Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

602 reviews

miaaa_lenaaa's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

3.75

Another high 3.75

SPOILERS (probably)
Well isnt richard just the most dumb fuck around, boy is literally just sticking his noise in everything and giving his opinion when he clearly doesnt not know half of what is happening and even when he does his conclusion is still fucking stupid, like ‘god camilla idk care if ur brothers abusive get out >:(‘ also his whole love for camilla was weird and i hated it, she was clearly literally never interested in you and u were like #marryme? , i agree with francis, idk how u graduated.
Im not even gonna try and question whatever julian and henry had going on, also fun fact about me is i actually didnt need a wrap up at the end of every single character we met lol

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Toxic friendship

confused_14's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-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, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer and Car accident

minnxes's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

• 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug use, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Incest

Minor: Sexual assault

nat_pinche'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? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

 The writing is entincingly unreliable and the characters are intricate and complex.
 At each time you read it you end up catching new details and nuances about the events that happend.
 During the reading, the purpuse of the critic against the Academia itself is almost lost as you and the narrator become enchanted with the surroundings of the university, and the eccentric greek club (which the history centers).

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Biphobia, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Islamophobia, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

May cause addicition. You will think about it for a long time. Good luck.

mstadhei's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship

Moderate: Gun violence, Suicide, and Murder

Minor: Violence

hefftbundle's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

2.75

It wasn't at all what I expected, and probably not something I'd revisit. Well-written, to be sure.


It is an excruciatingly slow book, but hard to put down. You want to know how it will end, even when you can guess at some parts. If you can hang on until the second half, it picks up in interest, but it still moves just as slow. Until about the last 50 pages, when it picks you up, spins you around, slaps you for good measure, and then gently sits you down and bids you a pleasant evening. 

It has all the academic atmosphere and intrigue of Dead Poet's Society, and all the self-absorption and drudgery of Catcher in the Rye. If you like Salinger, you'll probably like this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Rape

charlizeonyx's review against another edition

funny mysterious reflective tense slow-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, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Antisemitism, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

hiimsydx's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, Drug abuse, Homophobia, and Incest

Minor: Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexism, and Religious bigotry

runefactories's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Violence, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Animal death, Gun violence, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Self harm, and Suicide

pumpkinbread02's review against another edition

dark reflective sad 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

rating is subject to change. so many thoughts that i can’t put into words. mostly: why? beautiful prose and symbolism, yet underdeveloped characters, unnecessary incest subplots, and inconsistent pacing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Misogyny, Suicide, and Classism

Minor: Animal death, Gun violence, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship