Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

151 reviews

sp1tback's review against another edition

dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Self harm, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical trauma, and Alcohol

mollybooks's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

I thought there would be a more shocking twist maybe the killer was someone less obvious however it turned out to be the most disturbing characters who we are aware of right from the beginning

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

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

crawforl's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Murder, and Alcohol

clarklyn's review against another edition

dark reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Vomit, and Religious bigotry

alymccaskill's review against another edition

challenging dark sad 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? Yes

3.75

So many trigger warnings. The narrator has no respect for herself and is extremely self destructive, that can be a hard point of view to read from. I finished this book quickly and did enjoy it! However, you spend the entire book leading up to the reveal for this huge mystery only for it to unfold quickly at the end in the last 10 pages. That was a let down for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying and Rape

gkaltam's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, and Sexual content

honeysun's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

i could not put this book down! it was a crazy read from start to finish. unfortunately i spoiled

where the teeth were

from remembering social media posts about the show 10 pages before the reveal lmao

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Vomit, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Rape, 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.

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