Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Cry Baby - Scharfe Schnitte by Gillian Flynn

75 reviews

bytheriver's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Addiction, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Murder, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

ivanaaa's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

Minor: Bullying, Drug use, Toxic friendship, and Vomit

marianacorrea's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Toxic friendship, and Vomit

mira123's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

 

Gleich zu Beginn: Dieses Buch gehört zu der Sorte, bei der eine Triggerwarnung wirklich angebracht wäre. Ich konnte leider weder in der Beschreibung in der App, noch zu Beginn des Hörbuchs eine Warnung dazu finden und ja, ich habe dafür extra den Anfang nochmal angehört. Die Protagonistin Camille verletzt sich selbst, indem sie Wörter in ihre Haut schneidet und das wird auch detailreich beschrieben. Das empfand ich schon als belastend, obwohl ich bisher keine entsprechenden Probleme hatte. Solltet ihr also von selbstverletzendem Verhalten betroffen sein, dann lasst bitte die Finger von diesem Buch.

Camille ist eine Journalistin, die in ihre Heimatstadt zurückkehrt, nachdem dort zwei Mädchen ermordet wurden. Dort soll sie sich ein bisschen umhören und ein paar Artikel zu diesen Fällen schreiben. Dafür muss sie auch wieder bei ihrer Familie einziehen und natürlich kommen da alte Probleme wieder ans Licht. Ihre verstorbene Schwester zum Beispiel, oder das seltsam überbehütende Verhalten ihrer Mutter gegenüber ihrer noch lebendigen Halbschwester. Oder ihr verschwiegener Stiefvater. Die ganze Familie ist ziemlich zerrüttet und es war mir schnell klar, dass das ihren psychischen Problemen sicher nicht gut tut. Und ihre Ermittlungen macht das auch nicht einfacher... 

Vor dem Epilog war ich mit dem Ende eigentlich ganz zufrieden. Danach wirkte das auf mich nicht mehr ganz glaubwürdig. Da passiert dann nochmal etwas wichtiges, das ich nicht erwartet habe. Innerlich schrie ich die ganze Zeit: "Stopp! Jetzt aufhören! Du machst das kaputt!" Aber leider hört mich die Autorin nicht und selbst wenn, dann würde das nicht viel ändern, weil das Buch halt schon geschrieben wurde. Also ich empfehle euch, dass ihr das Buch vor dem Epilog beendet. Ernsthaft. Das ganze wäre ohne Epilog so viel besser!

An einigen Stellen war mir das Hörbuch fast zu extrem. Manchmal habe ich sogar überlegt, das Hörbuch abzubrechen. Das selbstverletzende Verhalten der Prota war für mich wirklich belastend und auch die anderen Figuren haben Macken, die zumindest ich nicht einfach mit einem Schulterzucken abtun konnte. Das schwirrte bei mir auch nach Ende noch ewig im Kopf rum.

Mein Fazit? Interessanter Plot und auch gut geschrieben/gesprochen. Allerdings war das Buch für mich an einigen Stellen zu viel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

thresholdgirl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Bullying, Self harm, Child abuse, Murder, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Sexual assault, Drug use, and Alcoholism

_bookishbrina's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Rating: 3/5

WARNING: narcissist parent, control freak, cutting/mutilation, violent crime towards children, small town gossip (claustrophobia), gaslighting/guilt trip

(SPOILER)

''A child weaned on poison considers harms as a comfort.''

This story is disappointing in the sense that it's just another psycho women, and the story focuses a lot on sex (which in retrospective, seems pointless).

I hesitated. Should I give this book 4 stars for the anger, the impatience and de discomfort it generated? Not to mention the violent urge to burn the book and forget about it. Or should I give it 1 star because it feels like a sick story, written by someone who is visibly just as sick? Yes, it stimulated a morbid fascination, I was hooked even if I hate characters like Camille. They never do much except hate on themselves and I wish we could stop glamourizing that.

Because no one in their right mind would write something like that. No one. It could have been about the murders. It could have been about the victims. It could have been about small town culture and how fucked up it is. We sort of brushed all those subjects, but never dug deeply. Not deep enough for me, anyway. I think the aim was a VERY dysfonctional family, but it felt like the arrow missed the target by a fucking mile.

I honestly believe that if this book was to fall in the hands of the wrong person, it could cause a lot of damage, mostly self-harm.

I will say this: the ending is satisfying. Justice is served.

YOU WILL ENJOY THIS BOOK IF:
- You like suspens.
-You enjoy a 'good crime' without it being the main focus.
- You're not easily triggered and you have a solid mental health.

UPDATE (2 MONTHS LATER)
- I still think about that book, a lot. So I guess it was better than I thought... Not ready to give it 4 stars, but maybe more like 3.5. 

I don't know why, but it really disturbed something in me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Minor: Animal cruelty and Vomit

lusreverie's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious relaxing 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

b00kbug's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Physical abuse, Murder, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Death, and Child death

Minor: Confinement

harpy_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

3.25

The book was good enough to maintain my attention and the twist at the end was truly surprising. It was an okay read, but I'm not likely to suggest it to others or read it again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Child abuse, Child death, Alcoholism, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Grief

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Violence, Physical abuse, Vomit, Torture, Medical trauma, and Body shaming

_st4rry's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Self harm, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts