Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

61 reviews

_rowan_'s review

dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

dahaejoo's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Mental illness, Blood, Classism, Cursing, Physical abuse, and Child abuse

Minor: Suicide attempt, Murder, Gun violence, Hate crime, and Suicidal thoughts

lydiajlong's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• 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

4.75

“Turning away, I continued to drift downtown, with no very clear idea where I was going or why, and as I walked I had the oddly appealing sensation that I was undoing myself, unwinding myself thread by thread, rags and tatters falling away from me in the very act of crossing Thirty-Second Street and flowing along amongst the rush-hour pedestrians and rolling along from the next moment to the next.”
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This was the first fiction book I have read in a LONG time. And I love that I committed to this 700+ page adventure. Donna Tartt puts so many hard emotions and complex ideas in so many beautiful words and descriptions. You really fall for some of these characters, their faults and vices. I loved the larger discussion of life, meaning, and right and wrong. Appreciated this read and the journey Donna took us all on. 
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tw: I’d warn my younger friends of cursing, drug use, sexual content, violence, and references to death and grieving — chat with your guardian before picking this book up!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Addiction, Alcohol, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Infidelity, Murder, and Cursing

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Vomit

c_joy___'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness

Minor: Addiction, Car accident, and Cursing

quinn24's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Death of parent, Cursing, Suicide attempt, Drug use, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Racial slurs, Death, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Grief, Mental illness, and Violence

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Sexual content

rebeccaquinton's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Murder, Vomit, Violence, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Car accident, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Child abuse, Bullying, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Death, Cursing, Grief, Addiction, and Alcohol

viccocha's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Addiction, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Racial slurs, Child abuse, Sexism, Murder, Cursing, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Adult/minor relationship, and Grief

coriblake's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

Five stars, but a complicated five stars. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, Murder, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Racial slurs

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Homophobia

muukhom's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

4.75

After I finished The Secret History I buy this one immediately because I love Tartt’s writing and I’m glad to say she did not disappoint me

The length of the book kinda overwhelmed me at first but now that I finished it, it was not a long boring book with useless description or sub-plot. It was, in fact, a really fascinating book. Although I find that some part could be cut off but it was not irritating and still enjoyable. Would definitely reread it some time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Drug use, Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Addiction

Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Blood, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Car accident, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Cursing, Homophobia, Racial slurs, and Medical trauma

emmakvc's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Alcoholism, Cursing, Grief, Murder, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Death, Addiction, and Alcohol