Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

25 reviews

lousyreader157's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Alcohol

Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Blood, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit and Death of parent

vaguely_pink's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Body shaming, Cancer, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Vomit, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, and Classism

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

itsbumley's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

michaelion's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny 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

4.5

None of this would've ever happened if not for the 2008 housing crisis.

Picture this. You're me. You're in biology class. it's 2014. Your teacher overhears you say you wanna be a writer or you wanna make movies when you get older. She tells you "Oh my gosh, I just saw this movie you'd really like." She softly, accidentally spoils the plot twist, but it's okay you know enough about tv amd movies to know nobody ever really dies except Uncle Ben. So you shrug it off and say, "Okay, I'll still watch it." And then she says, "It was based on a book." brcause she knows you like books. And then she goes, "Oh, wait! It's really mature... Maybe you shouldn't watch it." How old was I in 2014 you ask? FOURTEEN !!! 

Honestly I was reading way worse stuff back then and I've calmed down now. But anyway.

That was, and I don't mean this lightly, pretty fucking amazing. The first third is pretty slow but it pays off so well. And then the second part being titled "Boy Meets Girl"? Even though they've known each other seven years?? Shut the fuck up it's literally true. Wow. And also, amazing.

Every crazy sociopathic calculated woman deserves her own pathetic spineless weasel of a man. Her own puppet.

And even after all that, she wasn't racist? My bar has been met. I love it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal cruelty, Fatphobia, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Classism

anastasiak's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body shaming, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Stalking, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

k_galloway's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Misogyny

louisegraveyard's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Dementia, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

thereaderfriend'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

4.75

Loved the suspense, the tension, the unreliability and many plot twists. Even liked the use of unlikable and unredeemable characters in this. Just felt the ending was off so I'm knocking my score for it but it's probably the best thriller I've read. Definitely read the trigger warnings before reading the book. There were a lot. Take heed with them. Tried to get them all but may have missed a few.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Infidelity, Rape, and Blood

Minor: Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Confinement, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Dementia, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

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.