Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

ההיסטוריה הסודית by Donna Tartt

483 reviews

gracer0sew's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Drug use, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence

brennach's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicide, Murder, Alcohol

Moderate: Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Classism

Minor: Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault

isabelrve's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark mysterious tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Alcohol

Moderate: Drug use, Homophobia, Incest

amicamerlo's review against another edition

5.0

dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Incest, Physical abuse, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Classism

Moderate: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

alite428's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Classism

idajoh's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I've never once in my life wanted to analyze a book actively and in-debth before I read this book. I feel like I have to re-read to catch all the nuances

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Classism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Car accident, Death of parent

nialiversuch's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Minor: Domestic abuse

effy33's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Suicide, Murder

Minor: Homophobia, Incest, Alcohol

rgrgrg's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Incest, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, Murder, Alcohol

cecilyroseceillam's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Will always remain one of my favourite books of all time, beautifully written and harrowing, I’ve read it so many times that it feel s almost nostalgic in a sense. I love the atmosphere the most, it feels like I’m reading a Greek tragedy and I love how she writes the corruption and evilness of each character. Would highly recommend even though it has some huge content warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Classism