Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

1062 reviews

frankiee21's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

This book had so many twists and turns keeping me fully engrossed. I found myself initially wanting the group not to be found out until the darker hidden corners were slowly revealed. An incredibly inventive ending that I couldn't possibly have seen coming! My only 'criticism' would be that the greek and latin references went straight over my head. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Incest, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, and Suicide attempt

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

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

figgy24_20's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

This is art. A picture is worth a thousand words, but sometimes a few thousand words can say even more than I thought possible. I was carried along by the stream of this story in a way I haven’t been for years. I couldn’t predict her at any turn, yet nothing fell out of place; everything happened as it could only have happened. I marvel at the genius of authorship. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Murder, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Islamophobia and Car accident

ki_pie's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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

3.75

Dark academia. There are many characters in this book, which I often struggle with, but it comes into focus in the last half. The main character/narrator is not remarkable in any way, but his depression and follower tendencies were very relatable. The writing was incredible. I almost felt my college depression returning to me as she described the long dark nights and the feeling of being lost, aimless, invisible…

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug use, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicide, Violence, and Suicide attempt