Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

168 reviews

neliadiedenise's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Incest, Medical content, Grief, Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Racial slurs, Murder, Toxic friendship, Blood, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Death, and Animal death

kimveach's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective 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

3.5

This book is hard to review and equally hard to rate.  I both liked it and was annoyed by it.  It was slowly paced, but the further I got into the book, the more I wanted to finish it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Outing, Bullying, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Self harm, Alcohol, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Animal cruelty, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Medical content, Child death, Grief, Murder, Blood, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Violence, Vomit, Classism, and Toxic relationship

kshy's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Blood, Death, Toxic friendship, Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Classism, Mental illness, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug use, Grief, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Dysphoria

kokos19's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

1.0

A book about shitty people being shitty, not taking accountability for their actions nor learning anything. I know it’s a ‘’satire’’ but no, it was a pain to get through.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, and Drug use

Moderate: Antisemitism, Medical content, Incest, Bullying, and Homophobia

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

haileyeh's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Alcoholism, Murder, Alcohol, Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic friendship, and Death

Moderate: Medical content, Homophobia, Racism, and Racial slurs

Minor: Toxic relationship, Incest, Death of parent, Vomit, Eating disorder, Animal death, Violence, Animal cruelty, and Classism

selfdeprikate's review against another edition

dark reflective tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Sexism, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Violence, Incest, Infidelity, Self harm, Racial slurs, Alcoholism, Misogyny, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Suicide, Blood, Classism, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug use, Medical content, Mental illness, Car accident, and Suicide attempt

maybeimali's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Homophobia, Murder, Death, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body horror, Classism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, and Blood

Moderate: Suicide, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Animal death, Misogyny, Animal cruelty, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Sexism, and Suicide attempt

faithstuff's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Panic attacks/disorders, Chronic illness, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Dysphoria, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Classism, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Death, Incest, Violence, Gore, Grief, and Medical content

uss_mary_shelley's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Addiction, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Self harm

Minor: Misogyny, Rape, and Sexism

rebekkamafia'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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Alcoholism, Classism, Drug use, and Alcohol

Moderate: Incest, Addiction, Blood, Homophobia, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Vomit, Murder, Suicide, Gun violence, Medical content, Physical abuse, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Racism, Antisemitism, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexism, Rape, Suicide attempt, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Suicidal thoughts