Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

95 reviews

becca_w_'s review

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

strange's review

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

2.0

Eh… i can see why people would like this, but it just really didn’t click with me. Not by any means a bad book, just nothing that surprised me or stood out to me as good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Infidelity

Moderate: Blood, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, and Rape

Minor: Vomit, Alcohol, and Cancer

dinahn's review against another edition

challenging 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Infertility, Infidelity, Violence, Sexual violence, and Rape

Minor: Abortion, Vomit, Violence, Stalking, and Pregnancy

idunnoknow's review against another edition

adventurous 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

5.0

she really girlbossed

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual content, and Murder

morganegrant's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Vomit, Violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Self harm, Rape, Pregnancy, and Physical abuse

campisforever's review

dark tense slow-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

I read this book on friends’ recommendations when it was super popular and when I finished I threw it across the room. The first part of the book was fine, I guess, but once the reveal that precipitates the second part happens, the characters whose voices were “merged” should have separated and become distinct. They didn’t, which is a flaw of the writing. Combined with the frankly atrocious things the femme MC did, and how neatly and horribly the book ended, I was simultaneously unimpressed with the writing and plot structure and sick from the plot. I don’t know why people liked this book or why it was adapted into a film. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Pregnancy

Falsified rape accusations; forced relationship; spousal abuse; manipulative spouse;

she orchestrates a pregnancy to keep him with her

abby_reads_books's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicide

lostinpaperbacks's review

adventurous dark mysterious reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

5.0

I'm so late to reading this but it took so long to finish because I was reading the book with an audiobook which was INCREDIBLE. Mrs.Flynn has made such a outstanding story that unfolds in such a unique way. The story of a couple whom has such a dynamic relationship which had a plot twist that was so THRILLING, really I was it was so pleasing. The way the story ended was very unexpected and it kind of leaves you sitting there like WTF did I just go through. This thriller is by far beyond a five star read. Take it from me NEVER ASSUME ANYTHING.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

soyreads's review

dark 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

4.0

A good domestic thriller that got me out of my reading slump.

It was a fairly easy read and it kept me at the edge of my seat. Although I already saw the movie, reading the book gave me more insight about the character's thoughts. Would highly recommend this for those who would love to start reading thriller. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Alcoholism, Blood, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

herelieshenry'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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Kidnapping