Reviews tagging 'Islamophobia'

Jumalat juhlivat öisin by Donna Tartt

138 reviews

pink_wardah's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Islamophobia

serenityr05's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Murder, and Toxic friendship

jessfastlane's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Forced institutionalization, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, and Stalking

Minor: Domestic abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

nat_pinche's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

 The writing is entincingly unreliable and the characters are intricate and complex.
 At each time you read it you end up catching new details and nuances about the events that happend.
 During the reading, the purpuse of the critic against the Academia itself is almost lost as you and the narrator become enchanted with the surroundings of the university, and the eccentric greek club (which the history centers).

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Biphobia, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Islamophobia, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

May cause addicition. You will think about it for a long time. Good luck.

thehungryartist's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious slow-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? Yes

2.75

I really wanted to like this book as it had great reviews and came recommended to me from a colleague. I don’t know if I’m missing something here, but did not enjoy this much. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Fatphobia, Homophobia, Suicide, Islamophobia, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

hefftbundle's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

2.75

It wasn't at all what I expected, and probably not something I'd revisit. Well-written, to be sure.


It is an excruciatingly slow book, but hard to put down. You want to know how it will end, even when you can guess at some parts. If you can hang on until the second half, it picks up in interest, but it still moves just as slow. Until about the last 50 pages, when it picks you up, spins you around, slaps you for good measure, and then gently sits you down and bids you a pleasant evening. 

It has all the academic atmosphere and intrigue of Dead Poet's Society, and all the self-absorption and drudgery of Catcher in the Rye. If you like Salinger, you'll probably like this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Rape

konstantina's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective sad 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

4.75

Reading language: Greek 

I hope we're all ready to leave the phenomenal world, and enter into the sublime?

I don't know what to say about this bizzare, yet beautiful book. I didn't love it, I didn't hate it. It's one of those books that leave you looking at the wall with a blank stare. Reading it in Greek certainly made the experience more poetic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Homophobia, Incest, and Grief

Minor: Racial slurs, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Car accident, and Classism

jorloucooper's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

4.25

My only wish is that book 2 onwards kept the same pace as the first, it slowed towards the end and I found myself skim reading. It was still very enjoyable though!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Islamophobia, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Incest, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

rae_diant's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Racial slurs, Suicide, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Gaslighting

imnotarke's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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? Yes

3.0

this felt like watching the most intrusive thoughts one can imagine personify into despicable characters

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Violence, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Homophobia, Incest, Racial slurs, Racism, Islamophobia, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Grief