Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

602 reviews

maddalenacesco's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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

4.0

fun fact: according to the standards of the people who study latin and ancient greek, they are actually sane! (I studied latin and ancient greek)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, and Misogyny

morg4n's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

i loved this book more than anything i’ve ever read until i didn’t. there are so many things i loved about it, however the things i didn’t love, sadly, ruined it. i think the way the characters were changed after the events that conspired definitely could’ve been showcased in ways other than

incest 😐

but it’s so well written and i think donna tartt is insanely talented, but there are just a few flaws within this book that kept me from absolutely loving it and it’s really a shame. i sped through it, though, because i loved it so much (at first, less so in the end), and because its narrative pacing is perfect in my opinion. but yeah. just wish a few things were different so i could wholeheartedly say i love this book, but because of those few things i cant </3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Incest, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, and Antisemitism

lou_o_donnell's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

dramatic_moon's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Murder

catladyreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Incest, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Misogyny and Medical content

annaboscher's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Rape

300foxway's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Suicide, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Racism, Sexism, and Antisemitism

Minor: Rape and Suicide attempt

he1ena's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Incest, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, and Suicide attempt

abb3y's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Suicide

Moderate: Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Xenophobia

Minor: Homophobia

pinky_and_the_blaine's review against another edition

dark 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

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Blood, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol