Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

51 reviews

fa1ryts's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

 beautifully written book about a bunch of homosexuals no i know this isn't a book with a happy ending or morally good characters that are lucky but i wish richard ended up with henry or francis or at least confessed his love to either of them i dont care who but his love for camilla felt so forced 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Vomit, Violence, Racial slurs, Drug abuse, Death, Cursing, Chronic illness, Addiction, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Self harm, Bullying, Torture, Medical content, Medical trauma, Drug use, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Murder, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, Homophobia, Gun violence, Grief, and Xenophobia

kylahspages's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Alcoholism, Blood, Cursing, Drug use, Medical trauma, Self harm, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Homophobia, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Addiction, Alcohol, Gun violence, Mental illness, Murder, Classism, Death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Xenophobia, Racism, and Bullying

zannayo's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-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

5.0

Written beautifully

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Murder, and Incest

Moderate: Animal death, Classism, Drug use, Grief, Homophobia, Medical trauma, and Mental illness

njesenicka26's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia, Alcohol, Blood, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Racism, Violence, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Alcoholism, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Incest, Suicide, and Murder

Minor: Chronic illness, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, and Grief

becreadsbooks_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

So sick and twisted I wanna punch Donna Tartt.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Cursing, Drug abuse, Dysphoria, Infidelity, Medical content, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Incest, Medical trauma, Murder, Self harm, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Violence, Blood, Child death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Car accident, Classism, and Death

readinghavoc's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

I really enjoyed this book – it was dense at times and intimidatingly long, but the pay-off is well worth it. Kept me on the edge of my seat and continuously shocked me. The first hundred pages dragged and I almost put it down, but I'm so glad I didn't. The last 100 pages alone more than make up for it. The characters were hard for me to connect to because they were so pretentious but as you progress through the book it becomes clear that that serves its own purposes in the story. Super bizarre story, would recommend it to someone looking for a really thoroughly laid out thriller who doesn't mind making the investment for a big thrill. Interested to read some of Tartt's other work (after some easier, quicker reads lol).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Violence, Addiction, Body horror, Incest, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexual content, Cursing, Suicide, Gore, Mental illness, Gun violence, Alcohol, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Panic attacks/disorders, Forced institutionalization, Drug use, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, Blood, Grief, Gaslighting, Classism, Suicide attempt, Animal death, Sexism, and Infidelity

Minor: Animal death, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Outing, Sexual harassment, Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Toxic friendship

quinn24's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Gaslighting, Drug abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Animal death, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Body horror, Blood, Cursing, Racial slurs, Death, Drug use, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Homophobia, Eating disorder, Self harm, Antisemitism, Classism, Islamophobia, and Racism

Minor: Car accident, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Animal death

biathebarely's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Homophobia, Medical content, Mental illness, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Classism, and Animal death

Minor: Domestic abuse

may_befoundinatheatre's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, and Drug use

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Self harm, Cancer, Homophobia, Blood, Incest, Kidnapping, and Cursing

buchstabenmaedchen'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? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racism, Religious bigotry, Toxic friendship, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Outing, Racial slurs, Animal cruelty, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Grief, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Antisemitism, Classism, Incest, Islamophobia, Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Cursing, Bullying, Car accident, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, and Blood