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lyn_g's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Suicide and Death of parent
paradicsomleves's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcohol, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Racial slurs, and Vomit
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Blood
jessmbark's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.25
Graphic: Violence, Drug abuse, Murder, Drug use, and Gun violence
Moderate: Sexual content, Alcohol, and Alcoholism
theprinceofdenmark's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, Blood, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Emotional abuse, Violence, Grief, Infidelity, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Stalking
clangenskiold's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Drug abuse, Death, Death of parent, and Drug use
erinfinn5's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I wrote an extremely long review of this book but the app crashed, which perhaps is symbolic of the book itself. I will try again, however.
This book is filled with death. It’s ever present, haunts every page. Theo Decker’s life is a tragedy. This whole book paints the unfairness of life, and the absurdity of living. Yet, even with that tragedy, he loves. At his lowest points he has a support system, in fact he has many. He is surrounded by love even when he thinks he’s lost it, and this causes him to be forced to reflect on his actions and their impacts on others. Because he does many stupid things in this book, pero, as my mother would say, así es la vida.
Love is irrational and foolish, and yet we keep on loving. It exists in pain, but like hope, prevails. That’s awfully trite, I’m aware, but alas. Of course, this isn’t a book solely about the beauty of life or whatever, and to say that would be… well, stupid is a word. Because, as I mentioned, life is unfair. It’s blind with its cruelty, and this is a book about reckoning with that. It’s about realizing that you’ll never be the person you were ever again, and that well, maybe that’s alright.
I have a lot of feelings when it comes to this book. It’s all very… conflicted, but all in all I think I loved it. I loved reading this book. I couldn’t put it down, which is an amazing feeling (as destructive as it is). I love reading. Thank you, Donna Tartt. I don’t know what else to say.
“This is too long” I LOVE 800 PAGE BOOKS !!!
Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use
grcompain's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Death of parent, Infidelity, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Classism, Alcoholism, Addiction, Vomit, Violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Death, Child death, Blood, and Alcohol
kellyz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Violence, Addiction, Mental illness, Classism, and Toxic relationship
spartanjess's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Gun violence
Moderate: Death of parent
denijaaa_s's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
no sākuma var nobīties no 700+ lapaspusēm, bet ir sajūta, ka lasot grāmatu, skaties filmu - bagātīga valoda, visi varoņi ir dzīvi, skaidri redzami.
protams, stāsts par to, kā draugi var ietekmēt tavu dzīvi - šoreiz es teiktu, ka boriss teodora dzīvi ietekmēja negatīvā ziņā, un es šīs viņu savstarpējās attiecības neuzskatu kā draudzību.
teodora dzīve bija ļoti skumja, likās, ka zemāk un sliktāk nemaz nevar krist, bet kļuva arvien sliktāk un sliktāk. mazliet radās sajūta, ka sākoties grāmatas otrajai pusei, rakstniece sāka mazliet steigties, jo posms no 13 līdz 15 gadu vecumam bija izstiepts, un tad bija ātrs pārleciens uz teodora 20+ gadiem.
Graphic: Drug abuse, Grief, and Drug use
Moderate: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Murder, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Blood, Cursing, and Alcoholism