Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

240 reviews

ghost3_14159's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

emilyacv's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

4.0

I agree with Pooja’s review that this book starts slow… why do I feel like every thought the characters have is described in 3 ways? Then things start to pick up as you realize what is going on, but I found the last 75 pages or so ground to a halt again. I think by then we’ve figured out the twist and it feels a bit like the plot is just repeating itself. You’re definitely not rooting for anyone, and I think at this point I realized there was no ending that would really satisfy me. I didn’t know what I wanted to happen, so the ending just kind of… happened. I didn’t feel any kind of way about it. That being said, Gillian Flynn writes in such a dark, gripping manner and when it’s at its best, you are hooked. That is the majority of the book. It’s a twisted, kinda dark, kinda messed up story where all the characters kind of get on your nerves, but once you start reading, you WILL be flying through the pages to figure out what happens next.

But do people really think about killing other people this often??? I found those parts extremely disturbing. Also I just don’t love the “she lied about and framed a man for sexual assault” plot point… and it happened twice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Vomit

itkit's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Self harm, Blood, and Gaslighting

Minor: Addiction, Cancer, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Vomit, and Kidnapping

hannahbanana98's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-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

Loved the book, hated the end.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Infidelity, and Misogyny

Minor: Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Vomit

ruthallison2000'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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Rape and Blood

carlinmobley's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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: Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, and Murder

mothstrand's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Confinement, Drug use, Miscarriage, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Dementia, Pregnancy, and Classism

Minor: Miscarriage and Vomit

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

sharkfan's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.0

The ending was terrible.  (Spoilers) there were things the cops could have done to find out she was lying - figure out where Desi was on the day she went missing, for example.  I felt like the author didn’t want a happy ending so made it seem like Amy was untouchable, when I don’t think that’s actually the case.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Dementia, and Death of parent

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