Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

L'amore bugiardo by Gillian Flynn

230 reviews

bergie99's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Dementia, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Death, Domestic abuse, Rape, and Pregnancy

gimmemorebooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

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

lavenderlovely's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, and Murder

eyebeam's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Gaslighting

Moderate: Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

arellareads's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

3.75

Even though I saw the movie years ago, I’ve heard great things about this book and wanted to give it a try. Some things to note going into it…

• The narrators are really obnoxious. I get this is the point, they’re both heavily faulted, but do BOTH leads need to constantly use derogatory language against women? Nick uses descriptors like “vaginal” and “fuck-doll of a girl,” and deems communication a “womanly art.” Amy talks as if being female means being shallow, needy, demanding, etc. (“I know, I know, I’m being a girl.”). She plays the perfect “poor me” damsel-in-distress.
• The story is a battle between sexes. Again, that’s the premise: it’s a catastrophic drama between husband and wife. I see that some people find the ending really unsatisfying because of this, but if you go into it without expectations, I personally think it comes full circle in a way that fits the characters.
• Great build-up with an engaging concept. We get Nick’s POV in present day, while Amy’s is slowly revealed through old diary entries. I love how the mystery feels like a game, between Nick’s secretiveness and Amy’s literal scavenger hunt clues.
• Writing quality is solid. Paced well with a wide range of vocab. Chapters flow into each other and feel substantial, rather than filler or “hooky” just to keep the reader’s attention (like many others I’m reading these days).

Overall, the plot is as tense as I remember — this is one that I wish I could reread for the first time to properly process all the revelations and details. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Rape, and Murder

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

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

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