Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

101 reviews

xkrille'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

5.0

This was absolutely crazy. Where do I even begin? 

Gillian Flynn wrote a masterpiece. I loved this book. 

I had already watched the movie before reading the book, so I already knew the twist and the ending. This did not worsen the reading experience. 

Nick and Amy were two great main characters.

Nick is extremely unlikeable, pathetic, misogynistic, selfish - just awful, but at the same time, when the murder investigation suddenly has him as the prime suspect, you cannot help but “kind of” root for him. Not much, he is really difficult to like, which is 100% on purpose. He lies and lies and lies. He is just so awful, at times, I almost think he deserves it. Of course, getting framed for murder is an extreme punishment for his infidelity and unlikeable self. 

Then there is Amy, who through her diary entries paint a beautiful picture of herself. But when the twist is revealed, everything changes. She is absolutely crazy. 

Their dual POV works incredibly well. Two characters that are extremely unlikeable, and I couldn’t help but root for both, in some way. Not literally. If this was real life, I would root against both, but as a book, it worked so well. 

The ending left me with a tummyache. What a horrible ending, but so fitting. It really could not end any other way. Amy always has a back-up plan. She is always two steps ahead.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Rape, Blood, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

Minor: Miscarriage and Vomit

tatjanasbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Cancer, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Violence, Dementia, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Fatphobia, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

unfinishedduet's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer, Confinement, Miscarriage, Rape, Self harm, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

sierrabowers's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

This was a great thriller/mystery. There were a lot of twists and turns that kept me wondering what was going to happen next! I could mostly predict what would happen, but I found myself dumb founded in the middle of this book. We already knew what happened to Amy by halfway through, so I was wondering what could possibly happen now? Boy I was not ready for what happened, and the ending was such a cliffhanger!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

madelinequinne's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.0

I don’t really know why this took me so long to read, because i really enjoyed this book! perfect amount of mystery, humour and unhinged female characters to fulfil everything i want out of a book, and i’m now gonna to watch the movie to compare

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

belleden's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Rape

hannahsk's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, Dementia, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body shaming, Confinement, Drug use, Fatphobia, Infertility, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Stalking, and Alcohol

clare072's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Violence, Dementia, Grief, and Death of parent

mtstjk's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Confinement, Dementia, and Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Child abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Rape, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Kidnapping

readingwithjass's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting