Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Le Maître des illusions by Donna Tartt

429 reviews

telemesmerism's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.75

Just not really worth reading. an awfully long book to read about characters who suck and arent interesting and a very mediocre plot

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Islamophobia, Suicide attempt, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Incest, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Medical content, and Car accident

dennyiii's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

kenziemj9's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.25

Really glad I gave this book a try! It’s not one a book I would normally pick up . I’m more of a fantasy/Romantasy kinda girl but someone recommended that I give this audiobook a try and I loved it!! It was the perfect vibes for the beginning of fall. I had no idea what to expect in the 2nd half of the book and the ending truly surprised me.  It was very beautifully written. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Violence, and Alcohol

Moderate: Animal death, Homophobia, and Misogyny

Minor: Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide attempt

flambeaux's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Incest, and Blood

evedove's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Violence, Blood, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

quixie's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

briochebun's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

4 out of 5 ☆’s.

“Love doesn’t conquer everything. And whoever thinks it does is a fool.”

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The Secret History has been on my TBR for quite some time and I am so glad that I finally put some time aside to read it.

While I cannot say that my life was forever altered by this novel (though my feelings on that may change with time) I feel as though giving it anything less than 4 starts would be doing it an immense disservice. Readers of TSH will be able to see the impact that the novel has had on the Dark Academia genre and I think that in and of itself is an incredible feat that speaks to Tartt’s skill.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Islamophobia, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Outing, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Car accident and Death of parent

Minor: Kidnapping

ro_lux's review against another edition

dark sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Medical content and Outing

doriandelioncourt's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Antisemitism, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

emmonsannae's review against another edition

dark tense 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

4.0

WHEW that was a book! It gets off to a slow start, but D.T.’s worldbuilding is so exquisite that you don’t mind it too much. It’s impossible to put down once the action picks up and dominoes start falling. It absolutely owes a lot of its moral conflict to Crime and Punishment—they are both page turners for the same reasons, though The Secret History’s take on that moral conflict is fresh and horrifying. Unlike Crime and Punishment, it leaves ultimate moral judgment to the reader. I appreciated D.T.’s portrayal of the equal parts beauty and horror that we find in the classics, and the dangers of viewing antiquity as the secret burial site of some long-lost goodness which we must strive to recover. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Suicide, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gun violence, Incest, and Blood