Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

105 reviews

ahhhreadzombiez's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

5.0

This is an open-mouth oh my god what did I just read, let me read that again, type of book. It is fantastic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Murder, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, 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

rodent_scribbles's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

Really interesting premise and writing style but the ending left me dissapointed and the reveal of the true killer didn't make much sense given the previously established MO. 

That and

the whole concept of an evil child commiting brutal murders bc something something evil seed, something something sins of the mother just felt flat and boring. It would have been far more interesting thematically for the 2 sisters to learn to overcome their trauma at the hands of an abusive and murderous mother, each coping in their own violent way. Instead we got a somewhat nonsensical last minute plot twist that flattened Amma from 3 dimensional character into a cliche archetype.

Otherwise an intense and interesting read, just skip the last chapter.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Chronic illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Vomit

Minor: Cancer and Suicidal thoughts

amandak's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content, Medical content, and Medical trauma

jennboyack_scott's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

ariajb's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Bullying, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Vomit, and Medical content

Minor: Animal cruelty

rolexia's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I feel like I need a bath after finishing this book! Like taking my brain out and washing it! This book was interesting and strange!! Intense! And very sad at that! Mother suffering from problems, daughter suffering from problems! Everyone in the town suffering from some sort of mental illness it seems like! 

I was so wrapped up in this book! I didn't even realize I was finished until I closed the book! And let out a breath!! Idk what I expected but it wasn't what was played out in the pages! The book was WOW! Camille Preaker was a little boring/cringe but I can understand why she is that way! Having a childhood like she did! I don't think anyone would come out alright! 
This author books have a way of pulling me in no matter how strange or wild they start off or end!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Violence, Vomit, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

dakotajade's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

kinic's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Alcohol

tas_cee'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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Rape, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Toxic friendship