Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Tajemna historia by Donna Tartt

192 reviews

redheadorganist's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Grief, Suicide, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Alcoholism, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Blood, Cursing, and Murder

Moderate: Antisemitism

Minor: Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Incest, and Infidelity

emmamckay's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

The grip that this book and its characters have on me, months after first reading it, is evidence for how emotionally consuming it is. 
Listening to the audiobook read by Tartt herself is an awesome experience. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Murder, Alcohol, and Sexual content

jhegger's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Violence, Suicide, Sexual content, Incest, and Cursing

goldaerin's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Classism, Death, Toxic friendship, and Misogyny

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Suicide attempt, and Incest

chernobylcat's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Classism, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Vomit, and Violence

briiforte's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

5.0

My all time favorite. This book is ripe with complicated characters and steeped with illustrious detail. Each chapter left with me more questions and the epilogue lives in my head forever more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Murder, Animal death, Antisemitism, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Classism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Death, and Grief

m4rtt4's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

Dark, academic, alluring, addictive and above all brilliant; also rather similar to Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment in a non-derogatory way as I loved that novel as well. I have never been so anxious over a book that is ✨no plot, just vibes✨ on the surface level, Ms. Tartt surely knows how to make one sweat over a piece of lettering paper. The length of the book can be intimidating at first, but after all those 629 pages I'm still left craving for more; the ending was too rushed and not elaborate enough in my opinion, but that's about the only negative thing I can say about this book!! Read it, you won't regret it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, Drug abuse, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Murder, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide

Moderate: Incest, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Sexual content, and Racism

jenmarie11's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Death, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Incest, Homophobia, Suicide, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Drug use, and Drug abuse

d0nni3d's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

I loved the beginning, but then felt like many parts were just drawn out for no reason. I disliked almost every single character, which makes it very difficult for me to get really into it. I do hope most people aren't like that in real life. I don't know anymore. I have had some f***ed up friendships but these take the crown. I don't understand the actions of half the characters, but I loved the way it was written, and I could feel the despair of young adults trying to become someone, something, and surrounding themselves with the worst possible people to do so.  Overall an enjoyable read, but I don't feel like reading it again, which I often do if I love a book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Suicide, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Gaslighting, Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Death

Minor: Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Incest, Physical abuse, and Medical content

athrillerreader's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

OMFG YOU NEED TO READ THIS BOOK RIGHT NOW IT LITERALLY RIPPED MY HEART OUT!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Murder, Racism, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Animal cruelty, and Sexual assault