Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

289 reviews

seabergj's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

1.0

Book was obviously well written, but ultimately the book was too disturbing for me - too graphic, too much language, too much violence, too much!!! Felt gross. I like thrillers but not this gritty. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

alicew2000's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Rape and Vomit

carolinepritchett's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Rape

iloveyoutoad's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

unbearable characters. UNBEARABLE. But I believe this was the author’s aim so props to her because she aced that!! Unconventional characters and ending, felt like a thoughtful discussion of human flags. If you’re looking for a book that leaves you saying “what the actual f-“ out loud, this one is definitely for you. Gets creepier and weirder with each page, but not in a wrong way (?). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Rape, Blood, and Murder

razylin's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

It takes a bit to get into it. I didn’t truly get invested until about halfway through part one. Then it started to slow down again after part three, and after that I was just anticipating getting to the end.
I think the twists are actually quite fresh and exciting. The twists that make your hands shake and jaw clench and force you to reread the page because you cannot believe what is happening are what Verity by C****** H***** was trying to achieve. The event revealed at the end is predictable and expected, but from all the tumultuousness of the story, I think the tameness of the ending is sort of refreshing.
Gillian Flynn does an Amazing (lol) job of getting you to love Character A and hate Character B and then swap those feelings and again it goes. It’s funny because it’s their flaws that are mainly present when building their characters, but through each shared perspective and description of each other you begin to love them and root for them despite what a contradictory desire that is. 

Also one more thing:  I can see why Amy and Cool Girl blew up on TikTok… she/they are the peak of Girlboss feminism. But I think the book forces you to recognize how flawed being a Girlboss actually is in the most disgusting way. And published in the era where the idea of Buzzfeed feminism and the Girlboss was just beginning to emerge… Gillian Flynn is a fucking genius.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

judyegallagher's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

mermaidread's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Stalking, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Confinement, Misogyny, Sexual content, Vomit, and Alcohol

turidt'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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Abandonment

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Rape and Vomit

monstersinspace's review against another edition

dark 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

1.0

Very obviously written in 2012 and did not age well. Neither Nick nor Amy are likable or complex anti-heroes. They BOTH suck and the author bends over backwards to make you root for Nick continuing to pile on to Amy's character in a “not all men bitches be crazy” 180 half way through the book. Having Amy lie about sexual assault is gross and harmful. I was expecting a good for her book and instead was just annoyed and found myself rolling my eyes constantly. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

alyc00per's review against another edition

funny mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail