca_w_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Classism, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Infertility, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Fatphobia and Pedophilia

Minor: Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, and Kidnapping

theunrealyoung's review

dark funny mysterious 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

4.25

Just stellar writing in terms of character voice. Brilliant pacing. Incredibly misogynistic, but super self-aware. The (equally excellent) film is an incredibly close adaptation and if you are wondering whether it's worth reading the book after seeing the film, probably not. But if you prefer a textual medium and have never seen the film, go for the book, because you're in for roughly the same experience.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Death of parent, Violence, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Murder, Misogyny, and Infidelity

Minor: Rape, Vomit, and Classism

sarah_dickson's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

bugthebard's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Murder, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Dementia, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, and Misogyny

Moderate: Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Terminal illness, Self harm, and Death of parent

Minor: Fatphobia, Vomit, Stalking, and Pregnancy

neef'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Infertility, Infidelity, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Violence

readsandrants'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

3.0

Well I have to give it to Gillian Flynn, she created a cast of characters that I throughly despised. There were multiple times that I wrote in the margins that I wanted to burn the book because it was just making me feel too many different things that I hated.
There’s a user on goodreads who perfectly explained exactly how I feel about this book but I’ll briefly explain it here: amy is so perfect you want to puke,

the couple goes from “I love you” to “I hate you and I’m framing you for my murder” and “I hate you and I’m constantly thinking about killing you”

, the couple is just really irritating in general, and the ending makes you want to throw your book at a wall.

I thought the whole time that maybe Justice would be served but we got a baby instead.
And the fact that Amy was so methodical and well planed but suddenly she’s robbed, believes that two faked interviews are real and that her husband loves her, AND is basically held captive by desi (she couldn’t leave the house because he had the password for the gate, but I acknowledge she wasn’t held “captive” in the way she claims).

It was just really frustrating to see how this entire book played out in the end.
Nonetheless, I think this was a good read, albeit a quite frustrating one, but I think that was kind of the purpose of it. I just felt like there was some loose ends that personally I needed to be tied up before it ended.
3 ⭐️ 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Death, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Cancer, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

diana_barv's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Oh my gods. It was brilliant, in a totally forked up way. You are so gonna hate them but I feel that is what makes the story so compelling. It is not for the light-hearted but damn was it good. I've already recommended to several friends. Beware but do give it a chance

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Self harm, Violence, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, and Cursing

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Infidelity, and Death

Minor: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Terminal illness, Miscarriage, and Cancer