Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

114 reviews

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

yanaorwhatever's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Murder, Gaslighting, and Classism

zetiacg's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content

kaleelise's review against another edition

definitely not my favorite. the mother was making her daughter sick and it makes me nauseous the entire time. i might not finish it. this is the first book ive read thats made me sick to my stomach. i hate this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Gaslighting

violetturtledove's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

3.5

I didn't think much of this one at first but it grew on me. The plot was definitely my sort of thing (small town history, dysfunctional families, murder) but the writing style wasn't. At the start especially it seemed like there wasn't much atmosphere to it, and some of the plot points just felt too obvious in the way they were introduced. 

The main character is quite unlikable and there's a definite 'ick' factor to some of the descriptions, but it all fits fairly well with the dynamic of the setting. 

It's messed up enough to be interesting but it took me about half the book to really feel invested in the outcome. I wasn't fully satisfied with the ending; it felt a little clumsy and like there were some bits that didn't quite add up. But as I was reading I had the feeling that I was missing the significance of some of the many little clues, so it would probably stand up well to a re-read.

For all it's faults it had me fairly well gripped by the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Self harm, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Medical content, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

anticontrary'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? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Vomit, and Alcohol

This book touches on a lot of VERY dark topics. If you have any kind of sensitivities to certain types of content, this book likely contains it. Venture with warning.

abbiebonnyman's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Vomit

kyliehughes's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

a lot of parts made me deeply uncomfortable, so it was a little bit of a slower read for me than i expected, but i thought overall the book was so well done. the extra plot twist at the end was solid too! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Grief, Murder, and Gaslighting

lilysuchomel's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, and Gaslighting

clarklyn's review against another edition

dark reflective 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Vomit, and Religious bigotry