Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

882 reviews

lizvai's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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

3.5

Slow burn with awful characters and lots of passages which ended up being completely irrelevant, but such a dark and unique read with a surprising plot

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Incest, Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Domestic abuse

Minor: Rape and Death of parent

mikcarrington's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

I might come back to my rating for this. 
I also might not.
It feels like it'll stick in my head a while. Like a bad dream.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Suicide, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Incest

sophiastone's review against another edition

tense slow-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Gun violence and Homophobia

mimidelrey's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious sad tense 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

5.0

My favourite book ever, everyone must read at least once.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Homophobia, Incest, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Eating disorder, and Rape

janienejulia's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, and Racism

Minor: Rape

bruscheett's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Grief, Murder, and Classism

Minor: Incest, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Suicide

lucyroberts's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, and Incest

anushareflects's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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

4.5

A riveting tale of dark academia, and murder, with an inquiry into the idea of ethics. Dark and mysterious, it follows the lives of 6 university students studying Greek literature, pushing the boundaries of what is acceptable in search of a loftier goal, until it all descends into evil. The writing is thoroughly engrossing, filled with references to literatures and texts from around the world. Utterly memorable. 

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Content Warnings

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

spacetimes's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Homophobia, Incest, Self harm, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Minor: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, and Islamophobia

emispaghetti's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Drug abuse, Homophobia, Incest, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Rape