Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

Gizli Tarih by Donna Tartt

776 reviews

musical_alex's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Violence, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

emie_27's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Death, Homophobia, Incest, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

cmcrockford's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Fiendish and brutal, closer to Waugh or Highsmith than many best sellers. Captures the horror of making friends at college then realizing these bastards are around you now allllll the time.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

faeblxde's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

It's been 4 months since I've finished this book and I'm still thinking about it. Incredible.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Incest

ramizrafimirza's review against another edition

challenging dark funny informative inspiring 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

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Physical abuse, Violence, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Homophobia

place6o_ffct's review against another edition

Plot got too thin. Eventually it felt like just futzing around following the characters—and without the sense of progression from the plot, I got bored. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Moderate: Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Incest

brot's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Medical content, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Homophobia and Incest

rayaufebay's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective 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

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Biphobia, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

nclovelock's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious reflective tense fast-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

4.25

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Self harm, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

jakirby's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol