Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

88 reviews

mintymintyminty's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

gillian flynn is calling all former girls who are freaks but not in a cute way and don’t have a good relationship with their mothers… will rate later

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Self harm, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Transphobia

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

cosima_tps's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Vomit, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, and Alcohol

jokerjesterjoy's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Body shaming

claireltravers's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? It's complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Rape

Minor: Addiction

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

wantsome_savoury's review against another edition

challenging dark sad 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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

judyegallagher's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Classism

Minor: Cancer

angreadseverything's review against another edition

dark 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Self harm, Sexual content, Blood, Vomit, Murder, and Alcohol

rtjasa's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Drug use, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, and Vomit

I’ve never read anything like this. I am disturbed to the bone. The writing is well done, really keeps you hooked. Rating it 4, because I finished it rather quickly, but I also definitely need to read something light now. I can’t recall the last time I read something this dark.