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angela_iseli's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Incest, Suicide, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Classism
Minor: Racism and Antisemitism
louise2000's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Incest
schwambibambi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Antisemitism, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Alcohol
romy_elizabeth13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicide, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol
Moderate: Incest, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Vomit, and Classism
theeo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I disliked that some descriptions and details felt unnecessary - the author sometimes goes on tangents that don’t offer much substance or relevance to the plot, and almost feel like filler to an already rich story. This is more of a person gripe, but I also didn’t love how long the chapters were. I don’t like to stop mid-chapter (especially when I’m enjoying it) so I ended up sleeping too late on several occasions while reading this…
I did really enjoy this book overall! I may even reread one day, as it’s quite dense and I read it reasonably fast.
Graphic: Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Racial slurs, Suicide, Violence, Antisemitism, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, and Classism
Minor: Rape
grace_b_3's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Murder, and Alcohol
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Incest, and Sexual content
Minor: Homophobia and Panic attacks/disorders
mskingbean69's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Animal death, Biphobia, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Islamophobia, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
mary_do_12's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
the way donna tartt grazes the surface of emotions, never quite submerging in, yet letting the reader feel them fully, is truly mesmerizing, just as the way she creates characters and tells a story.
and yet i have some things that threw me off in this book.
i think this story is meant to kind of make you question your morals a little, which is why it features things that made me— uneasy. i always have a hard time distinguishing whether an author is simply writing about a certain topic, or if they are romanticizing it.
i mean murder— that‘s one thing. in fact, a common thing in literature.
and then richard casually mentioned getting the overwhelming urge to rape camilla while she’s just standing in his room? honey, i—? what? i liked you as well…
also — you gotta give this to the author — i was SHOOKETH. henry?? my poor baby boy?? AND THEN FRANCIS?? in the EPILOGUE? WHEN I THOUGHT THE DAMAGE WAS OVER??
i think i need help after reading about this, because i still feel the urge to throw up, and this is funny because you are reading this in a five star review.
truly a piece that leaves you thinking for days.
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Alcohol
Minor: Domestic abuse, Rape, and Car accident
jordynjohnson's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Drug use, Gun violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Alcohol
Minor: Incest
avokaitotoast's review against another edition
- 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
- Extra fun read it you have even the most basic knowledge of greek philosophy or tragedies
- Made me think way too much of my old literature professors (can’t tell you if that’s in a good way or bad way, i have no idea)
- really fucking good.
Graphic: Alcoholism
Moderate: Drug use, Gun violence, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Homophobia, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, and Antisemitism
• 1 character is just a fucking asshole and hates literally everyone but straight white males • incest is non graphic, and really only mentioned a few times — not a major plot point at all