Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

327 reviews

lacey_wi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Alcoholism, Classism, Racism, Violence, Gun violence, Death, Sexism, Physical abuse, Addiction, Chronic illness, Sexual content, Vomit, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Cursing, Self harm, Animal cruelty, Misogyny, Blood, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Incest, Toxic friendship, Medical trauma, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

maybeimali's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Homophobia, Murder, Death, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body horror, Classism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, and Blood

Moderate: Suicide, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Animal death, Misogyny, Animal cruelty, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Sexism, and Suicide attempt

noamireadsgraphicsmurfnovels's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Classism, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Blood, Incest, Mental illness, Homophobia, Murder, Self harm, Rape, Sexual violence, Car accident, Animal death, Bullying, Drug use, Animal cruelty, Death, and Physical abuse

sasquatch_3's review against another edition

dark emotional 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: Murder, Incest, Gun violence, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Sexual violence, Self harm, Religious bigotry, Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug abuse, Grief, Drug use, Death, Cursing, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Antisemitism, Hate crime, Mental illness, and Vomit

carodunn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad 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

4.75

very nihilistic in a satisfying way

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Murder, Toxic friendship, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Cursing, Drug abuse, Homophobia, and Death

Moderate: Racial slurs, Gun violence, Incest, Religious bigotry, Antisemitism, Dysphoria, Mental illness, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Islamophobia, Medical trauma, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Sexual violence and Suicidal thoughts

erxxka's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Suicide, and Addiction

Moderate: Homophobia, Self harm, and Incest

raypaws'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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Death, Drug use, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Suicide, Murder, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Racism, Addiction, Animal death, Incest, Racial slurs, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Gun violence, Toxic friendship, and Sexism

Minor: Domestic abuse, Self harm, and Rape

uss_mary_shelley's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Addiction, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Self harm

Minor: Misogyny, Rape, and Sexism

honipoems's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.5

I thought it would have been more intense and dramatic but it was quite slow. It was great but i didn't expect that kind of great when ppl talked about it on internet

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Violence, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Death, Murder, Sexual content, Suicide, Alcohol, Blood, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, and Toxic relationship

zero_sjl's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

2.0

dark academia is just not my cup of tea

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Suicide, Murder, and Addiction

Moderate: Drug use and Suicide attempt

Minor: Self harm and Incest