Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Den hemmelige historien by Donna Tartt

1782 reviews

sudden_taro's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Alcoholism, and Murder

Moderate: Incest

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

rxdblxre's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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

4.25

it’s a slow read but the last few chapters had me hanging on to every word. Richard is a very complex character as well as the others. You’d have to reflect on who you are and what you believe to truly appreciate this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Incest, and Suicide

aliengirlreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Murder

toadie's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Suicide

Moderate: Drug abuse, Homophobia, and Alcoholism

Minor: Sexism

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

shancraic's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Alcohol, Death, Incest, Toxic friendship, Drug use, Alcoholism, and Classism

Minor: Rape

corkadillo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

My flatmate and my best friend revealed one day that this was their favourite book. One of many spooky shared tastes, having not known one another at all before I introduced them. My flatmate lent me his copy and I devoured it in little over a day, awakening naturally at 3am, and reaching straight for it. 
The writing is exquisite. The characters have depth and mystery. The plot unfolds deliciously from the very first line. I can't wait to read it again. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Suicide, Emotional abuse, and Violence

zgreyz's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

2.5

i was honestly just bored throughout this whole book. 
didn’t like the audiobook narrating, i usually like when authors narrate their books but i couldn’t get into this one. 
one or two interesting quotes but just meh overall and doesn’t feel worth the length 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic friendship, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Incest