Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

602 reviews

medini_l's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Incest, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

aliss_'s review against another edition

mysterious tense slow-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? Yes

3.0

I think i would have liked the book alot better if i had read it in my first language bc i‘m not sure i fully understood everything. The concept is really good tho the book kinda lost me with long moments where nothing really happens 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Toxic friendship

muriel_r's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Self harm, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Classism

bluehairedraven's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug use, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

alyx7564's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Biphobia, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

ainsleymm's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

3.0

I honestly don't know how I feel about this book... 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug use, Gun violence, and Suicide

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Racial slurs and Vomit

tea_kettle's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Classism

Minor: Animal death, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Sexual content, Antisemitism, and Death of parent

suzylit's review against another edition

dark lighthearted mysterious slow-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

3.75

I could have given this novel a higher rating if the pace had been a bit faster. The atmosphere and the characters are well built. Suspense and mystery are indeed present, yet there are a des lengthy passages. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Islamophobia, and Dementia

lizzym126's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad 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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Incest, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

busy_bee's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Medical content, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, and Classism