Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Gone Girl - Das perfekte Opfer by Gillian Flynn

226 reviews

madelinequinne's review against another edition

dark 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

4.0

I don’t really know why this took me so long to read, because i really enjoyed this book! perfect amount of mystery, humour and unhinged female characters to fulfil everything i want out of a book, and i’m now gonna to watch the movie to compare

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Stalking, Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Sexual assault

foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Confinement, Cancer, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Fatphobia, and Grief

Minor: Pregnancy

eva_rebolledo's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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

3.75

el que se lleva se aguanta

in all honesty, the plot is great, really interesting, but at times it just felt like it was trying too much, in a sense? 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Murder, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy

Minor: Infertility, Cancer, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

hannahsk's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, and Mental illness

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Rape, Miscarriage, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Vomit, Dementia, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Violence, Physical abuse, and Kidnapping

Minor: Confinement, Body shaming, Drug use, Fatphobia, Infertility, Medical content, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol

bri1105'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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Blood

lannalynn's review against another edition

dark 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

5.0

watched the film and now read the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death, Pregnancy, Self harm, Stalking, Death of parent, Rape, Infidelity, Blood, and Cancer

Minor: Bullying, Alcohol, Miscarriage, and Suicide attempt

clare072's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Murder, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Cancer, Pregnancy, Blood, Chronic illness, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Rape

Minor: Confinement, Drug use, Grief, Miscarriage, Violence, Misogyny, Cursing, Death of parent, Death, and Dementia

adamsbookshelf's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

We’ll I finally got around to reading this a critically claimed story, and it did not disappoint. My biggest amount of praise is for all of the spoilers. Without going into too much detail I love how the author writes people. They evolve so naturally and you never truly hate the same person through out. Amy was my favorite character and might just be my favorite character in all of literature. The audio book for this was over 20 hours long and it never felt slow and drawn out. This was such a captivating story of love and betrayal. 

I seriously loved Amy after we find out she’s behind it all. It just feels like a good for her story even if she acts a little neurotic. Also loved how the misogyny in this story was portrayed (just hear me out). We see these nasty men calling women “stupid bitch” but the women keep winning in the end.   I didn’t care how much of it was made up I still fucking hate Nick. If he wasn’t a prick this wouldn’t be happening.

 

Overall what a fantastic read that lives up to all the hype. Now I just need to watch the movie

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death, Gaslighting, Suicide attempt, Murder, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

poyopipo's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

2.75

Pretty good thriller, the worst people you've ever met in your life are perfect for eachother.

Flynn describes a bowl of ranch as "semen like" and i will never forgive her for that 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Stalking, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Blood, Emotional abuse, Dementia, Mental illness, and Physical abuse

annanas's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-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'm glad I finally read this, since it's been in my bookshelf and on my TBR for serveral years. I haven't read that many thriller books overall since I usually enjoy more lighthearted media, but it was nice to switch it up and try something different. I became very invested in the story and it felt exciting to get to the end and see how it ended. I think this story is so interesting to disect and discuss, and I definitly understand why it became such a phenomenon after its release.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Sexism

Minor: Death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Vomit, Misogyny, Sexual violence, and Murder