Reviews tagging Suicidal thoughts

Sharp Objects, by Gillian Flynn

107 reviews

mraddd's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, Torture, Emotional abuse, Murder, Blood, Violence, Vomit, Self harm, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Grief, Medical trauma, Medical content, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Pregnancy, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, and Rape

Minor: Pedophilia

littlelines's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Self harm, and Mental illness

Moderate: Rape and Sexual violence

ahopper7's review against another edition

dark 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Body horror, Death, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Murder, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Child death, Rape, Addiction, Self harm, Sexual content, Blood, Chronic illness, and Mental illness

Moderate: Drug use, Cursing, Bullying, and Injury/injury detail

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Vomit, Animal death, Medical content, Animal cruelty, Eating disorder, Misogyny, and Pregnancy

sallyrooneystan's review against another edition

challenging dark sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Chronic illness, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, and Self harm

fern_island_farm's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child abuse, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Bullying, and Murder

sadtoast's review against another edition

dark tense 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Rape, and Murder

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

martynka's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

kyahs's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

A great story covering some important issues. I might have guessed the plot, but only due to being a psychologist. It was a page turner that made me lose sleep! Torn between 4.5, 4.75 and 5 starts. As I can't think how it could have been better...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Kidnapping, Drug use, Body shaming, Alcoholism, Torture, Vomit, Child death, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual violence, Self harm, Murder, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Sexual content

sophia66201's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Grief, Mental illness, Child death, Injury/injury detail, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, and Self harm

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Body shaming, and Sexual assault

islesbiyana's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-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

3.5

“A child weaned on poison considers harm a comfort.”

utterly nauseating. intimately triggering. deeply, deeply troubled.


overall rating — 2.75 stars

trigger/content warnings — self-harm, child abuse (emotional & verbal), rape & sexual assault (referenced with details), ephebophilia, provocative descriptions on the appearances of minors, alcoholism, murder, psychiatric hospitalisation, animal cruelty, occasional fatphobia, graphic desc. of corpses, drug use, mentioned suicide, extremely strained and toxic mother/daughter dynamic

“I just think some women aren't made to be mothers. And some women aren't made to be daughters.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Gore, Self harm, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Rape

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Fatphobia, and Suicide