Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

70 reviews

brennerson's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Child abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Murder, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Self harm, Blood, Chronic illness, Rape, and Violence

smixter88's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

I don't really know how to put my review into words. It's a very intense, dark, and disturbing book. I was unsure I'd be able to finish it. I did not read what this book was about. I saw the cover and one quote on the front of the book. That's what I get for judging a book by the cover. It's a bad habit I have. I put the book down telling myself I wasn't going to finish. In fact I opened another book up and started to read it. While reading the other book, I kept thinking about this one and if justice was served. That's when I found myself reading this book again. Her writing is great. She really knows how to draw you in. Had I known what was in this book, I wouldn't have read it. I can't say that I'd recommend it unless you have absolutely zero triggers because this book is full of them. Almost every page has one. This is her debut novel. What a way to start your career. It's hard for me to rate this book. Did she suck me in? Yes. Did it disturb the hell out of me? 1,000% yes. Did I enjoy the book? Unknown. Will it live rent free in my head for far too long? Yup. I usually have a star rating system, but I can't use that for this book, because by no means does it need to be up on someones TBR. Unless you absolutely can leave your feelings and your stomach at coat check. I'll be rating it based on her writing, her ability to grab my attention, and need more. For that I have to give her five stars. Read at your own risk. Check the trigger warnings and READ what the book is about before you crack it open. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Sexual content, Torture, Cursing, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Blood, Drug use, Grief, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Chronic illness, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

antireading's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Kidnapping, Self harm, Child death, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Vomit

lots of sexualization of minors, not necessarily from the MC but the society in general. it is commented on a lot

Age gap relationship: 16 year age difference

golembutch's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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: Child death, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Self harm, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Alcoholism

giannadelpercio's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child death, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Violence, Vomit, Addiction, Animal death, Death, Grief, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Alcohol, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Murder, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

_terah_hansen_'s review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad 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: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Self harm, Vomit, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Grief, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Drug use

tahlisenior's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Suicide attempt, and Sexual content

theolivetree's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Adult/minor relationship, Self harm, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Addiction, Suicide attempt, and Pedophilia

booksbynat's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense

4.0

This was literally....what. 

This was literally so so good but like crazy psycho manic. I am not entirely sure how this even ended, I ended it then immediately went to bed. It was so good, and I was invested in the story. I can't believe that I didn't read this sooner. I used an audiobook for most of it bc then I listened to it while I drove. 

Loveeee Gillian Flynn. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Rape, Grief, Gore, Abandonment, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Mental illness, Drug use, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Body shaming, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, and Drug abuse

thewoodlandbookshelf's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Sexual violence, Gore, Vomit, Medical trauma, Grief, Death, Bullying, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Body horror, Murder, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Blood, Sexual content, Rape, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Toxic friendship, and Emotional abuse