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pastelbread'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Murder, Alcoholism, Addiction, and Suicide
Moderate: Homophobia, Self harm, and Incest
Minor: Cancer, Physical abuse, and Rape
sophiaxscherm's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Rape, Violence, Death, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Blood, Incest, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Suicide, and Vomit
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
kaydin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Death, Toxic friendship, Drug abuse, Incest, Suicide, Self harm, Drug use, Gun violence, Grief, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, and Addiction
Moderate: Violence, Physical abuse, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Rape
kokos19'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? It's complicated
1.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, and Drug use
Moderate: Antisemitism, Medical content, Incest, Bullying, and Homophobia
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
hex_agon's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Suicide, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Incest and Homophobia
Minor: Rape and Physical abuse
micareads123'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
4.5
Graphic: Incest, Alcoholism, and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, Drug use, Physical abuse, and Fatphobia
seshat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.25
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Suicide attempt and Physical abuse
starryfruits'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
4.0
Despite the rating im giving it these characters haunt me and i have an infinite amount of questions and i like the book, just not reading it
Graphic: Alcohol, Suicide, and Drug use
Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Homophobia, and Murder
Minor: Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Incest, Physical abuse, and Suicide attempt