Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

96 reviews

helenastinks's review against another edition

dark reflective tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

lomesia's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

sarahsb00kshelf'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

4.75

4.75/5 so. good. i hated both of the characters so much (which i believe was the entire point), but this was such a good read. the first half was a little slow, but even knowing the halfway plot twist could not prepare me for the wild ride that was this book. miss gillian flynn could work on the idea of not having vaguely incest-y siblings though! nick & go (also who chooses go as a nickname?) seemed closer than amy and nick at the beginning of their marriage, which weirded me out. besides that, the mystery was really intriguing and such a good read. also amy was kind of a #girlboss. the fact that this book got me to empathize with literal sociopaths just shows how good it was

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Blood, Dementia, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

wanderinginthewoods's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

ninah17's review against another edition

mysterious tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

cammiem8's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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

4.75

The “cool girl” excerpt and the about face turn of the reveal at the half way point of this novel are some of the most brilliant bits of writing I’ve ever experienced in the thriller genre. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Vomit, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Body shaming and Incest

None of these characters are good people, and as such they do terrible things to one another.

eureadthis's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Infertility, Infidelity, Self harm, and Sexual assault

Minor: Drug use, Sexual violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

sarah984's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

I didn't know how this book would hold up going into it having already seen the movie, but I had fun. Each (awful) character has a unique voice, and going into it already knowing what's going to happen made me appreciate the careful way the first section was crafted. Unfortunately, after the "reveal" the book drags most of the way through the middle section (way too much mundane day-to-day stuff), and parts of the final third were a little too convenient for me, but I thought the ending was great. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Dementia, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Incest, Miscarriage, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Classism

Incest is alluded to several times but does not actually take place in the story.

khakipantsofsex's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense

• 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: Emotional abuse and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape and Death of parent

Minor: Abortion

kryskross's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Dementia, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer