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Gizli Tarih by Donna Tartt

185 reviews

ainsleymm's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

3.0

I honestly don't know how I feel about this book... 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug use, Gun violence, and Suicide

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Racial slurs and Vomit

tea_kettle's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Classism

Minor: Animal death, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Sexual content, Antisemitism, and Death of parent

lindasoderlundd's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Homophobia and Medical content

Minor: Child abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual content, Vomit, Antisemitism, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

carlapastor's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.5

It is hard for me to give this book 5 stars because it disturbed me deeply. It does feel kind of a Crime and Punishment. Only not as good, of course, but it is really interesting to see the dynamics of each person.

It took me an awfully long to finish because it is dense, but paired with a playlist (first one you find when you look in Spotify) well, it was great. 
It did felt like I have read this before though, thanks When we were villains! It was literally the same but more likeable characters, less interesting and more family friendly.

Maybe in some time, as I revisit the book, I will lower the rating. It feels like I need to give it five stars, however it does not feel like other five stars I've read.

Also, just something I thought was funny. In page 253, I think, Bunny insinuates that the twins are sleeping together. Camilla says "Just because I don't want to sleep with you doesn't mean I'm sleeping with my brother" or something along the lines. But Bunny was definitely right about that.

June 5th: I did indeed end up lowering the rating.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Suicide, Violence, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Incest and Gaslighting

Minor: Vomit

alexandrabelze's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• 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

omfg. donna tartt is my mother. she’s insane for this.  holy SHIT!!! every single word was a vital part of this novel–down to the damn syllable. she has perfected the art of writing. the pacing of the book was magnificent and the characterization was stellar. every moment was so VIVID! her word choice was so perfect in every sense and every sentence and paragraph and piece of dialogue flowed so perfectly throughout the entire novel. her use of prose is so …entertaining? idk how to describe her writing but it’s everything i ever needed and more. she created a plot so full and detailed that i have no qualms at all; everything was perfectly laid out and set into place. this is the longest review i’ve written BY FAR. 

okay FIRST OF ALL, the INCEST? mawma i was floored. and camilla refusing to marry richard because she was in love with henry…girl please. be so real. henry’s death was fucking insane. every second of that encounter starting from charles barreling through the door to henry’s body hitting the ground was insane. AND THEN we find out that marion married one of bunny’s brothers!!!!!! stfu!!! and they had a baby!!! and the family decided to nickname it BUNNY. IM SORRY?! and when i read that letter that francis sent to richard my heart STOPPED. i would’ve been so mad at donna had she killed him off istg. he’s my one and only i love him far too much. good god this book. I JUST REMEMBERED the entire ritual that they had? oh my god!!!! donna!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Islamophobia, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Vomit, Antisemitism, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Cancer, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Rape, and Death of parent

itsapollo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

We're dealing with a story whose cast of characters are every one of them morally gray. Questioning morality and the fluctuations of one's own moral compass throughout various traumatic self inflicted circumstances. It's wildly fascinating. A tragedy where everyone loses. Where the product of their own choices may perhaps become punishment enough for the characters transgressions. The writing of this story is so intricately woven while at the same time only showing us the view from one Richard

"the bystander which I so essentially am"

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, and Antisemitism

Minor: Sexual violence

creataav's review against another edition

I disliked so many of the characters, and there was twin incest, which was my breaking point. The only thing keeping me going was the writing, which got stale and repetitive after a while. Do not recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Homophobia, Violence, Vomit, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Incest

rainerasnic's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Toxic friendship

pelledorso's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

• 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug use, Homophobia, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Incest and Violence

Minor: Addiction, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

icarusandthesun's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

hallucinogenic, wild - an absolute fever dream.
the writing was impressive, the characters and their development smooth and spiralling like a vortex of water. their decline was obvious, yet so gradual and gracious that later one is left wondering, how could it come to this? how could the same characters that felt new and strange and beautifully secretive at the beginning, discussing greek prepositions in the library, become so fucked up and alien?
i went into this book expecting dark academia, a romantic murder accompanied by sweet greek verses and justified with latin proverbs. well, this was dark academia - for maybe the first hundred pages. after that it turned into a sort of psychological thriller but filled with alcohol and drugs, homer and thoroughly morally grey characters that had no sense of reality and being, in a sleepy town that felt as wicked and grey as its inhabitants.
i lost the book's story line and supposed purpose out of sight rather quickly - the time richard got pneumonia, to be exact. that was the first "what am i reading?"-moment of many yet to come.
and still, i found myself reading for hours straight, leisurely, curious and enticed. a little confused, a little enthralled. 
this book was as unpredictable as life itself, and as tempting as a cult.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Blood, and Alcohol

Moderate: Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Vomit, Antisemitism, and Classism