Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

84 reviews

geck_h8's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I got into the characters after so much trauma and chaos but toward the end it seemed to unravel and the ending was predictable and quick compared to the great build of the story

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Self harm, Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Sexual content, Mental illness, Bullying, Drug use, Child death, Murder, Violence, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcohol, Addiction, Animal cruelty, and Bullying

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

aprilrosek's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Self harm, Physical abuse, Child death, Violence, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

Moderate: Drug abuse and Alcohol

Minor: Toxic friendship

ch1oseph's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Murder, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Drug use, Death, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Vomit, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Child death, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Bullying, and Alcoholism

chewireads's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Gore, Death, Sexual assault, Rape, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Drug use, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Child death, Child abuse, Bullying, Vomit, Medical trauma, and Medical content

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

mr_cain's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

The twist at the end really ran me ragged. Books that divide your life into a before and after.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Child death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Murder, Bullying, Child abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Sexual content, and Death

Moderate: Sexual assault and Vomit

Minor: Animal death

itsjadenbaby's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

3.0

Righ in the middle. Not bad, not great. Guessed the ending from very early on, but the journey wasn’t in vain just because I already knew.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Toxic friendship, Violence, Self harm, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, and Child death

Moderate: Sexual violence, Rape, Drug use, Sexual assault, and Grief

Minor: Animal cruelty and Abandonment