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kaaaaaaaaaaate's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Blood, Vomit, and Murder
Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Grief, Colonisation, and Classism
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, and Alcohol
star_witch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
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I still think about this book
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Grief, Medical trauma, and Murder
lykida's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death
Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism
rzh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racism, and Grief
Moderate: Alcoholism
rowanelisa's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
bookedandbusy's review against another edition
- 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? No
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, and Classism
Moderate: Child abuse and Domestic abuse
jelliestars's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.75
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Classism
Moderate: Fatphobia, Gore, Hate crime, Infidelity, Misogyny, Xenophobia, Vomit, Medical content, Car accident, Murder, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Confinement, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Antisemitism, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, and War
kari_t's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
First: The constant flow of disturbing events and misery. Just a parade of depression: animal abuse, animal death, animal neglect, child abuse, child death, child neglect, racism, drug abuse, meth dealers, white supremacy...and on and on. It just didn't matter to me anymore how well Tartt could write. I just got SO sick and tired of all the awful everything of EVERYONE's life in this small town.
Second: Not a thriller. After reading (and loving) The Goldfinch and The Secret History by Tartt, I was particularly excited to pick up The Little Friend, seeing it slotted as "Mystery/Thriller" and "Psychological Thriller". It is neither. The blurb proclaims things like "...Harriet...sets out to unmask (her brother's) killer" and "Filled with hairpin turns of plot...". Meh. While true Harriet tries for a time to determine the killer, as a pre-teem might do, she decides quickly who to blame. Then it's all about how she'll try to get revenge or justice. Most of the book is just atmospheric description (albeit brilliantly written) but there is not much going on from page to page. There are scenes of action and suspense at some times, but overall, no...this is not a mystery/thriller.
And so, I'm being generous with 3-stars because of Tartt's writing. But the deeply dreary and subject matter and violence on every...single...page, and the ambling, pointless arc of the plot was a 1-star.
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Incest
evelix's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, and Murder
Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Racism, and Xenophobia
kydnmthws's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, and Grief
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death