Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Little Friend by Donna Tartt

19 reviews

quinn24's review against another edition

I fell into a reading slump but i’m definitely going to come back to it at some point 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child death, Grief, Racial slurs, and Animal death

Moderate: Xenophobia, Blood, Bullying, Death, Alcohol, Vomit, and Racism

lief_'s review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Violence, Vomit, Ableism, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Racism, Addiction, Child abuse, Xenophobia, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Classism, Death, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Confinement

carlytenille's review

adventurous mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

This murder mystery has everything, and as intense as it can get, it was such a fun read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Classism, Death, Drug abuse, Addiction, Child death, Murder, Blood, Drug use, Grief, Gun violence, and Violence

zaroof's review against another edition

The writing style is extremely confusing. There wasn’t a consistent narrator, you’d read one narrator speak and then out of the blue another narrator starts to speak about a whole different topic and time and it became too frustrating to read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Murder, Racial slurs, and Racism

brianna_moye's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Animal death, Blood, Child death, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Death

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Vomit, Terminal illness, Stalking, Racism, Racial slurs, Medical trauma, Gun violence, and Grief

joyfayrweather's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

I liked the idea of this book. I wish there had been more about Allison and the Aunts, but it has left me room to infer. I was expecting a more satisfying ending, but I think that is just Donna Tartt’s way. This is my 3rd Donna Tartt book and every book of hers ends very suddenly, without any justification or significant meaning. However, I do kind of enjoy this, because isn’t life just the same? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Ableism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Grief

bekkiboo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Racial slurs, Racism, Child death, Murder, Death, Religious bigotry, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Car accident, Drug use, Grief, and Mental illness

nialiversuch's review against another edition

adventurous 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Xenophobia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Chronic illness, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Body shaming, Child abuse, Vomit, Medical trauma, Grief, Gun violence, Animal death, Death, Gore, Racial slurs, Toxic friendship, Violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Bullying, Child death, Classism, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Ableism, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cancer, Medical content, Misogyny, and Sexism

ameliasbooks's review against another edition

Dnf page 333.
I just can't do this anymore. Nothing really happens, it is just meandering. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Body shaming, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Mental illness, Murder, Racism, and Religious bigotry