Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

276 reviews

moz_art's review

emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

Gorgeous prose, with some banger twists, but overall slow and bulky for my liking. I enjoyed the beginning, the middle was a whole lot of nothing, the ending was all over the place and confusing. Too many plotlines but doesn’t fully focus on any of them for long enough for me to care. Finishing the book felt like a relief. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Death, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Cursing, and Blood

Moderate: Alcoholism and Addiction

novellearts's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective relaxing 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

Still amazing on the 3rd read through, of course. And I love Boris with everything I have. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Drug abuse, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Addiction, Death of parent, Mental illness, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Alcoholism, and Car accident

classicalhell's review

adventurous challenging dark sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Addiction, Abandonment, Drug abuse, and Child abuse

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Murder, Violence, and Alcoholism

Minor: Vomit and Adult/minor relationship

mraddant's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Addiction

finn_lover's review

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

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

romitchell's review

dark emotional slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Murder, Addiction, Suicide, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Gun violence

dominiq_ec's review

I started reading an e-book version, and I don’t think it’s processing well. Will definitely restart with a PDF or physical copy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Body horror

Moderate: Alcohol, Addiction, Abandonment, and Alcoholism

fkshg8465's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

Definitely a fatiguing book but the kind of book you’d want to teach or take a class on. So much going on in here! People I rooted for despite myself, the goldfinch as an emblem, the psychological triggers for the choices made compulsively, the life of the painting and the parallels to the soul of the protagonist, ask the people we meet by chance and what that really means, etc. Long book worth every minute and every page.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Torture, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Addiction, Bullying, Confinement, Violence, Death, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Chronic illness, Xenophobia, Car accident, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

redroseses's review

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Blood, Abandonment, Violence, Grief, Drug use, Addiction, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Murder, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Racial slurs and Animal cruelty

henrywinterlover's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

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

5.0

donna tartt has done it again. one of the most hautingly beautiful books ive ever read. cannot reccommed enough, coming-of-age book about friendship, grief, love and loss. also as an art nerd i found it brilliant. (the ending made me sob)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Alcoholism, and Addiction

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Racial slurs