Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

24 reviews

telepathicnarwhal's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

2.75

An odd amount of sexualisation that wasn't really necessary for the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Violence, Drug use, Child abuse, Bullying, Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Torture, Rape, Grief, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Child death, Vomit, Sexual content, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Incest, Alcoholism, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Cursing, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Addiction, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Murder, Drug abuse, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, and Medical content

0live_tr33'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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Fatphobia, Animal cruelty, Toxic friendship, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Self harm, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Racism, Murder, Mental illness, Grief, Gore, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Death, Chronic illness, Classism, Cursing, Child abuse, and Body shaming

miggyfool's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexism, Vomit, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Classism, Death, Confinement, Pedophilia, Toxic friendship, Misogyny, Murder, Torture, Sexual assault, Medical content, Alcoholism, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Medical trauma, Grief, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Chronic illness, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Child death, and Physical abuse

sarah984's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-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? It's complicated

2.5

Deeply silly and predictable, this contains a lot of images that the author clearly thought sounded really cool, and some very weird thoughts on women. I wasn't surprised to see in the afterword that this was her debut.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Child death, Chronic illness, Drug use, Medical content, Misogyny, Child abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, and Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Classism, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Fatphobia, and Murder

Minor: Kidnapping, Ableism, Rape, Animal death, Bullying, Torture, Trafficking, Addiction, Body shaming, and Racism

johall7's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Classism, Emotional abuse, and Medical trauma

Minor: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

mirandahems's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.5

interesting mystery, kept me hooked

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Self harm, and Bullying

Moderate: Eating disorder, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Blood, Fatphobia, Lesbophobia, Classism, Animal cruelty, and Drug use

honeymoonleo's review against another edition

1.0

boring, predictable. weirdly detailed descriptions of a 13 year old girls body and constantly comparing it to a woman’s body. use of a slur against trans people. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Blood, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Self harm, Transphobia, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Eating disorder, and Fatphobia

itzbrianna's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad

• 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

I initially picked up this book because I had finished the tv series on HBO, and heard how it stayed true to the source material while making little changes. Personally, I enjoyed the book more. (The show is phenomenal if that says anything).

Sharp Objects is a classic tale of a dysfunctional family plagued by death and Camille coming back home after being estranged from her mother, step father, and half sister sets a tone for how this story will end. 

Flynn never fails to bring descriptions to life and characters to fruition throughout the plot. The whole time you’re wondering who could be so cruel as to murder two preteen girls in such a gruesome way? And you slowly begin to place the pieces of a very disturbing realization of who did it. 

The book wraps up the story beautifully and makes you ask the right questions throughout. One thing I really loved about this book was how Camille’s relationship with her hometown changes from beginning to end. This is a story that will stay with you long after it ends. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Child death, Self harm, Classism, Fatphobia, Bullying, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, and Grief

isabellelle_11's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Alcohol, Body horror, Child abuse, Gore, Grief, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Child death, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Vomit, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Misogyny, Sexual content, Self harm, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Cursing, Classism, Lesbophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Animal death, and Drug use

Minor: Suicide, Abandonment, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Body shaming, and Infertility

birbmcbirb's review against another edition

dark emotional 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: Death, Sexism, Misogyny, Mental illness, Child death, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Self harm, Murder, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, and Bullying

Minor: Classism