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gon_fishing's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Grief, Homophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit
blueroo's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Self harm, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Child death, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Rape, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Misogyny, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, Grief, Gore, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Drug use, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Chronic illness, Bullying, Body shaming, Blood, Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, and Abandonment
Moderate: Vomit
savannahbennem's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Addiction, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic friendship, Violence, and Vomit
mlarick's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Self harm, Murder, Emotional abuse, Child death, Child abuse, and Alcohol
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, and Grief
Minor: Sexual content, Sexism, Misogyny, Cancer, Bullying, Body shaming, Blood, Animal cruelty, and Animal death
missbee1239's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Self harm, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Drug use, Death, Murder, and Physical abuse
geetswrites's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Camille's relationships— with her mother, with Amma, with side characters like Curry and Richard and John, but most importantly with herself— will stay with me for a long, long time. There are hauntingly relatable moments throughout, and for all its extreme severity, the core of the story is rooted in perfectly believable awfulness. The exploration of motherhood, daughterhood and selfhood as intertwined, bitter experiences supplemented by all the gruesome, unflinching imagery was revolting, painful and positively brilliant.
I can't possibly fit everything I think and feel about this book into this review, so I hope it suffices to say that I'm now completely enamoured by Flynn's writing, characters and thematic choices. Everything else she's ever written is immediately making it to the top of my TBR list. What an author.
Graphic: Self harm, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Drug use, Medical content, Medical trauma, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death
Minor: Cancer, Fatphobia, Gore, and Homophobia
kodi_rae's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Blood, Animal cruelty, and Animal death
Moderate: Body shaming, Rape, Self harm, and Sexual assault
princessgonchar's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
I'll start with painfully unsurprising. Granted, this was published in 2006, but this idea of
The problem is that there was some surprise, but it came in the form of total nonsense. Like why in the world would
Also, I unequivocally hated every single character in this book. I want to make it clear that I didn't not like this book/its characters because it/they felt overly dark or it/they wasn't feminist enough. I mean the book is about child murder, it's going to be dark (and tbh nothing bothered me too much except for the
That being said: Camille wasn't endearing or even remotely sympathetic, there was literally no reason why she should have gone back to Missouri or why she stayed. I don't think the journalism thing was convincing enough. Richard sucked, her family sucked harder, and there was literally not a single character that made me go "well, at least they're in this scene." It was a constant battle of the characters to see who ended up my least favorite. And I hate to say it, but it might have been Camille.
I gave it two stars instead of one because I do genuinely think Gillian Flynn is good at writing. The voice in the novel was really good, and I liked a lot of the descriptions (even if it slowed things down a bit). Also, the reveal at the end with the
This was such a disappointment for me.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Excrement, Gore, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Self harm, Torture, Violence, and Vomit
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Sexism, and Sexual assault
Minor: Rape
avocet's review against another edition
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Violence, and Vomit
wayneslibrary's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit