Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

184 reviews

gryczalke's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

 Jakoś przed połową złapałam stopa ale cieszę się że przebrnęłam, ostatnie 300 stron połknęłam prawie że z wypiekami.

Po pierwsze- świetne tłumaczenie Pana Pawła Witkowskiego, jestem zachwycona, przez pierwsze strony nie mogłam wyjść z podziwu jak to jest wspaniale napisane.

O historii zostało już powiedziane chyba wszystko na całym spektrum. Jest dokładnie to, co najbardziej lubię w powieściach- główny bohater który jest morally grey, chociaż ten momentami miałam wrażenie że jest po prostu durniem, bohaterowie nie są płytcy, z jedną cechą charakterystyczną pchaną przez całą książkę, zakończenie jest zamknięte ale zostawiające furtkę do myślenia nad nim po czasie. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Drug use

Moderate: Suicide and Homophobia

Minor: Incest, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, and Vomit

moonbeamdmercutio's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

One of my favorite books of all time. Annoying before you realize that it's a satire on the author's past experiences and then it becomes insanely enjoyable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Alcoholism, Misogyny, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, Toxic friendship, Incest, Death, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Cursing, and Drug use

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Animal death, Grief, Sexual content, and Car accident

Minor: Islamophobia, Racism, and Vomit

maikibikey's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Sexual content

ashsparrow's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-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: Murder, Drug use, Drug abuse, Suicide, Death, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Cursing, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Incest, Classism, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual content, Gun violence, Violence, and Self harm

kimveach's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective 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? Yes

3.5

This book is hard to review and equally hard to rate.  I both liked it and was annoyed by it.  It was slowly paced, but the further I got into the book, the more I wanted to finish it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Outing, Bullying, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Self harm, Alcohol, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Animal cruelty, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Medical content, Child death, Grief, Murder, Blood, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Violence, Vomit, Classism, and Toxic relationship

maevekh's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-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: Alcoholism, Murder, Toxic friendship, Domestic abuse, Incest, Violence, Death, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Sexual assault

hiagovinicius's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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: Grief, Gaslighting, Alcoholism, Suicide, Incest, Drug use, Death, Toxic friendship, Murder, Emotional abuse, and Gun violence

Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, Blood, and Sexual content

Minor: Sexism and Panic attacks/disorders

starryfruits's review

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

these bozos had to the be absolute fucking wierdos on campus due to juliens little social experimenting, i couldnt enjoy anything bc everyone made me too mad and i couldnt flow with what was happeneing bc richard was kept out of the loop in an exausting way
Despite the rating im giving it these characters haunt me and i have an infinite amount of questions and i like the book, just not reading it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Suicide, and Drug use

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Homophobia, and Murder

Minor: Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Incest, Physical abuse, and Suicide attempt

pmejia's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Racial slurs, Incest, Drug use, Alcoholism, Death, Murder, and Suicide

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Addiction, Racism, Blood, Car accident, Religious bigotry, Classism, Domestic abuse, and Infidelity

Minor: Rape and Suicide attempt

lacey_wi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Alcoholism, Classism, Racism, Violence, Gun violence, Death, Sexism, Physical abuse, Addiction, Chronic illness, Sexual content, Vomit, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Cursing, Self harm, Animal cruelty, Misogyny, Blood, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Incest, Toxic friendship, Medical trauma, Suicide, and Suicide attempt