Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

The Secret History (Abridged Version) by Donna Tartt

288 reviews

kimveach's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.5

This book is hard to review and equally hard to rate.  I both liked it and was annoyed by it.  It was slowly paced, but the further I got into the book, the more I wanted to finish it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Outing, Bullying, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Self harm, Alcohol, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Animal cruelty, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Medical content, Child death, Grief, Murder, Blood, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Violence, Vomit, Classism, and Toxic relationship

maevekh's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Murder, Toxic friendship, Domestic abuse, Incest, Violence, Death, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Sexual assault

sparrow_1'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? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Xenophobia, Suicide, Blood, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, Drug use, Violence, Death, Homophobia, Alcoholism, Gun violence, and Murder

Minor: Incest and Toxic relationship

haileyeh's review against another edition

mysterious 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? It's complicated

2.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Medical content, Homophobia, Racism, and Racial slurs

Minor: Toxic relationship, Incest, Death of parent, Vomit, Eating disorder, Animal death, Violence, Animal cruelty, and Classism

agustinasarmiento's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Death

Moderate: Xenophobia and Homophobia

remecide's review against another edition

dark 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Incest, Sexism, Racial slurs, Misogyny, and Homophobia

it's a lot about bad people doing bad things. you are not supposed to love the characters. it's messy but it's fun to read, however it is 100% a hit or miss

selfdeprikate's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Sexism, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Violence, Incest, Infidelity, Self harm, Racial slurs, Alcoholism, Misogyny, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Suicide, Blood, Classism, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug use, Medical content, Mental illness, Car accident, and Suicide attempt

giulidrago's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

5.0

"Non c’è nulla di sbagliato nell’amore per la bellezza ma se non è sposata a qualcosa di più profondo è sempre superficiale."

Dio di Illusioni è crudele, freddo, tragico, misterioso, infelice, marcio, ingannevole e delirante. 
Dio di Illusioni contiene la febbre, la noia, il senso di colpa, il desiderio di essere qualcosa di più, la morte, la letteratura e l'aspirazione al proibito.
Dio di Illusioni ti devasta e ti rovina, sbriciola con un sorriso ogni parvenza benevola, ti incanta e ti pugnala nel giro della stessa frase. 
Dio di Illusioni è il sangue che imbratta il marmo delle statue.
Dio di Illusioni è doloroso da leggere.
Dio di Illusioni è un capolavoro che non potrò mai rimuovere dai libri che mi hanno segnato la vita.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Alcoholism, Drug use, Incest, Murder, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Rape, Animal cruelty, and Blood

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

valmoony's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Gun violence, Mental illness, Blood, Addiction, Gore, Physical abuse, Vomit, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Car accident, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Homophobia, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Antisemitism, Classism, Bullying, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Incest