Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

602 reviews

charliesbookshelf's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Sexism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gun violence, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

amicamerlo's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Incest, Physical abuse, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

book0logy's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

moonybombadil's review against another edition

challenging dark inspiring mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Drug use, Incest, Sexual content, and Grief

const_elle_ations's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Incest, Sexism, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Drug use and Rape

alite428's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

jesshalls's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• 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

4.0

Got me thinking that’s for sure 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

bestofsons's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

hungry_fiend's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

4.0

This book was the strangest thing where it was addictive yet simultaneously repulsive. You won’t stop thinking about it but that may also be the reason you end up going to therapy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Racism, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Gun violence, Incest, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Rape and Vomit

nialiversuch's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Domestic abuse