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smallragingoth'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? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship and Murder
Moderate: Cancer, Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Blood, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Stalking, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship
lukutoukkaems's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Miscarriage, Abortion, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
leialeilani's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Murder
Moderate: Infidelity, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Minor: Cancer, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Blood, Vomit, Dementia, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
anastasiak's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Minor: Body shaming, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Stalking, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment
david_slack110507's review against another edition
- 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
Gillian Flynn's writing is brilliant and feels much more complex than some of the other writing I've read before, the way she writes both Nick and Amy but particularly Amy is amazing (Pun intended). She makes sure that they are presented as awfully complex and toxic people yet gives them many layers that the reader can both love and hate them at the same time. I will admit that the supporting cast of characters isn't really developed beyond bits and pieces of detail, but they don't really have to be, this is a story between Nick and Amy and their complexities as characters.
The book really hits its stride when it begins its second part, reading about Amy was much more fascinating to me because she's written with such brilliance that she genuinely believes that the things she is doing are a reasonable reaction to what Nick has done. She's a well-written example of a morally complex and grey female protagonist/character. I didn't expect this book to go into such gritty detail about Amy's plan, but it made her all the more interesting in how she rationalises her behaviour whilst Nick's perspective is also intriguing as he goes from loving his wife to hating her and planning to kill her within a second's notice.
I'm really glad that I read the book rather than watch the movie first (which I will be doing soon hopefully) as I feel like I wouldn't have had the motivation to read this if I already knew what happens and if I knew how long it would take me to finish it. Looking forward to potentially reading more of Flynn's novels in the future and seeing how their adaptations fare in comparison to the source material.
Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting
Minor: Deadnaming, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Dementia
sammm_888's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Gaslighting
Minor: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting
doomluz'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
4.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Confinement, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Murder
2hermione4'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
4.75
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Alcoholism, Infertility, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Classism
randirush's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Confinement, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Vomit, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
Minor: Rape and Alcohol
visnisme'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
5.0
Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail