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Dark Places by Gillian Flynn

31 reviews

moonknigt's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Torture, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Suicide, Vomit, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, and Animal cruelty

punkrockingnerd's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

There are def some sections crossed out because of trigger stuff, but DAGNABBIT, Ms. Flynn is SUCH a good writer

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Violence, Child death, Emotional abuse, Animal death, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Pedophilia, Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Stalking, Trafficking, Abandonment, Car accident, and Incest

brandie_abbie19's review against another edition

challenging 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Gun violence, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, Grief, Pedophilia, Toxic friendship, Violence, Abandonment, Child death, Vomit, Animal death, Blood, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Cancer and Colonisation

kingcrookback's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

This is my second Gillian Flynn after Sharp Objects, and while I rank Dark Places below Sharp Objects, I did enjoy this. It's well-paced and Flynn maintains the tension and intrigue throughout. I wasn't entirely surprised by the ending, largely because the hints were seeded throughout the story well enough that the reveal felt like it fell into place in a way that made sense - which is honestly more satisfying than twist ending geared toward pure shock. I think this might make for a decent reread for that reason. I also enjoyed the exploration of the unglamorous, more unsavory aspects of grief and trauma - Libby's anger, the sluggishness of her depression, her desire to isolate. Like Sharp Objects, this is great source material for a miniseries, in the right hands and with a good cast; shame the 2015 adaptation wasn't well-received.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Death, Gun violence, Gore, Child death, Death of parent, Animal death, and Murder

Moderate: Drug abuse, Pregnancy, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Animal cruelty, Sexual content, Vomit, Pedophilia, and Alcohol

Minor: Homophobia, Racism, and Injury/Injury detail

jetix's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Murder, Animal death, Drug use, and Child death

Minor: Alcohol and Grief

leyendoentremontanias's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Drug abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Violence, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Death, Blood, Animal cruelty, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Child death, and Animal death

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Grief, Child abuse, Child death, Drug use, Excrement, Gun violence, Alcoholism, Blood, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Hate crime, and Injury/Injury detail

sfettig19's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Death, Child death, Bullying, and Animal death

livlovread's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? No

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Drug abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Violence, Child death, Death, and Death of parent

crybbyxxx's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Gore, Animal cruelty, Murder, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Violence, Vomit, Alcohol, Child death, Blood, Body horror, Gun violence, and Toxic relationship

marybsimp's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Murder, Suicide, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Blood, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Grief, Gun violence, Alcohol, Death, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Child death, Drug abuse, and Gore