Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

261 reviews

rytaylor's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad

• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

Yeah this one fucked me up

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

siddydakiddy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

debbilynn42's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Drug use, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body shaming and Fatphobia

sakerattminnas's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, Self harm, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Body horror, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Vomit

kaitbeth's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

maria_s's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, and Terminal illness

Minor: Addiction, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

squid_marie's review against another edition

dark 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

I don’t think any other book has ever made me as constantly and consistently uncomfortable throughout the entire thing. You simultaneously feel bad for all characters but horrified and disgusted by all their actions

(except for Richard, Curry and Eileen who may be the only decent morally uncorrupted characters).

Couldn’t stop reading tho, pace was excellent and finished it over a weekend.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Self harm

Moderate: Bullying, Chronic illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship

vik777's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Self harm, Sexual content, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying and Sexual assault

megcorban's review against another edition

challenging 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

4.0

This book made me realize that dark, disturbing thrillers may not be for me. The story was well written and I was gripped by the plot, so I did enjoy it in that sense. It was just a little too disturbing for me, and made me physically wince at certain parts. I also had an inkling about the ending about halfway through, so I didn’t find the big plot twist at the end to be shocking.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Self harm, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Blood, and Alcohol

megbwood's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual violence, and Murder