Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

435 reviews

jessicacoh's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Drug use

zmeeks04's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Violence and Blood

Minor: Animal death

finn_lover's review against another edition

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

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

5.0

I started reading this book because of the movie, I absolutely fell in love with the movie and I also did with the book, I've cried to the book many times but it's so good, Boris is my favorite character out of them all.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Alcohol

definitely lots of drug usage. and abuse and suicidal thoughts and one suicide attempt.

another_fine_reader's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse

my_a's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.25

God it was so slow, I waited the whole time for the story to start and it didn't until about 180 pages from the end. By which time I was so bored I just wanted it to end. But I did enjoy the writing style. Just way too long and slow. Definetly didn't need to be anywhere near 800 pages. I don't understand how it won the Pulitzer prize or how a lot of this wasn't edited down/out.

I also found the ending really dissapointing and was waiting and hoping for much more intrigue and mystery, double bluffs. I felt the actual story and denouement fell flat and short, especially for such a long book. Especially the last few pages was so weird and didactic which didn't match the tone and style of the rest of the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

abigailmacy's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse

mylesdoespoems's review against another edition

I love Donna Tartt so much but this is a tough read -- long and emotionally taxing. It is hard to witness so many terrible things happening to a kid without much reprieve. It is phenomenally written though, of course. So if you're in the state of mind where you can read a very depressing book, pursue this one. I will hopefully pick it up again eventually because I am very invested in the furniture guy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Violence, and Death of parent

elkila's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, and Death of parent

Moderate: Suicide attempt

cleverfoxwithcoffee's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Suicide attempt

storykotori's review against another edition

tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Death and Death of parent