Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

655 reviews

arianatee's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-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

4.0

I listened to the audiobook and oh my goodness. I think I forgot quite how disturbing some of the themes could be in Gillian Flynn's work. The writing and characters create such a tense, secretive and dangerous atmosphere. I feel as though there's not much I can really say...the characters feel so alive on the page and the main characters truly have gone through so much that there's quite a lot of trauma that just drips off the page. At times it truly feels like perhaps this is too much, perhaps there shouldn't be so many descriptions of awful things that almost makes you feel as though there might be a line that's crossed into glamorizing the horrors of the novel. The continuous remarks of Amma and how she's only thirteen but also so adult made me feel so uncomfortable, though that seemed to be the intention. I can't say I was all that surprised by the end, so instead of my wondering how it was going to end, it was more about the journey that led us there. A solid, unsettling read 4/5 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, and Murder

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Vomit

behindherpages's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense 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? Yes

2.0

them objects do be sharp

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Self harm

Moderate: Murder

kyahfae's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Toxic friendship

claireltravers's review

challenging dark tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Rape

Minor: Addiction

lexithelion's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I really wasn't sure that I was going to enjoy or connect with this book when I first read the synopsis, but I gave it a chance and loved it so much that I have now started watching the TV show adaptation - which is spot on to the novel so far. While I assumed that one particular character was behind the plot all along, it was still a shocking reveal and connected everything about Camille's condition, Adora's emotional instability, and Amma's rebellious nature. I think that this is a very unique premise and Gillian Flynn created a realistic atmosphere and storyline that gets you hooked right away and keeps ahold of you until the end. There was never a point when I considered putting this book down. Amazing, and I am looking forward to finishing the show.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

agakoczur's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Alcohol

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, Medical trauma, and Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty

kirstenpod_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Chronic illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Eating disorder

kmthood's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

i love when im right heheh and then completely thrown off 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Rape, and Self harm

Moderate: Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Murder

Minor: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Gore

bumblemee's review against another edition

dark medium-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

2.5

I'm sure everything that made me struggle with this book was completely intentional. It just wasn't for me, but I wanted to finish it because I was interested in the solution of the case.

The story was cleverly constructed and the first twist in particular was very well done in my opinion. It was one of those that I didn't see coming even though it was obvious in hindsight, which is the best kind of plot twist. Namely:

The moment Camille realizes that her mother has Münchhausen by proxy (even though she doesn't know what that is in that moment).

Camille had a very clear voice, which was my biggest problem with this book, because it legitimately made me feel sick sometimes. Everything was underlaid with subtle disgust. Sometimes not so subtle. 
No matter what is happening at any given moment, be sure to never feel at ease ... which makes sense, because I don't think Camille is at ease ever.
There's also a lot of sexism woven in there and the way Amma was sexualized hurt a lot to listen to. Yes, she behaves that way, but the way it was written didn't treat her as a hurt 13 y/o behaving this way. She is written like the sexist depiction of a "slutty woman". ... Which also makes sense, since Camille has a lot of issues that would make it hard for her to look at the situation like an adult should. As I said: I know that everything I didn't like was done intentionally. It just made me sick. 

This book left me feeling very angry and unsettled. 

If you are triggered by anything, please be sure to check the content warnings, because chances are high it is graphicly depicted in this book ... I'm sure I missed a lot in the CWs of this review.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Murder

Moderate: Sexism

girl_on_a_beach's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Violence, and Murder