Reviews tagging 'Outing'

Jumalat juhlivat öisin by Donna Tartt

37 reviews

bookgal1990's review against another edition

dark 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? No

3.0

I couldn’t get into this book really. I mean it was a good book with a good story I just found some of the characters a bit disturbing! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Hate crime, Incest, Murder, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

patslibrary's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Violence, Toxic friendship, Sexism, Murder, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death, Blood, and Addiction

Moderate: Outing and Grief

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Medical content, Kidnapping, Incest, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Cursing, and Car accident

aandromeda's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Incest, Murder, Homophobia, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Outing and Racial slurs

aslanjade's review against another edition

dark tense medium-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

2.0

The underdeveloped plot and characters are not-so-cleverly concealed under the guise of a pretentious writing style laced with passages in ancient languages that the average reader is unequipped to understand. Tartt should stop trying to flex her fancy degree when she can't even use it to create a well-written token female character to become the "not-like-other-girls" love interest, lest her readers assume the main male character is gay. Oh, wait...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Antisemitism, Blood, Car accident, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, Grief, Confinement, and Xenophobia

Minor: Rape, Religious bigotry, Outing, and Sexual content

I apologize if I missed any! I used "graphic" to categorize the ones that appear most frequently, but the "moderate" group is still considerably present in the novel. Please exercise caution before reading this book.

helenastinks's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-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

4.0

Richard Papen is objectively a good choice for narrator but holy fuck he's so stupid 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Death, Suicide, Drug use, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Homophobia, Incest, Medical content, Misogyny, and Physical abuse

Minor: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Outing, and Religious bigotry

leepc's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

This is the first contemporary book I’ve read in quite some time, and the writing is equal to the classics I usually stick to. It’s incredibly unique and intriguing, and the accurate and realistic description of daily life at a liberal arts college as a language student was amazing- critical and pastoral in equal and appropriate terms. My one criticism (and reason for not giving the book a full 5-stars) is the treatment of Francis. As a queer reader, it was disheartening to see him guided so heavily into tropes, especially

in his relationship with Charles, in his promiscuity, and in his ultimate forced marriage. The latter especially seemed unnecessary and forced, an oddly cruel fate for a character that could have found some sort of redemption like the others<spoiler/>

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Incest, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Medical content, Gun violence, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Animal cruelty

Minor: Body horror, Vomit, Violence, Racism, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Outing, Misogyny, Homophobia, and Grief

Expect every possible trigger you could associate with a story about college students with access to alcohol, drugs, and money.

bootsmom3's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Toxic friendship, Violence, Dysphoria, Homophobia, Misogyny, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Death, Drug use, Alcoholism, Racial slurs, Racism, Addiction, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Medical content, Mental illness, Animal cruelty, Grief, Antisemitism, Gun violence, Incest, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Classism, Cursing, and Suicide attempt