Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

1397 reviews

styro's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Islamophobia, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Minor: Chronic illness

jetski's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.25

Generally a good read, a little wordy though the use of language is pleasant. I liked that the students are smart but flawed and not good at everything. Yet, the skills that they were taught seemed pretentious in the way they are regarded to be sooo extraordinary, but basically you just hear them have basic discussions on grammar and fundamental philosophical principles… not that crazy tbh. Also, I felt like the character of Julian was a little empty. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Violence

Moderate: Bullying, Drug abuse, Homophobia, and Misogyny

adventurouspotato's review against another edition

dark reflective 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

A little drawn out in chapters 6 and 7 but wow that ending!!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Incest, Suicide, Xenophobia, and Murder

Minor: Domestic abuse, Rape, and Antisemitism

parsleyperson's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Racial slurs, Suicide, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

modernprometheus's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.75

I didn't expect to love it as much as I did. It's a near perfect book for me. I completely get the hype now, I just needed some time to get used to the writing style, and some portions of the book were definitely unescessary.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Murder

Moderate: Homophobia, Incest, and Misogyny

camtobi's review against another edition

• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Incest, and Racism

lolafiszson's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Incest, and Murder

Moderate: Homophobia and Violence

Minor: Rape

themeanfrench's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Dementia, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Medical content, Outing, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

aj9moon's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Violence

jpalms0626's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

I've been sitting on this review for over a week because I just can't wrap my head around what I feel. There were parts of this book that felt like they dragged, and a lot of content that wasn't quite what I was expecting (definitely read the trigger warnings for this) and did not seem like they added anything to the story. That being said, the first piece of the book and last piece had me locked in and I can't seem to stop thinking about this book. I found it also a quite unique story line with unique characters that felt well developed and flushed out. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Suicide, and Murder