Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

72 reviews

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

selia's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Suicide attempt, Death, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Child abuse

catcatcatcatcat's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-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? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Incest, Self harm, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Chronic illness, Death, Grief, Child death, Drug use, Child abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Sexual assault, Rape, and Sexual harassment

abbyj_04's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.75

it was slow in the beginning but when it picked up, it PICKED up

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcoholism, Child death, Cursing, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Blood, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Self harm, Addiction, Child abuse, Death, and Suicidal thoughts

amethyst_sea's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-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

1.5

I guess it was interesting and I was surprised in the end, but it was just really gross and not for me. I found some of it a bit excessive with description of gross or sexual things. I understand part of it is there to give us context on why our MC is the way she is, but the amount a lot felt unnecessary.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Alcoholism, Blood, Child death, Death, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Murder, and Child abuse

wallanderem's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Sharp objects is my FAVORITE BOOK EVER. Beautifully written, complex, and fully engaging. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Self harm, Murder, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Death, and Suicidal thoughts

sierra_alexis's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

2.75

Book was pretty flat and so were the characters but it proved interesting especially

in the end with the Amma plot twist. You could sort of see it coming and it was so close to the end that it wasn't really enough to help the rest of the book but I’m glad it was there

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Body horror, Gore, Grief, Homophobia, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Drug use, Fatphobia, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Violence, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Mental illness, and Suicide

aafreen's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Addiction, Mental illness, Medical content, Grief, Death, Self harm, Murder, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Rape, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Bullying, Body shaming, and Blood

mehezz's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Murder, Self harm, Vomit, and Child abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Kidnapping, Medical content, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Rape, Mental illness, Bullying, and Sexual content