Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

Gizli Tarih by Donna Tartt

72 reviews

cheski_'s review against another edition

challenging dark 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

3.75

A book filled with dark academia, whiskey and smoke, it will take you on a trip of moral questioning, spinning of reality and show you how it really feels to have blood on your hands. Despite being a detail heavy, slow moving read, you’ll find something strangely enticing about this book which will stay with you right to the very end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, and Suicide

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Murder

Minor: Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual harassment

This is a long, unsettling read and could be a challenging one to get through.

nickel_'s review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Alcohol

lesliekate's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Antisemitism, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Physical abuse

Minor: Sexual harassment

zoehakim's review against another edition

challenging reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

abbytruestory's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Violence, Murder, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Misogyny, Racism, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment

readinghavoc's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

I really enjoyed this book – it was dense at times and intimidatingly long, but the pay-off is well worth it. Kept me on the edge of my seat and continuously shocked me. The first hundred pages dragged and I almost put it down, but I'm so glad I didn't. The last 100 pages alone more than make up for it. The characters were hard for me to connect to because they were so pretentious but as you progress through the book it becomes clear that that serves its own purposes in the story. Super bizarre story, would recommend it to someone looking for a really thoroughly laid out thriller who doesn't mind making the investment for a big thrill. Interested to read some of Tartt's other work (after some easier, quicker reads lol).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Classism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Outing, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

aditi_801's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

5.0

WOW. This book. It honestly leaves me speechless, yet I have a million thoughts running around in my head. So much was happening. I hated every character except perhaps Francis who was slightly less hateable. You'd thing hating all the characters would be a turn off, but it only made the reading experience more delightful. I normally don't leave a spoiler including review, so let's go over this book without any spoilers. Bunny has been killed by his closest friends. Why? Well it's insanely complicated but maybe because of mr. manupalative and psychotic Henry. Robert was the craziest narrator i've ever had the experience of encountering. With his naive, trusting, and dumb nature, you sometimes had no way to differentiate what actually happened and what he thought happened. You could never trust him. Francis, the gay rich boy was probably the most likeable character because of his lack of pyschotic nature and mostly friendly persona. Charles and Camilla (the sus twins) are self explanatory enough. The writing in this book overall, was an experience in itself that you simply cannot miss. It kept me enaged the entire time in it's tragic beauty. Seeing Robert's view of beautifying everything he see's was so unique. Most of the books I read are from sarcastic narators that hate the world, so this was a nice change. Overall, I love this book so much that I want to tear it up, toss the pieces in the sea, and jump in with it. Beauty is terror, after all. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gun violence, Incest, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

booksbutmakeitgay's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-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? Yes

1.5

The first third of this book was interesting enough, but then it just got worse and worse

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Islamophobia, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

jrcrawf's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Rape

juliettea's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• 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

3.0

Pretty pretentious and problematic with hardly any redeemable characters although a beautifully written enveloping story. I wouldn’t say I’m in either camp of Bible or abhor but I’m glad I read it. It’s an original story but weirdly felt as if it were written by a man. As Richard’s the narrator, Tartt might’ve done this purposefully so, perhaps I’ll read Goldfinch and see if it translates over. Also, could this have really occurred in the 90s? Of course it’s a more conservative circle, but still seems so dated.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Biphobia, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, Islamophobia, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, Outing, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment