Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

The Secret History (Abridged Version) by Donna Tartt

315 reviews

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, Death, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Homophobia and Xenophobia

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, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

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

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

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

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

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

emisbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

an incredible book exploring morality, friendship, and academics. i am floored. this book was truly incredible. whilst the characters were unlikeable and pretentious, its obvious that that was the idea. 

no other book exists anymore. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, and Classism

Minor: Rape and Sexual violence

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

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

aristarcodisamo's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Incest, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Animal cruelty, Cancer, Cursing, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual content, and Death of parent

jcoates's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.25

This dark academia story didn’t disappoint, though

I expected a cult organization driving Henry and crew into murder (depending on your perspective it might as well be).

 

More than the plot itself, I was drawn to the characters themselves. It was only after

Bunny was murdered, and we meet his family and learn the atmosphere he was raised in, that I felt remorse for losing such a colorful character, despite his shortcomings.

Tartt’s prose is very lyrical which made it easy to enjoy despite the slow pacing of the story. Some descriptions or word choices made me pause, though. Their use IMO are no longer politically correct so coming across them made me wonder what year the novel was written.

Overall, it’s a favorite dark academia novel for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Minor: Homophobia, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, and Antisemitism