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s000ul3's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Murder, Death of parent, Sexism, Homophobia, Toxic friendship, Classism, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Incest, Sexual violence, Blood, Violence, Addiction, Suicide attempt, Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, Gun violence, and Drug use
bookishfaye's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Animal death, Ableism, Islamophobia, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Violence, Murder, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Racism, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Blood, Classism, Sexism, Suicide, Gun violence, Addiction, Drug use, Fatphobia, Homophobia, and Toxic friendship
doormatt's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Addiction, Death, Gun violence, Incest, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Self harm, and Blood
Moderate: Antisemitism, Grief, and Homophobia
Minor: Infidelity
dhritidipa7's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Alcohol, Antisemitism, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Violence, Body horror, Bullying, Drug use, Physical abuse, Blood, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Animal death, Eating disorder, Incest, Islamophobia, Murder, Racial slurs, Suicide attempt, Death, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Homophobia, Sexism, Religious bigotry, and Toxic relationship
rachelnoel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Animal death, Grief, Death, Suicide, Murder, Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Alcohol, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Racism, Antisemitism, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Mental illness, Self harm, Addiction, Blood, and Drug use
Minor: Incest, Gore, and Car accident
discountpersephone's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Antisemitism, Grief, Incest, Alcoholism, Murder, Racism, Racial slurs, and Homophobia
Moderate: Animal death and Animal cruelty
emilyvelle's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Violence, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Murder, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Racial slurs, Alcoholism, Xenophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Blood, Gore, and Suicide
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Classism, Toxic friendship, Antisemitism, and Bullying
Minor: Misogyny, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Incest
rakkaussipsi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
3.5
Graphic: Classism, Drug abuse, Murder, Incest, Death, Drug use, Addiction, Alcoholism, Violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Homophobia, Xenophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, and Misogyny
Minor: Antisemitism
gothmiku's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Alcohol, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Murder, Classism, Incest, Misogyny, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Suicide, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Car accident, Grief, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Antisemitism, Vomit, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking, Outing, and Self harm
sarasreading's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
The execution of this book takes it from a 3 star read to a solid 4 for me. It could have been boring and kind of insufferable, but it just had a knack of drawing me deeper and deeper in.
I read If We Were Villains last year, and I think because I read it first, because it deals with Shakespeare, and because I felt a more emotional connection to some of the characters, it wins out for me over this one. To me, The Secret History walked so If We Were Villains could run.
Definitely recommend it for any dark academia fans, but also read the content warnings. There are so, so many.
Graphic: Gun violence, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Alcoholism, and Classism
Moderate: Drug use, Violence, Antisemitism, Physical abuse, Incest, and Murder