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Den hemmelige historien by Donna Tartt

535 reviews

komiification's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

One of the greatest pieces of literary fiction I've ever read. Unsurprising that this created an entire subculture. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Murder, Gun violence, Death, Suicide, Drug use, Blood, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Animal death, Grief, Mental illness, Classism, and Misogyny

Minor: Rape

avrilamber's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.5

For a book whose length overwhelmed me at first (cannot remember the last time I read anything over 300 pages), I found this to be a really easy and enjoyable one to get through.

The books plot is actually very minimal, so it’s a wonder how it manages to span 600 odd pages. But I adore Donna Tartt’s prose, I think it’s gorgeous. Some of the most mundane and ordinary plot points are written so descriptively, it really helped carry me through the book without me wanting to put it down.

I think a lot of the references to the classics were lost on me, but I don’t think I missed out on anything by not knowing the references either.

A great piece of modern literature, that really gives off the dark academia vibes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Murder, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Incest and Rape

plathandthebelljar's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Drug use, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, and Addiction

Moderate: Antisemitism, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Toxic friendship, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Gun violence, Racism, Biphobia, Cursing, Incest, and Murder

Minor: Misogyny, Medical content, Grief, Antisemitism, Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Self harm

luhchan's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Gun violence, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, and Drug use

ctb681's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

It’s a book that will leave you devastated once you finish the last sentence. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Child abuse and Car accident

dkamada's review against another edition

dark sad slow-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

1.5

Obnoxious college boys with over inflated egos do some murders and drink too much

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol and Alcoholism

Minor: Animal death, Drug abuse, Animal cruelty, Murder, Blood, Death, Drug use, Misogyny, Classism, Gun violence, Mental illness, Incest, Addiction, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Physical abuse, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

dillydallyallie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

WOW.

OH MY GOD THAT ENDING I WAS FREAKING ON A PLANE READING THAT

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Incest, Physical abuse, Vomit, Grief, Addiction, Car accident, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug abuse, Toxic friendship, Blood, Racial slurs, Suicide attempt, Classism, Cursing, Drug use, Death, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

alenaecook's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Incest, Blood, Cursing, Gun violence, Addiction, Drug abuse, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Murder, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide

thegr1mreader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Rape, Toxic friendship, Sexism, Mental illness, Incest, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Antisemitism, Xenophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Physical abuse, Homophobia, Gun violence, and Death

arthedgehog's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Incest, Gaslighting, Drug use, Drug abuse, Addiction, Grief, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Death, and Classism

Moderate: Cursing, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Xenophobia, Gore, Death, Alcohol, Incest, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Racism, Toxic friendship, Forced institutionalization, Classism, Gun violence, Animal death, Islamophobia, Homophobia, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Murder, Infidelity, Antisemitism, Drug use, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Gun violence, Gore, Drug use, Classism, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Medical content, Islamophobia, Cursing, Sexual assault, Rape, Abandonment, Car accident, Suicide, Sexism, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug abuse, Biphobia, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Mental illness, Adult/minor relationship, Religious bigotry, Eating disorder, Deportation, Racism, Homophobia, Antisemitism, Misogyny, and Incest