Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

Die geheime Geschichte, by Donna Tartt

453 reviews

lou_stahl's review against another edition

dark sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Alcoholism, Drug use, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Drug abuse

laurataylor's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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: Cursing, Death, Injury/injury detail, Sexual content, Animal death, Blood, Gore, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Classism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Car accident, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Suicide attempt, Gun violence, Incest, and Sexual assault

helenamichelle's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Injury/injury detail, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Racism, Homophobia, Grief, Death, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Racial slurs, Mental illness, Medical trauma, and Incest

ellalyons's review against another edition

challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

i really loved this book. the only thing i didn’t like was how slow the start was. it seemed like it took forever to get going but once it did, i couldn’t put it down. 

UPDATE: changed the rating from 4.5 to 5 cuz i cant stop thinking about this damn book!!!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicide, Alcohol, Death, Murder, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, and Drug use

confused_14's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Suicide, Vomit, Incest, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Addiction, Alcohol, Drug use, Gun violence, Drug abuse, Blood, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Violence, Sexism, and Mental illness

Minor: Car accident and Cancer

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

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

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

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

unabashedlynat's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, Murder, Suicide, and Drug use

Moderate: Incest, Fatphobia, Racism, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, and Homophobia

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

rebecca_mdx's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.75

This book is NOT the way I saw it promoted on BookTok at all (IDK maybe I'm just on the wrong side of it). It definitely puts the "dark" in dark academia, and anyone who says Henry Winters is hot needs serious help.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Classism, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Grief, Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Death, and Cursing

Moderate: Mental illness, Drug use, Drug abuse, Incest, and Sexual assault

Minor: Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Racism, and Homophobia

juliaaayyyy's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Suicide, Addiction, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Homophobia, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Death, Alcoholism, Incest, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Racial slurs, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, and Animal cruelty

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

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