Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

452 reviews

heartfulcakes's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Self harm, Child abuse, and Body horror

thisbookrox's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad fast-paced

4.25

i love gillian flynn. i read this back in high school, watched the show, and now have listened to the audiobook in book club. so much time has passed that i honestly forgot the final twist. so good. keeps you on your toes and so well written. everything is intentional which isn’t always the case with books like this. sometimes fluff is thrown in for the sake of a twist. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Vomit, Alcohol, and Child death

ghost_cat99's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Incest

linda48's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Body horror, and Child death

readingwithcoffee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

Everyone in this story is so disturbed (positive for the thriller). Heads up, though the violence to the victims but especially self harm is very graphic. If you have triggers about self harm especially cutting, please take that seriously into consideration before reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Alcohol, Animal death, Addiction, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Murder, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Vomit

Moderate: Eating disorder, Misogyny, Bullying, Incest, Torture, Rape, and Panic attacks/disorders

dreamy_demon'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

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Vomit

tylerismisfit's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad

• 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: Child abuse, Child death, Self harm, and Bullying

leebass7's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

5.0

Loved this, I never felt like I knew what was going to happen.

Brilliant depiction of Camille’s toxic relationship with her mother. The manipulation and the subtle digs felt true to life. Darkly funny at points with the outrageous things her mother would say to provoke her.

The plot never dragged and the audiobook was narrated well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Child death, Child abuse, Vomit, Death, and Grief

floweratmyfeet's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Self harm, Vomit, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Rape and Violence

directorpurry's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Child death, Body horror, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship