Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Gizli Tarih by Donna Tartt

172 reviews

leonie_borsch's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Violence, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Incest, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Self harm

star_oats's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

5.0

I keep thinking about this book even after almost a month since I’ve read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Murder, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Violence, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Classism, Cursing, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Antisemitism, Misogyny, Outing, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Homophobia, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Xenophobia

tessvosper's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective 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? No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Murder, and Self harm

Moderate: Addiction, Classism, Homophobia, and Toxic friendship

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

Moderate: Gaslighting and Incest

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

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

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

safgetou's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

1.5

this might be the worst book I’ve read in awhile tbh. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Antisemitism, Bullying, Death, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Racism, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Animal cruelty, Incest, Misogyny, and Outing

anoushka05's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny informative mysterious reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Murder

Moderate: Incest, Bullying, and Homophobia

Minor: Classism

soswiin's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

5.0

you want me to make friends in college? the thing that killed bunny corcoran? 

reread because i just couldn't understand the point of this when i first read it three years ago. felt like reading a brand new book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Gore, Murder, Suicide, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Incest, Sexual assault, and Domestic abuse

iyra's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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

Moderate: Murder, Toxic friendship, and Suicide

Minor: Blood, Homophobia, Gaslighting, and Addiction

e_gracereads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• 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

I actually really enjoyed this? It’s entirely outside of my usually high fantasy or horror genres — this whole dark academia thriller thing left me a little skeptical at first. One thing that’s important to note: all of the characters are completely fucking insufferable. They are all absolutely miserable human beings. If you like books for characters you’ll love, this is probably not the book for you. They are incredibly complex, and the plot is AMAZING, but likable characters they are not. I highly recommend this book if you’re stepping into the dark academia genre for the first time — it was a wild ride. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Classism, Murder, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Toxic friendship, Blood, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Drug use, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, and Emotional abuse