Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

679 reviews

mle11's review

dark mysterious sad tense

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, and Vomit

wipeout's review

dark emotional mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Homophobia and Incest

rachelunabridged's review

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, and Murder

Moderate: Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

Minor: Animal cruelty

hollaylonn's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

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